Bredstedt

Bredstedt (Bredstedt; Bredsted; North Frisian: Bräist, ) is a town in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated near the North Sea coast, approximately 20 km northwest of Husum.

Notable people

 * Christian Albrecht Jensen (1792–1870), portrait painter who depicted most of the leading figures of the Danish Golden Age
 * Hans Carl Knudtzon (1751–1823) emigrated to Norway and became a merchant, ship-owner and politician.