Wesselburen

Wesselburen is a small town in the district of Dithmarschen in the German Federal State of Schleswig-Holstein. It is situated near the North Sea coast, approximately 11 km west of Heide.

Wesselburen is part of the Amt ("collective municipality") Büsum-Wesselburen.

Notable residents

 * Christian Friedrich Hebbel, 1813–1863, poet and dramatist
 * Christian Otto Mohr, 1835–1918, civil engineer
 * Adolf Bartels, 1862–1945, journalist, poet, and also literary historian
 * Ottilie Reylaender, 1882-1965, painter associated with the artist colony in Worpeswede
 * Jil Sander (born 1943), fashion designer
 * Jürgen Koppelin (born 1945), politician (FDP)
 * Kirsten Fehrs (born 1961), bishop
 * Max Pauly (1907-1946), SS concentration camp commander and war criminal