Bredstedt

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Town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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Location of Bredstedt
Bräist / Bredsted within Nordfriesland district

54°37′12″N 8°57′52″E / 54.62000°N 8.96444°E / 54.62000; 8.96444CountryGermanyStateSchleswig-HolsteinDistrictNordfriesland Municipal assoc.Mittleres Nordfriesland Government

• MayorChristian SchmidtArea

• Total9.75 km² (3.76 sq mi)Elevation

7 m (23 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[1]

• Total5,736 • Density590/km² (1,500/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

25821

Dialling codes04671Vehicle registrationNFWebsitewww.bredstedt.de

Bredstedt (Low German: Bredstedt; Danish: Bredsted; North Frisian: Bräist, German pronunciation: [ˈbʁeːtˌʃtɛt] ^ⓘ) 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.