Hedwigenkoog

Hedwigenkoog
Land reclamation from the North Sea at Hedwigenkoog
Coat of arms
Hedwigenkoog
Location of Hedwigenkoog within Dithmarschen district
Coordinates: 54°11′N 8°50′E / 54.183°N 8.833°ECoordinates: 54°11′N 8°50′E / 54.183°N 8.833°E
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Dithmarschen
Municipal assoc.	Büsum-Wesselburen
Government
• Mayor	Klaus Nicolay
Area
• Total	16.36 km^2 (6.32 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	212
• Density	13/km^2 (34/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	25761
Dialling codes	04833, 04834
Vehicle registration	HEI
Website	www.amt-buesum.de

Hedwigenkoog is a municipality belonging to the Amt ("collective municipality") Büsum-Wesselburen in the district Dithmarschen in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Hedwigenkoog is situated on the North Sea coast north of Büsum and Westerdeichstrich. It consists of 1600ha of marshland won from the sea (called a Koog in German) and protected with a dike in 1696 to secure the land connection between Büsum and Wesselburen. The first part of its name was adopted in honor of Hedvig Sophia of Sweden, wife of Duke Frederick IV of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp.

The coat of arms is a modified version of the duke's seal and shows a swan holding an eel. The animals in the original version were a stork and a snake.

Hedwigenkoog's economy is based on farming including organic farming and wind energy in combination with tourism. In recent years tourism was a growing industry, with some farms offering bed and breakfast facilities, farm shops and cafes.

References

1. "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2015] (XLS-file)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German).