Niebüll (German: [ˈniːbʏl] ; Mooring North Frisian: Naibel; Danish: Nibøl) is a town in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated near the North Sea coast and the border with Denmark, approx. 35 km northwest of Husum.
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Niebüll within Nordfriesland district  | |
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| Coordinates: 54°47′17.16″N 8°49′46.56″E / 54.7881000°N 8.8296000°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Nordfriesland |
| Municipal assoc. | Südtondern |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Wilfried Bockholt |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.63 km2 (11.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 10,192 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 25899 |
| Dialling codes | 04661 |
| Vehicle registration | NF |
| Website | www |
International relations
Niebüll is twinned with:
Notable people
- Momme Andresen (1857–1951), born in Risum, educated in Niebüll, industrial chemist who made practical developments in photography including the invention of Rodinal
- Carl Ludwig Jessen (1833–1917), painter of North Frisian daily life.
- Carsta Löck (1902–1993), actress
- Max Hansen (1908–1990), Waffen SS Standartenführer
- Bernd Raffelhüschen (born 1957), economist