Schwesing

Schwesing Svesing
Municipality
The church in Schwesing
Location of Schwesing Svesing within Nordfriesland district
Schwesing Svesing Show map of Germany Schwesing Svesing Show map of Schleswig-Holstein
Coordinates: 54°30′N 9°8′E
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Nordfriesland
Municipal assoc.	Viöl
Government
• Mayor	Wolfgang Sokoll
Area
• Total	15.63 km^2 (6.03 sq mi)
Elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[1]
• Total	955
• Density	61/km^2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	25813
Dialling codes	04841
Vehicle registration	NF
Website	www.amt-vioel.de

Schwesing (Danish: Svesing, North Frisian: Swiasing) is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

History

Memorial site at the concentration camp

From September 25, 1944, until December 11, 1944, a concentration camp was established near Glasau.^[2] It was a subcamp to the Neuengamme concentration camp.

Culture

Schwesing is one of the few places where the old, German card game of Bruus is still played. Tournaments are held regularly in the winter months and, in 2019, the 1st Bruus International Open took place.^[3]

See also

• List of subcamps of Neuengamme

Notes

1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.
2. The camp is listed as No. 643 Husum-Schwesing, Kreis Husum, in the official German list Archived 2009-04-23 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
3. 1. Schwesinger "Bruus International Open" at schwesing.de. Retrieved 19 Dec 2020.