Are you interested in culture and the arts? Then Dithmarschen certainly has something to offer you. Discover historical art treasures in museums typical of the region and follow in the footsteps of historical personalities such as Friedrich Hebbel, Klaus Groth or Johannes Brahms.
Or maybe you prefer to go to the theatre or visit a contemporary art exhibition? In Dithmarschen, you will find a varied range and there is sure to be something to suit your taste.
Insight into life on the North Sea coast, everyday life of the coastal fisherfolk and shrimping. www.museum-am-meer.de
Archaeological open-air museum. Reconstructed history of the North Germans in the New Stone Age. www.steinzeitpark-dithmarschen.de
The third-largest Freemasons' Museum in Europe. www.freimaurer-museum.de
Museum covering all aspects of cabbage, cabbage processing and farmers' market in an old sauerkraut factory. www.kohlosseum.de
Follow in the footsteps of Friedrich Hebbel. www.hebbelmuseum.de
More informations on www.heide.de
Museum depicting everyday farming life and rural life in the region. www.landwirtschaftsmuseum-schleswig-holstein.de
Centre for nature preservation and forestry teaching on the west coast. www.burger-waldmuseum.de
Everything worth knowing about the history of Brunsbüttel and a lot more besides. www.museum-brunsbuettel.de
New presentation of the art and local parochial history collection from parish, town and polder. www.amt-marne-nordsee.de
An extract from the HISTOUR historical and tourist guidebook
In 1500, Dithmarschen farmers successfully resisted the Danish army and subjugation by the King of Denmark – the memorial and the information pavilion commemorate the legendary Battle of Hemmingstedt.
Earthen ramparts thrown up around the former Bökelnburg dating from the 12th century. www.holstein-tourismus.de
Memorial to the free Dithmarschen Farmers' Republic. Cemetery where members of powerful families (Geschlechter) were buried in the 16th and 17th centuries. www.dithmarschen-wiki.de
The dyke is 2.2 km long, and leads past salt meadows straight through the middle of the Wadden Sea biosphere reserve into the sea. From April to October guided walks are offered on a regular basis. www.friedrichskoog.de
An historical farmed forest, in which rare, forest orcids, the spreading elm and the famous "five-fingered lime" are found.
The northernmost Saxon-type circular rampart, serving to protect access routes. Erected in 804 by Charlemagne, even today one can still picture the timbered walkway and a number of small houses.
In Dithmarschen parish there are altogether 29 church communities, some of which have more than one church:
Opening times of the churches and their addresses you will find here: Kirchenkreises Dithmarschen.