Husum

Summary

Husum is a town^[1]. Husum ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Husum was a member of Städteverband Schleswig-Holstein^[3].
• Husum is located in Nordfriesland district^[4].
• Husum is in the country of Germany^[5].
• Husum is on the body of water North Sea^[6].
• Husum is on the body of water Husumer Mühlenau^[7].
• Husum is on the body of water Bay of Husum^[8].
• Husum's head of government is recorded as Martin Kindl^[9].
• Husum's image is recorded as Husum.jpg^[10].
• Husum's instance of is recorded as town^[11].
• Husum's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany^[12].
• Husum's instance of is recorded as district capital^[13].
• Husum's official language is recorded as German^[14].
• Husum's official language is recorded as North Frisian^[15].
• Husum's flag image is recorded as Flagge Husum.png^[16].
• Husum's shares border with is recorded as Wobbenbüll^[17].
• Husum's shares border with is recorded as Hattstedt^[18].
• Husum's shares border with is recorded as Horstedt^[19].
• Husum's shares border with is recorded as Schwesing^[20].
• Husum's shares border with is recorded as Mildstedt^[21].
• Husum's shares border with is recorded as Südermarsch^[22].
• Husum's shares border with is recorded as Simonsberg^[23].
• Husum's coat of arms image is recorded as DEU Husum COA.svg^[24].
• Husum's twinned administrative body is recorded as Trzcianka^[25].
• Husum's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kidderminster^[26].
• Husum's twinned administrative body is recorded as Heilbad Heiligenstadt^[27].

Body

Geography

Husum is in the country of Germany^[5]. Husum is located in Nordfriesland district^[4]. Adjacent water bodies include North Sea^[6], a sea^[28], in Norway^[29]; Husumer Mühlenau^[7], a small river^[30], in Germany^[31]; and Bay of Husum^[8], a bay^[32], in Germany^[33].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+25.82'}^[34] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+25.8'}^[35]. Husum's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+14'}^[36]. Population counts include {'amount': '+22430'}^[37], {'amount': '+23188'}^[38], {'amount': '+23274'}^[39], {'amount': '+24984'}^[40], {'amount': '+23158'}^[41], and {'amount': '+23189'}^[42].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town^[11], urban municipality in Germany^[12], and district capital^[13].

History and Context

+1252-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Husum^[43].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Husum include Husum-Schwesing airfield^[44], a commercial airfield^[45], in Germany^[46].

Why It Matters

Husum ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month).^[2] Husum has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] Husum is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

Entities named for Husum include Husum-Schwesing airfield^[44], a commercial airfield^[45], in Germany^[46].