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Heide
Town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Heide

Heide is a town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

It is the capital of the Kreis (district) Dithmarschen. Population: 22,000.

Get in

Getting to Heide

Hamburg Airport is the closest public airport, 105 km away. Heide–Büsum Airport has flights to Heligoland.

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    Heide

    The regional express RE 6 (Hamburg-Altona to Westerland) stops here.

See

Worth seeing

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    Heider Wasserturm

    Constructed in 1903, the water tower is the highest in Schleswig-Holstein with 45,71 m.

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    Marktplatz
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    St. Jürgen Kirche, Markt 26 (southwest corner
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    Brahmshaus

    Mon Tue closed, Wed Thu 11ː30-15ː30, Fri 11ː30-13ː30, Sat 13ː30-15ː30.

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    Museumsinsel Luettenheid

    Luettenheid 40, museumsinsel@stadt-heide.de.

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    Stadtpark

    Large park that offers many green areas to enjoy a small picnic and the sun.

Do

Things to do

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    Minigolfplatz

    Mon-Fri 14ː00-17ː00, Sat Sun 13ː00-17ː00.

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    Dithmarscher Wasserwelt

    Mon closed, Tue Thu Fri 06ː30-21ː00, Wed 15ː00-21ː00, Sat 09ː00-21ː00, Sun 09ː00-19ː00.

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    Lichtblick Filmtheater

    The cinema is located on a famous shopping street in the center of the city.

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    Stadttheater Heide

    It was founded in 1904 and has 3 halls and a lounge with a total of 465 seats.

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    Heider Marktfrieden

    Mediaeval event, which takes place every two years on the market square.

Eat

Where to eat

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    Marktpirat

    American restaurant with pancakes and sandwiches for breakfast.

  2. 02
    Alex Kitchen

    Restaurant that buys its ingredients sustainably and regionally.

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    Restaurant Rhodos

    Greek restaurant that prepares dishes in the ancient Greek style.

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    Restaurant Tripoli

    Italian restaurant that offers not only pizza and pasta, but also burgers, salads and seasonal extra dishes (such as chili con carne).

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    West Waffel

    Central café, which serves homemade waffles.

How locals move

Getting around Heide the local way

  • Get inFrom Rømø in Denmark, Sylt is a short ferry hop away.
  • Get inHeligoland has ferries not only from Schleswig-Holstein but also from Cuxhaven and Hamburg.

From Wikivoyage: North Sea Coast (Schleswig-Holstein), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2025-11.

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