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Wöhrden
Municipality in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Wöhrden

Wöhrden is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Plan a trip to Wöhrden→From Hamburg

Heinrich Scheidemann, one of the greatest organ composers of the early Baroque, disciple of Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck and forerunner to J. S. Bach, was born in Wöhrden, in 1595.

How locals move

Getting around Wöhrden 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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