Wöhrden

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Wöhrden
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Wöhrden within Dithmarschen district
Wöhrden Show map of Germany Wöhrden Show map of Schleswig-Holstein
Coordinates: 54°10′N 9°0′E / 54.167°N 9.000°E / 54.167; 9.000
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Dithmarschen
Municipal assoc.	KLG Heider Umland
Government
• Mayor	Peter Schoof (CDU)
Area
• Total	21.77 km2 (8.41 sq mi)
Elevation	4 m (13 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[1]
• Total	1,302
• Density	60/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	25797
Dialling codes	04839
Vehicle registration	HEI
Website	www.amt-heide- land.de

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

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