Büsum (Amt Kirchspielslandgemeinde)

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Kirchspielslandgemeinde Büsum
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Dithmarschen
Composition	6 municipalities
Basic statistics
Area	41.73 km² (16.1 sq mi)
Population	6,961  (30/09/2005)
- Density	167 /km² (432 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	HEI
Postal code	25761
Area code	04834
Website	www.amt-buesum.de
Location of the Amt Kirchspielslandgemeinde Büsum in Dithmarschen
Coordinates: 54°8′00″N 8°51′00″E / 54.133333, 8.85

Büsum was an Amt Kirchspielslandgemeinde ("collective municipality"), located in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. On 25 May 2008, it merged with the Amt Kirchspielslandgemeinde Wesselburen and the town Wesselburen to form the Amt Büsum-Wesselburen. It had its seat in Büsum and consisted of the following municipalities:

• Büsum (4.880)
• Büsumer Deichhausen (345)
• Hedwigenkoog (271)
• Oesterdeichstrich (273)
• Warwerort (284)
• Westerdeichstrich (908)

(Population on September, 30 2005)

[edit] Coat of Arms

The coat of arms depicts Saint Clement, patron saint of sailors and fishermen and eponym of the Sankt Clemens church in Büsum.