Brunsbüttel


Brunsbüttel is a town in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany that lies on the mouth of the Elbe river, near the North Sea. It is the location of the western entrance to the Kiel Canal, the busiest artificial waterway in the world.

History

The earliest reference to the town is in a document dated 14 July 1286.
von Blaeu

With the construction of the Kiel Canal in 1911, the town was divided in two.
During the opening days of World War II, on 4 September 1939, the No. 149 Squadron RAF carried out the second bombing of that war, targeting warships near the town.

Economy

Brunsbüttel became an industrial area in the 1960s and 1970s.
The ChemCoast Park Brunsbüttel is still the most important
enterprise zone and with 2,000 ha also the largest industrial
area in Schleswig-Holstein.

Chemical Plants