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Dithmarschen | |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| Capital | Heide |
| Government | |
| • District admin. | Stefan Mohrdieck |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,405 km2 (542 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 135,252 |
| • Density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | HEI, MED |
| Website | dithmarschen.de |
Dithmarschen (German pronunciation: [ˈdɪtmaʁʃn̩] , Low Saxon: [ˈdɪtmaːʃn̩]; archaic English: Ditmarsh; Danish: Ditmarsken; Medieval Latin: Tedmarsgo) is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Flensburg, Rendsburg-Eckernförde, and Steinburg, by the state of Lower Saxony (district of Stade, from which it is separated by the Elbe river), and by the North Sea. From the 13th century up to 1559 Dithmarschen was an independent peasant republic within the Holy Roman Empire and a member of the Hanseatic League.