Hedwigenkoog

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Hedwigenkoog
Municipality
Land reclamation from the North Sea at Hedwigenkoog
Coat of arms
Location of Hedwigenkoog within Dithmarschen district
Hedwigenkoog Show map of Germany Hedwigenkoog Show map of Schleswig-Holstein
Coordinates: 54°11′N 8°50′E / 54.183°N 8.833°E / 54.183; 8.833
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Dithmarschen
Municipal assoc.	Büsum-Wesselburen
Government
• Mayor	Klaus Nicolay
Area
• Total	16.36 km2 (6.32 sq mi)
Elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[1]
• Total	224
• Density	14/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	25761
Dialling codes	04833, 04834
Vehicle registration	HEI
Website	www.amt-buesum.de

Hedwigenkoog is a municipality belonging to the Amt ("collective municipality") Büsum-Wesselburen in the district Dithmarschen in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Hedwigenkoog is situated on the North Sea coast north of Büsum and Westerdeichstrich. It consists of 1600ha of marshland reclaimed from the sea (called a Koog in German) and protected with a dike in 1696 to secure the land connection between Büsum and Wesselburen. The first part of its name was adopted in honor of Hedvig Sophia of Sweden, wife of Duke Frederick IV of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp.

The coat of arms is a modified version of the duke's seal and shows a swan holding an eel. The animals in the original version were a stork and a snake; the eel refers to Ahlen.

Hedwigenkoog's economy is based on farming including organic farming and wind energy in combination with tourism. In recent years tourism was a growing industry, with some farms offering bed and breakfast facilities, farm shops and cafes.