Lunden

Lunden (; ) is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the Eider river, about 16 km north of Heide. It is part of the Amt Kirchspielslandgemeinde ("collective municipality") of Eider.

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German location.image_flag: Flagge Lunden.png
German location.image_coa: DEU Lunden COA.svg
German location.image_plan: Lunden in HEI.PNG
German location.state: Schleswig-Holstein
German location.district: Dithmarschen
German location.Amt: KLG Eider
German location.elevation: 9
German location.area: 4.65
German location.postal_code: 25774
German location.area_code: 04882
German location.licence: HEI
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 01 0 51 071
German location.website: gemeinden-lunden-lehe-krempel.de
German location.mayor: Jörn Walter
German location.party: SPD

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Population: 1693
Area: 4.65
Elevation: 9
Official website: www.gemeinden-lunden-lehe-krempel.de/verzeichnis/visitenkarte.php?mandat=134758
Image: Luftaufnahmen Nordseekueste 2012-05-by-RaBoe-333.jpg
Dialing code: 04882
Licence plate code: HEI

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Commons category: Lunden
postal code: 25774
P8168: Otto Hasse
hashtag: Lunden

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The first written mention of Lunden is by the Archbishop of Bremen and dates back as early as 1140. The place name probably comes from the Danish "Lunn" (island-like survey) or "Lund"(little forest).