Wöhrden

Wöhrden
Location of Wöhrden within Dithmarschen district
Wöhrden
Wöhrden
Coordinates: 54°10′N 9°0′E / 54.167°N 9.000°E / 54.167; 9.000
CountryGermany
StateSchleswig-Holstein
DistrictDithmarschen
Municipal assoc.KLG Heider Umland
Government
  MayorPeter Schoof (CDU)
Area
  Total
21.77 km2 (8.41 sq mi)
Elevation
4 m (13 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
  Total
1,199
  Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
25797
Dialling codes04839
Vehicle registrationHEI
Websitewww.amt-heide-
land.de

Wöhrden is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Heinrich Scheidemann, one of the greatest organ composers of the early Baroque, disciple of Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck and forerunner to J. S. Bach, was born in Wöhrden, in 1595.