11 Facts About Wedel

Wedel is a town in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

The first clear and definitive reference to Wedel is in documents of the Count of Schauenburg, a member of the Lower Saxon aristocracy that ruled the area well into the 17th century.

Ox market in Wedel developed into one of the most important marketplaces for cattle in Northern Germany.

Roland statue of Wedel is a well known local monument which stands in the town marketplace.

In Wedel, Roland symbolized justice in the market and it was traditional to hold sales negotiations or settle disputes under his watchful eye.

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Wedel saw considerable conflict throughout the 17th century and the decline of the oxen trade began with the outbreak of the Thirty Years' War .

In Wedel he found a place to resume his studies and to continue his contacts with prominent poets and scholars of the time.

Wedel wrote numerous works on common and religious themes, including poetry, plays, sermons, and essays about society and literature.

In 1848 the large German population of Schleswig-Holstein, including Wedel, rebelled against Danish rule with the objective of joining the emerging German federation.

Wedel has two museums, the Ernst Barlach birth house and the city museum.

Wedel is one end of the historic Hærvejen which leads 480 kilometres northwards to Viborg .