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Buying holiday property in Büsum

Investment property in Dithmarschen on the North Sea

Investment property in Dithmarschen on the North Sea

Büsum is located on the west coast of Schleswig-Holstein and is a popular destination for holidays in a holiday home. The pretty fishing village on the Wadden Sea UNESCO World Heritage Site delights holidaymakers with its small winding streets, countless shops, a harbour and one of the largest fleets of shrimp boats in the country.

Follow us to Dithmarschen now and discover why the most sought-after holiday properties have thatched roofs, which grandstand holidaymakers visit every day and whether there is even pudding made from cabbage?

Büsum - pearl on the North Sea

The seaside resort of Büsum and its holiday guests is an eternal love story with a proud tradition. The first bathing carts appeared on the beach here in 1818. Today, bathers dive into the artificial lagoon "Perlebucht" and the seawater wave pool.

There is always something going on in Büsum: the traditional mudflat walk with a brass band across the seabed, excursion boats depart from the cutter harbour to Heligoland and the seal banks, there are two museums, Büsum crabs from the cutter and a North Sea feeling as far as the eye can see.

 

Büsum was originally an island and has only been connected to the mainland since 1585

What top holiday properties are for sale in Büsum?

The most sought-after locations for holiday properties in Dithmarschen include Büsum, Büsumer Deichhausen, Heide and Wesselburenkoog. The market for holiday homes and holiday flats has been developing very positively in the holiday region for years. Typical North German Frisian houses with thatched roofs and properties near the water are particularly popular for holiday rentals and as second homes.

High-quality, energy-efficient new-build condominiums are also in demand as property investments.

 

In 2022 there were around 1.2 million tourist overnight stays in Büsum

Source: Statista, 2023

Culinary Büsum

What does the North Sea taste like? Salty, sweet, fresh? In short: simply delicious! In Dithmarschen, many regional specialities also make holidays tasty for holidaymakers. The classic speciality is fresh North Sea crab, for example as crab bread with fried egg. Cabbage rolls and cabbage pudding are of course a must in the famous cabbage region.

Holidaymakers should also try the cheese from the only fine cheese dairy in Dithmarschen, the famous regional beer, Eiergrog and Dithmarscher whisky.

5 facts about Büsum and Dithmarschen

  • Europe's largest contiguous cabbage growing area

  • 11,500 square kilometres of the Wadden Sea World Heritage Site

  • 17 cafés and ice cream parlours in Büsum

  • 150,000 passengers set off on boat trips from Büsum every year

  • 1837: Büsum is officially allowed to call itself a seaside resort

Off to Büsum by car or train!

Your holiday guests can easily reach Büsum by car and train. From Hamburg it is just under 1.5 hours by car via the A23 motorway or the A7, from Berlin it is a good four hours via the A24. A direct train connection via Heide takes holidaymakers from Hamburg to Büsum in less than three hours in a climate-friendly way.

Everything in the holiday resort can be reached by bike or on foot. Excursion destinations such as St. Peter-Ording or Husum are only a few kilometres away and Helgoland can be reached directly by boat.

Your benefit when buying a holiday property in the Dithmarschen district

The region around Büsum in the south-west of Schleswig-Holstein offers holiday guests and holiday home owners soothing tranquillity, unique nature and a rural idyll - ideal for a varied family holiday and pure relaxation in the healthy North Sea climate.

Small, pretty places like Norddeich in particular are currently still considered an insider tip for investors with attractive rental yields and value appreciation.

Büsum is in third place in terms of overnight stays on the Schleswig-Holstein North Sea coast, right after St. Peter-Ording and Westerland on Sylt.

Our recommendation for buying a property in Büsum

Attractiveness 5 points
Utilization 5 points
Existing properties 5 points
Increase in value 5 points

Current holiday property projects around Büsum

Modern air-water heat pump

TwoHuus NORDDEICH

  • Type:

    Holiday apartments

  • Location:

    Norddeich/Büsum, North Sea

  • Living space:

    approx. 67 m² - 85 m²