Heuthenberg

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Heuthenberg
City of Heuthenberg
Sted âb Heþenburije (Azmaran)
Staad van Heuthenberg (IJssentaal)
Blyth town centre.JPG
Etymology: Unknown
Country Azmara
ProvinceHaadland
FiefHeuthenberg-en-Sooþbryg
Government
 • BodyHeuthenberg City Council
 • MayorAna Stefansdochter van Heuthenberg (Independent)
Area
 • Total45 km2 (17 sq mi)
Population
 • Total40,191
 • Density890/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
DemonymHeuthenbergerin
Town code
7-HG

Heuthenberg (/'hɜːθənbɜːrg/; Azmaran: Heþenburije; IJssentaal: Heuthenberg) is a port city and traditional seaside resort located on the west coast of Haadland, Azmara. Located on St. Wiljâm's Peninsula, the city is the westernmost settlement in Azmara, 1km along the coast from St. Wiljâm's Point, the westernmost point in Azmara.

The first records of the town come from the 13th century, denoting a fishing village with a small port under the name of Höthenburge in the modern location of the settlement.

The city had a population of 40,191 in the 2013 census, of which 60% describe themselves as fluent in the native IJssentaal language, making it the only district where a majority of IJssentaal-speakers.