Entwicklungsagentur Region Heide

The Entwicklungsagentur Region Heide (EARH) is the economic development agency for the Heide region on the west coast of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is a joint institution of the town of Heide and the eleven municipalities of the Amt KLG Heider Umland, and it coordinates economic promotion, regional management and location development for this shared economic and living space. The region is presented as one of the most exciting future areas on the west coast, shaped by the energy transition, new industries and a strong regional identity. The agency's work centres on attracting and supporting business settlements, creating reliable framework conditions for energy-intensive industries that benefit from regionally generated renewable energy, and strengthening the regional economy through targeted economic promotion. It networks companies and research institutions, initiates projects on hydrogen and sustainable production processes, and supports the development of new value chains in the energy transition cluster. In regional management, EARH coordinates the strategic development of residential, commercial and industrial land, including planning new commercial sites around major industrial settlements and further developing residential quarters, mobility services and social infrastructure. The Stadt-Umland cooperation, which has existed since 2012, forms the backbone of this work. It enables coordinated decisions, joint planning processes and a strong regional voice. EARH is based in Heide and operates under the website region-heide.de. Its activities are closely tied to the industrial and energy landscape of the region, including cooperation with local industrial players such as the Raffinerie Heide.

The Entwicklungsagentur Region Heide (EARH) is the economic development agency for the Heide region on the west coast of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It operates as a joint institution of the town of Heide and the eleven municipalities of the Amt KLG Heider Umland. The Stadt-Umland cooperation between the town and its surrounding municipalities has existed since 2012 and forms the backbone of the agency's work, enabling coordinated decisions, joint planning processes and a strong regional voice. The agency's mission is to develop the Heide region into a high-performance location for companies, skilled workers and families while preserving the high quality of life that distinguishes the area. It bundles the economic promotion efforts of the town and surrounding area, accompanies business settlements and creates reliable framework conditions for energy-intensive industries that benefit from regionally generated renewable energy. EARH strengthens the regional economy through targeted economic promotion: it networks companies and research institutions, initiates projects on hydrogen and sustainable production processes, and supports the development of new value chains in the energy transition cluster. In regional management, it coordinates the strategic development of residential, commercial and industrial land, including planning new commercial sites around major industrial settlements and further developing residential quarters, mobility services and social infrastructure. The agency is based in Heide and maintains an online presence at region-heide.de, where it publishes news, projects and information about the region. Its activities are closely linked to the industrial landscape of the region, including cooperation with local industrial players such as the Raffinerie Heide, as illustrated by a joint fire safety training event in 2026.

• 2026

  EARH team participates in a practical fire safety training at Raffinerie Heide.

• 2012

  Stadt-Umland cooperation between the town of Heide and surrounding municipalities begins, forming the backbone of EARH's work.

A joint municipal economic development agency positioning the Heide region as a leading location for the energy transition and new industries on Germany's North Sea coast.

• Economic development and business settlement support

  Support for companies settling in the region, with a focus on energy-intensive industries benefiting from renewable energy.

• Regional management

  Coordination of strategic development of residential, commercial and industrial land, mobility and social infrastructure.

• Energy transition cluster and hydrogen projects

  Initiation of projects on hydrogen and sustainable production processes, and support for new value chains.

1. 1Startseite - Entwicklungsagentur Region Heideregion-heide.de
2. 2Feuerlöscher in Aktion: Praktische Brandschutzschulung stärkt Sicherheit und Teamgeist - Entwicklungsagentur Region Heideregion-heide.de
3. 3Entwicklungsagentur Region Heide (Germany) - Wikidatawikidata.org