Nordfriesland

Nordfriesland, English "Northern Friesland" or "North Frisia

North Frisia

North Frisia or Northern Friesland is the northernmost portion of Frisia, located primarily in Germany between the rivers Eider and Wiedau/Vidå. It includes a number of islands, e.g., Sylt, Föhr, Amrum, Nordstrand, and Heligoland.-History:...

", is a district in Schleswig-Holstein

Schleswig-Holstein

Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the sixteen states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. It includes almost all of traditional North Frisia

North Frisia

North Frisia or Northern Friesland is the northernmost portion of Frisia, located primarily in Germany between the rivers Eider and Wiedau/Vidå. It includes a number of islands, e.g., Sylt, Föhr, Amrum, Nordstrand, and Heligoland.-History:...

 along with adjacent areas to the east and south and is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the districts of Schleswig-Flensburg

Schleswig-Flensburg

Schleswig-Flensburg is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, Dithmarschen and Nordfriesland, the Region Syddanmark in Denmark, the city of Flensburg and the Baltic Sea.-History:Written history in the area began about 800 AD, when the...

 and Dithmarschen

Dithmarschen

Dithmarschen is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Flensburg, Rendsburg-Eckernförde, and Steinburg, by the state of Lower Saxony , and by the North Sea.-Geography:The district is located on the North Sea...

, the North Sea

North Sea

In the southwest, beyond the Straits of Dover, the North Sea becomes the English Channel connecting to the Atlantic Ocean. In the east, it connects to the Baltic Sea via the Skagerrak and Kattegat, narrow straits that separate Denmark from Norway and Sweden respectively...

 and the Danish

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

 county of South Jutland. The district is called Kreis Nordfriesland in German

German language

German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....

, Kreis Noordfreesland in Low German, Kris Nordfraschlönj in Mooring North Frisian

Mooring (North Frisian dialect)

Mooring or Bökingharde Frisian is a dialect of the North Frisian language spoken in Niebüll and the amt of Bökingharde in the German region of North Frisia. The name Mooring refers to the Risum Bog...

, Kreis Nuurdfresklun in Fering North Frisian

Fering

Fering is the dialect of North Frisian spoken on the island of Föhr in the German region of North Frisia. Fering refers to the Fering Frisian name of Föhr, Feer...

 and Nordfrislands amt in Danish

Danish language

Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...

.

As of 2008, Nordfriesland was the most visited rural district in Germany

Tourism in Germany

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.

History

There has always been a strong influence of the sea in the region. In medieval

Middle Ages

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 times storm tides made life in what is now Nordfriesland quite dangerous. Only in modern times the loss of land and lives could be stopped by building solid dikes. Many villages that once existed, are now at the bottom of the sea. The best-known example is the small seaport of Rungholt

Rungholt

Rungholt was a wealthy city in Nordfriesland, northern Germany. It sank beneath the waves when a storm tide in the North Sea tore through the area on January 16, 1362....

, which was destroyed

Grote Mandrenke

The Grote Mandrenke was the name of a massive southwesterly Atlantic gale which swept across England, the Netherlands, northern Germany, and Schleswig around January 16, 1362, causing at minimum 25,000 deaths. January 16 is the feast day of St...

 by a storm surge in 1362. The island of Strand

Strand (island)

Strand was an island on the west coast of Nordfriesland in modern Germany. It was formed by a stormflood in 1362 where many villages and towns, Rungholt among them, were lost and Südfall island was as well separated from the mainland. Strand island was later split by the Burchardi flood of 1634...

 vanished in the Burchardi flood

Burchardi flood

The Burchardi Flood was a storm tide that struck the North Sea coast of North Frisia and Dithmarschen on the night between 11 and 12 October 1634. Overrunning dikes, it shattered the coastline and caused thousands of deaths and catastrophic material damage...

, another disastrous storm in 1634: subsequent to this storm surge, there were many small islets instead of Strand.

From approximately 1200 until 1864, the area that is now Nordfriesland was a part of the Duchy of Schleswig

Schleswig

Schleswig or South Jutland is a region covering the area about 60 km north and 70 km south of the border between Germany and Denmark; the territory has been divided between the two countries since 1920, with Northern Schleswig in Denmark and Southern Schleswig in Germany...

, which itself was not directly a part of the Danish Kingdom, but a fiefdom of the Danish crown and linked to the kings of Denmark by personal union as a separate entity. Nordfriesland is still a multilingual

Multilingualism

Multilingualism is the act of using, or promoting the use of, multiple languages, either by an individual speaker or by a community of speakers. Multilingual speakers outnumber monolingual speakers in the world's population. Multilingualism is becoming a social phenomenon governed by the needs of...

 district: there are people speaking standard German

German language

German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....

, Low German

Low German

Low German or Low Saxon is an Ingvaeonic West Germanic language spoken mainly in northern Germany and the eastern part of the Netherlands...

, North Frisian

North Frisian language

North Frisian is a minority language of Germany, spoken by about 10,000 people in North Frisia. The language is part of the larger group of the West Germanic Frisian languages.-Classification:...

 and Danish

Danish language

Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...

 including South Jutlandic. The North Frisian language exists in nine slightly different dialects, yet it is mainly used by older persons in mainland Nordfriesland. A relatively lively community of Frisian speakers exists though on the islands of Föhr

Föhr

Föhr is one of the North Frisian Islands on the German coast of the North Sea. It is part of the Nordfriesland district in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein. Föhr is the second-largest North Sea island of Germany....

 and Amrum

Amrum

Amrum is one of the North Frisian Islands on the German North Sea coast, south of Sylt and west of Föhr. It is part of the Nordfriesland district in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein...

. After becoming German, three districts were established in the region: Südtondern

Südtondern

Südtondern is an Amt in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.-History:Its seat is in Niebüll...

 in the north, Husum in the centre, and Eiderstedt

Eiderstedt

Eiderstedt is a peninsula in the district of Nordfriesland in the German federal state of Schleswig-Holstein.-Overview:It is approximately 30 km in length and 15 km in width and has been created through diking from three islands: Eiderstedt around Tönning, Utholm around Tating, and...

 in the south. In 1970 these three districts were merged to form the Nordfriesland district.

Geography

The entire coast is part of the Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park

Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park

The Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park is a national park in the Schleswig-Holstein area of the German Wadden Sea. It was founded by the Parliament of Schleswig-Holstein on 1 October 1985 by the National Park Act of 22 July 1985 and expanded significantly in 1999...

. Nordfriesland includes the coastal section between Dithmarschen and Denmark. In the south there is the Eiderstedt

Eiderstedt

Eiderstedt is a peninsula in the district of Nordfriesland in the German federal state of Schleswig-Holstein.-Overview:It is approximately 30 km in length and 15 km in width and has been created through diking from three islands: Eiderstedt around Tönning, Utholm around Tating, and...

 peninsula, where the River Eider

Eider River

The Eider is the longest river of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. The river starts near Bordesholm and reaches the southwestern outskirts of Kiel on the shores of the Baltic Sea, but flows to the west, ending in the North Sea...

 meets the sea.

The North Frisian Islands

North Frisian Islands

The North Frisian Islands are a group of islands in the Wadden Sea, a part of the North Sea, off the western coast of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The German islands are in the traditional region of North Frisia and are part of the Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park and the Kreis of...

 are part of the district and located inside the national park as well. There are five large islands (Sylt

Sylt

Sylt is an island in northern Germany, part of Nordfriesland district, Schleswig-Holstein, and well known for the distinctive shape of its shoreline. It belongs to the North Frisian Islands and is the largest island in North Frisia...

, Föhr

Föhr

Föhr is one of the North Frisian Islands on the German coast of the North Sea. It is part of the Nordfriesland district in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein. Föhr is the second-largest North Sea island of Germany....

, Amrum

Amrum

Amrum is one of the North Frisian Islands on the German North Sea coast, south of Sylt and west of Föhr. It is part of the Nordfriesland district in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein...

, Pellworm

Pellworm

Pellworm is one of the North Frisian Islands on the North Sea coast of Germany. It is part of the Nordfriesland district in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein. Its area is 37 km², and its population is roughly 1,200....

 and Nordstrand

Nordstrand, Germany

Nordstrand is a peninsula and former island in North Frisia on the North Sea coast of Germany. It is part of the Nordfriesland district in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein. Its area is 50 km², and its population is 2,300...

) and ten small islets known as Hallig

Hallig

The Halligen are ten small German islands without protective dikes in the North Frisian Islands on Schleswig-Holstein's Wadden Sea-North Sea coast in the district of Nordfriesland....

en.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays three gold

Gold

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en ship

Ship

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s on a blue

Blue

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 background. These arms have been used by the Eiderstedt peninsula since the 17th century. When the district was established in 1970, the arms of Eiderstedt were applied to the entire district. Differing from the old arms, though, there are three images visible on the ships' sails: a plow, a herring

Herring

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 and a bull

Bull

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's head.

Towns and municipalities

Independent towns and municipalities

Friedrichstadt Friedrichstadt Friedrichstadt is a town in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the river Eider approx. 12 km south of Husum. It was founded in 1621 by Dutch settlers... Husum Husum (Schleswig) Husum is the capital of the Kreis Nordfriesland in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The town was the birthplace of the novelist Theodor Storm, who coined the epithet "the grey town by the sea"... Tönning Tönning Tönning is a town in the district of Nordfriesland in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. During the Great Northern War, Tönning was besieged twice.-Geography:... Reußenköge Reußenköge Reußenköge is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the North Sea coast, approx. 17 km northwest of Husum....

Ämter
1. Eiderstedt Eiderstedt (Amt) Eiderstedt is an Amt in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The Amt covers the peninsula of Eiderstedt, excepted for the town of Tönning.-History:... Garding Garding Garding is a town in the district of Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It has a population of 2,700 . It is located in the Eiderstedt peninsula, and part of the Amt Eiderstedt.... 1, 2 Garding, Kirchspiel Garding, Kirchspiel Garding, Kirchspiel is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Grothusenkoog Grothusenkoog Grothusenkoog is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Katharinenheerd Katharinenheerd Katharinenheerd is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Kotzenbüll Kotzenbüll Kotzenbüll is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Norderfriedrichskoog Norderfriedrichskoog Norderfriedrichskoog is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.-Former tax haven:In the 1990s Norderfriedrichskoog became a popular 0% tax haven, and by 2003 the village, with a population of only 47, was home to over 500 companies, including Deutsche Bank,... Oldenswort Oldenswort Oldenswort is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, next to the river Eider.-Personalities:The founder of German sociology, Ferdinand Tönnies , was born here. A memorial of him has been unveiled 1990.... Osterhever Osterhever Osterhever is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Poppenbüll Poppenbüll Poppenbüll is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Sankt Peter-Ording Sankt Peter-Ording Sankt Peter-Ording is a very popular German seaside spa and a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the only German seaside resort that has a sulphur spring and thus terms itself "North Sea healing spa and sulphur spring". By overnight stays, St... Tating Tating Tating is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Tetenbüll Tetenbüll Tetenbüll is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Tümlauer-Koog Vollerwiek Vollerwiek Vollerwiek is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Welt Welt, Germany Welt is a village in the district of Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is notable in that its name is identical to the German word meaning "world".-See also:*Eiderstedt peninsulaLook on the homepage of the village "WELT"... Westerhever Westerhever Westerhever is a municipality in Nordfriesland in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.-Geography:Westerhever lies on the northwestern tip of the Eiderstedt Peninsula... 2. Föhr-Amrum Föhr-Amrum Föhr-Amrum is an Amt in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The Amt covers the islands Föhr and Amrum... Alkersum Alkersum Alkersum is a municipality in the Nordfriesland district, in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany.-Politics:Since the communal elections of 2008, the Alkersumer Wählergemeinschaft holds all nine seats in the municipality council.... Borgsum Borgsum Borgsum is a municipality on the island of Föhr in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.-History:The name means "Settlement at the castle"... Dunsum Dunsum Dunsum is a municipality located on the western shore of Föhr in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is composed of the districts of Greater and Lesser Dunsum.-Geography and traffic:... Midlum Midlum, Schleswig-Holstein Midlum is a municipality on the island of Föhr in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.-History:... Nebel Nebel, Germany Nebel is a municipality on the island of Amrum in the district of Nordfriesland in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.- Geography and traffic :... Nieblum Nieblum Nieblum is a municipality on the island of Föhr, in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.-Geography:... Norddorf Norddorf Norddorf is a municipality on the island of Amrum in the district of Nordfriesland in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.- History :... Oevenum Oevenum Oevenum is a municipality on the island of Föhr, in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.-History:... Oldsum Oldsum Oldsum is a municipality on the island of Föhr, in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.-Geography:... Süderende Süderende Süderende is a municipality on the island of Föhr in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.-History:The place used to belong to Oldsum, being its southern edge... Utersum Utersum Utersum is a municipality on the island of Föhr, in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The municipality includes the hamlet of Hedehusum.-Geography:... Witsum Witsum Witsum is a municipality on the island of Föhr, in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.-Geography:Witsum is the smallest village on Föhr. From here one can see the Halligen and Amrum... Wittdün Wittdün Wittdün is a municipality on the island of Amrum in the district of Nordfriesland in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.- History :... Wrixum Wrixum Wrixum is a municipality on the island of Föhr, in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.-Geography and traffic:... Wyk auf Föhr Wyk auf Föhr Wyk auf Föhr is the only town on Föhr, the second largest of the North Frisian Islands on the German coast of the North Sea. Like the entire island it belongs to the district of Nordfriesland... 1, 2 3. Landschaft Sylt Landschaft Sylt Landschaft Sylt is an Amt in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It covers the island of Sylt , in the North Sea, approx. 65 km northwest of Husum... Hörnum Hörnum Hörnum is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is located on the southern headland of the island of Sylt... Kampen Kampen, Germany Kampen is a municipality on the island Sylt, in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is located north of the island's main town, Westerland, and was first recorded in 1534.-History:... List Sylt Sylt (municipality) Sylt is a municipality on the island of Sylt in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It was formed on 1 January 2009 by the merger of the former municipalities Rantum and Sylt-Ost with the town Westerland.... 1 Wenningstedt-Braderup Wenningstedt-Braderup Wenningstedt-Braderup is a municipality on the island of Sylt in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany...	4. Mittleres Nordfriesland Mittleres Nordfriesland Mittleres Nordfriesland is an Amt in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Its seat is in Bredstedt. It was formed on 1 April 2008 from the former Ämter Bredstedt-Land and Stollberg, and the town Bredstedt.The Amt Mittleres Nordfriesland consists of the following... Ahrenshöft Ahrenshöft Ahrenshöft is a municipality in Nordfriesland district, in northern Germany.The municipality covers an area of 8.65 km².Of the total population of 527, 268 are male, and 259 are female .... Almdorf Almdorf Almdorf is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.-References:... Bargum Bargum Bargum is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Bohmstedt Bohmstedt Bohmstedt is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Bordelum Bordelum Bordelum is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Bredstedt Bredstedt Bredstedt is a town in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated near the North Sea coast, approximately 16 km northwest of Husum.... 1, 2 Breklum Breklum Breklum is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Drelsdorf Drelsdorf Drelsdorf is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Goldebek Goldebek Goldebek is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Goldelund Goldelund Goldelund is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Högel Högel Högel is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Joldelund Joldelund Joldelund is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.-References:... Kolkerheide Kolkerheide Kolkerheide is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Langenhorn Langenhorn Langenhorn is the name of two places in Germany:*Langenhorn, Hamburg, a quarter of the city of Hamburg*Langenhorn , a municipality in the state of Schleswig-Holstein... Lütjenholm Lütjenholm Lütjenholm is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Ockholm Ockholm Ockholm is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Sönnebüll Sönnebüll Sönnebüll is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Struckum Struckum Struckum is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Vollstedt Vollstedt Vollstedt is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... 5. Nordsee-Treene Nordsee-Treene Nordsee-Treene is an Amt in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Its seat is in Mildstedt. It was formed on 1 January 2008 from the former Ämter Friedrichstadt , Hattstedt, Nordstrand and Treene.The Amt Nordsee-Treene consists of the following municipalities:... Arlewatt Arlewatt Arlewatt is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Drage Drage, Nordfriesland Drage is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Elisabeth-Sophien-Koog Elisabeth-Sophien-Koog Elisabeth-Sophien-Koog is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It occupies a small part in the northwest of Nordstrand peninsula.... Fresendelf Fresendelf Fresendelf is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Hattstedt Hattstedt Hattstedt is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated near the North Sea coast, approx. 6 km northwest of Husum... Hattstedtermarsch Hattstedtermarsch Hattstedtermarsch is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Horstedt Horstedt, Schleswig-Holstein Horstedt is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Hude Hude, Schleswig-Holstein Hude is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Koldenbüttel Koldenbüttel Koldenbüttel is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.-Geography und infrastructure:... Mildstedt Mildstedt Mildstedt is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... 1 Nordstrand Nordstrand, Germany Nordstrand is a peninsula and former island in North Frisia on the North Sea coast of Germany. It is part of the Nordfriesland district in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein. Its area is 50 km², and its population is 2,300... Oldersbek Oldersbek Oldersbek is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Olderup Olderup Olderup is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Ostenfeld Ostenfeld, Nordfriesland Ostenfeld is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Ramstedt Ramstedt, Germany Ramstedt is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Rantrum Rantrum Rantrum is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Schwabstedt Schwabstedt Schwabstedt is a municipality in the district of Northern Frisia , in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.-History:In 1268 Bishop Bunde of Schleswig sold his castle Gottorp to Eric II, Duke of Schleswig and moved his residence to Schwabstedt.... Seeth Seeth Seeth is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.-References:... Simonsberg Simonsberg, Germany Simonsberg is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Süderhöft Süderhöft Süderhöft is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Südermarsch Südermarsch Südermarsch is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Uelvesbüll Uelvesbüll Uelvesbüll is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Winnert Winnert Winnert is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Wisch Wisch, Nordfriesland Wisch is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Wittbek Wittbek Wittbek is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Witzwort Witzwort Witzwort is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Wobbenbüll Wobbenbüll Wobbenbüll is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....	6. Pellworm Pellworm (Amt) Pellworm is an Amt in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Its seat is in Pellworm.-Subdivision:The Amt Pellworm consists of the following municipalities:#Gröde#Hooge#Langeneß#Pellworm... Gröde Gröde Gröde is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. With only ten inhabitants, the municipality, which is coterminous with the hallig it is situated on, has the third-smallest population of any municipality in Germany. The inhabitants of the island make a... Hooge Hooge, Germany Hooge is a small island off the coast of Germany. It is the second largest of the ten halligen in the Wadden Sea, after Langeneß. It is frequently called the Queen of the Halligen... Langeneß Langeneß Langeneß is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It consists of the halligen Langeneß and Oland. Before the flood of 1634 the two islands were directly attached.... Pellworm Pellworm Pellworm is one of the North Frisian Islands on the North Sea coast of Germany. It is part of the Nordfriesland district in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein. Its area is 37 km², and its population is roughly 1,200.... 1 7. Südtondern Südtondern Südtondern is an Amt in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.-History:Its seat is in Niebüll... Achtrup Achtrup Achtrup is a municipality in Nordfriesland district, in Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany.Besides standard German, Low German and South Jutlandic, a Danish dialect, are still spoken in the area.-References:... Aventoft Aventoft Aventoft is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Bosbüll Bosbüll Bosbüll is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Braderup Braderup Braderup is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Bramstedtlund Bramstedtlund Bramstedtlund is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Dagebüll Dagebüll Dagebüll is a municipality located at the west coast of Schleswig-Holstein in the Nordfriesland district, Germany. Today's Dagebüll was created in 1978 as a merger of the municipalities of Fahretoft, Juliane-Marien-Koog and Waygaard... Ellhöft Ellhöft Ellhöft is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Emmelsbüll-Horsbüll Emmelsbüll-Horsbüll Emmelsbüll-Horsbüll is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Enge-Sande Enge-Sande Enge-Sande is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Friedrich-Wilhelm-Lübke-Koog Friedrich-Wilhelm-Lübke-Koog Friedrich-Wilhelm-Lübke-Koog is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.The municipality is located in and named after the polder , which was finished in 1954 and named in honour of Schleswig-Holstein's Minister-President Friedrich-Wilhelm Lübke , who had... Galmsbüll Galmsbüll Galmsbüll is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Holm Holm, Nordfriesland Holm is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Humptrup Humptrup Humptrup is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Karlum Karlum Karlum is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Klanxbüll Klanxbüll Klanxbüll is a municipality on the mainland in the northwest corner of Schleswig-Holstein, in Kreis Nordfriesland. The municipality belongs to the Amt Südtondern.-History:... Klixbüll Klixbüll Klixbüll is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Ladelund Ladelund Ladelund is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.-History:From November 1, 1944 until December 16, 1944 a concentration camp was established near Ladelund. It was a subcamp to the Neuengamme concentration camp.... Leck Lexgaard Lexgaard Lexgaard is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Neukirchen Neukirchen, Nordfriesland Neukirchen is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Niebüll Niebüll Niebüll is a town in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated near the North Sea coast and the border with Denmark, approx. 35 km northwest of Husum.-International relations:... 1, 2 Risum-Lindholm Risum-Lindholm Risum-Lindholm is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.-References:... Rodenäs Rodenäs Rodenäs is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Sprakebüll Sprakebüll Sprakebüll is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Stadum Stadum Stadum is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Stedesand Stedesand Stedesand is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Süderlügum Süderlügum Süderlügum |Mooring North Frisian]]: Läigem or Sööderläigem; Wiedingharde North Frisian: Leegem) is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated near the border with Denmark, approximately 35 km west of Flensburg, and 7 km southeast of... Tinningstedt Tinningstedt Tinningstedt is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Many of the people there are descendants of watchmakers.... Uphusum Uphusum Uphusum is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Westre Westre Westre is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... 8. Viöl Viöl (Amt) Viöl is an Amt in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Its seat is in Viöl.The Amt Viöl consists of the following municipalities:... Ahrenviöl Ahrenviöl Ahrenviöl is a municipality in Nordfriesland district, in northern Germany. It is part of the Amt Viöl.-References:... Ahrenviölfeld Ahrenviölfeld Ahrenviölfeld is a municipality in Nordfriesland district, in northern Germany.-References:... Behrendorf Behrendorf, Schleswig-Holstein Behrendorf is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Bondelum Bondelum Bondelum is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Haselund Haselund Haselund is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Immenstedt Immenstedt Immenstedt is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Löwenstedt Löwenstedt Löwenstedt is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Norstedt Norstedt Norstedt is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Oster-Ohrstedt Oster-Ohrstedt Oster-Ohrstedt is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Schwesing Schwesing Schwesing is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.-History:From September 25, 1944 until December 11, 1944 a concentration camp was established near Glasau. It was a subcamp to the Neuengamme concentration camp.... Sollwitt Sollwitt Sollwitt is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... Viöl Viöl Viöl is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approx. 12 km northeast of Husum, and 30 km southwest of Flensburg.Viöl is the seat of the Amt of Viöl.... 1 Wester-Ohrstedt Wester-Ohrstedt Wester-Ohrstedt is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
1seat of the Amt; 2town

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