Midlum, Schleswig-Holstein

For other populated places of the same name, see Midlum.

Midlum
A thatched house in Midlum
Midlum
Location of Midlum within Nordfriesland district
Coordinates: 54°43′N 8°31′E / 54.717°N 8.517°E / 54.717; 8.517Coordinates: 54°43′N 8°31′E / 54.717°N 8.517°E / 54.717; 8.517
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Nordfriesland
Municipal assoc.	Föhr-Amrum
Government
• Mayor	Stefan Hinrichsen
Area
• Total	8.5 km² (3.3 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)^[1]
• Total	409
• Density	48/km² (120/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	25938
Dialling codes	04681
Vehicle registration	NF
Website	www.amt-foehr-amrum.de

Midlum (Fering: Madlem) is a municipality on the island of Föhr in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

History

The name is derived from the village's being situated approximately in the middle of the island. At the same time it was located at a crossing of the two historical main roads that used to run across Föhr in a north-south direction. The name "Midlum" is first recorded in 1462.

Even today there is a tradition in Midlum to go out to the sea dike in spring and cook a meal. This habit dates back to a time when the sheep of the village where driven out there to spend the summer under a shepherd's guidance. Traditionally, children had been helping the shepherds and had therefore been rewarded with Mehlbeutel, a sort of dumplings.

Politics

Until 2006, Midlum was the seat of the Amt Föhr-Land.

Of the nine seats in the municipality council, the Midlumer Wählergemeinschaft holds seven since the communal elections of 2008. It was the only faction to compete in the elections of 2008 as there are no regular political parties in Midlum's communal political landscape. Two other seats are held by single candidates.

Economy

Tourism is an important income factor for the village.

Education

Midlum has got the elementary school for eastern Föhr and a kindergarten called "Noah's Ark".

References

↑ "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2013] (XLS-Datei) (Fortschreibung auf Basis des Zensus 2011)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German). 25 July 2013.

External links

Media related to Midlum (Föhr) at Wikimedia Commons
Municipality of Midlum
Wir sind Midlum

Towns and municipalities in Nordfriesland

Achtrup Ahrenshöft Ahrenviöl Ahrenviölfeld Alkersum Almdorf Arlewatt Aventoft Bargum Behrendorf Bohmstedt Bondelum Bordelum Borgsum Bosbüll Braderup Bramstedtlund Bredstedt Breklum Dagebüll Drage Drelsdorf Dunsum Elisabeth-Sophien-Koog Ellhöft Emmelsbüll-Horsbüll Enge-Sande Fresendelf Friedrich-Wilhelm-Lübke-Koog Friedrichstadt Galmsbüll Garding Garding, Kirchspiel Goldebek Goldelund Gröde Grothusenkoog Haselund Hattstedt Hattstedtermarsch Högel Holm Hooge Hörnum Horstedt Hude Humptrup Husum Immenstedt Joldelund Kampen Karlum Katharinenheerd Klanxbüll Klixbüll Koldenbüttel Kolkerheide Kotzenbüll Ladelund Langeneß Langenhorn Leck Lexgaard List Löwenstedt Lütjenholm Midlum Mildstedt Nebel Neukirchen Nieblum Niebüll Norddorf Norderfriedrichskoog Nordstrand Norstedt Ockholm Oevenum Oldenswort Oldersbek Olderup Oldsum Ostenfeld Oster-Ohrstedt Osterhever Pellworm Poppenbüll Ramstedt Rantrum Reußenköge Risum-Lindholm Rodenäs Sankt Peter-Ording Schwabstedt Schwesing Seeth Simonsberg Sollwitt Sönnebüll Sprakebüll Stadum Stedesand Struckum Süderende Süderhöft Süderlügum Südermarsch Sylt Tating Tetenbüll Tinningstedt Tönning Tümlauer-Koog Uelvesbüll Uphusum Utersum Viöl Vollerwiek Vollstedt Welt Wenningstedt-Braderup Wester-Ohrstedt Westerhever Westre Winnert Wisch Witsum Wittbek Wittdün Witzwort Wobbenbüll Wrixum Wyk auf Föhr

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