Witsum

Witsum
Witsum
Location of Witsum within Nordfriesland district
Coordinates: 54°41′11″N 8°26′7″E / 54.68639°N 8.43528°E / 54.68639; 8.43528Coordinates: 54°41′11″N 8°26′7″E / 54.68639°N 8.43528°E / 54.68639; 8.43528
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Nordfriesland
Municipal assoc.	Föhr-Amrum
Government
• Mayor	Cornelius Daniels
Area
• Total	1.59 km² (0.61 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)^[1]
• Total	40
• Density	25/km² (65/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	25938
Dialling codes	04683
Vehicle registration	NF
Website	www.witsum-auf-foehr.de

Witsum (Danish: Vitsum, North Frisian: Wiisem) 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. Many seabirds (migratory birds among them) use the stream Godel, the only "river" on Föhr, to hatch.

The hamlet is situated on a geestland edge; there is no sea dike.

A hill called Sylvert is located West of Witsum. There is a saying in the area that translates to: "What Mount Everest is for the world, the Sylvert is to our beloved island."

History

Witsum was first recorded in 1509. As a part of Westerland Föhr, it belonged to the Royal Enclaves of Denmark and thus was a direct part of the Danish crown while Osterland Föhr belonged to the duchy of Schleswig. Only when Denmark lost Schleswig to Prussia in the Second Schleswig War, Witsum became a part of Schleswig-Holstein.

Witsum and the neighbouring village of Utersum were the only municipalities in the second zone of the Schleswig Plebiscites to vote for Denmark in 1920; yet because they were not directly situated at the border, the two of them remained with Germany.

Politics

With less than 70 inhabitants, Witsum has, according to article 54 of the Schleswig-Holstein Gemeindeordnung, a town meeting instead of a council. All elective inhabitants may attend the meeting.

Traffic

The State Road that connects Wyk auf Föhr with Utersum runs through Witsum. Moreover a regular bus line serves the village.

Economy

Tourism is the major source of income for Witsum.

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

Witsum

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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