1. List. 2. Kampen. 3. Braderup. 4. Wenningstedt. 5. Munkmarsch. 6. Keitum. 7. Westerland. 8. Morsum. 9. Achsum. 10. Rantumer Becken. 11. Rantum. 12. Hörnum. |
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2 Culture 3 History 4 Towns
4.6 List
5 External links4.7 Kampen 4.8 Hörnum 4.9 Rantum 4.10 Wenningstedt 4.11 Braderup 4.12 Westerland 4.13 Sylt-Ost |
Local details
Data from 2001
Coastal protection
Culture
Frisia-style houses
Masked run
On New Year's Eve, groups of children and adults go masked from house to house, reciting poems.Söl'ring
The "native" Sylt language Söl'ring is a unique dialect mixture of Frisian, with elements of Danish, Dutch and English. Today, it has been largely replaced by Low German.History
Today, Sylt is mainly tourist attraction, famous for its healthy climate, and several German celebrities who own a house on the island.Towns
List
List has a harbor, and is the most northern point of Germany. It has a population of about 2.500 (as of 2000).Kampen
Hörnum
Rantum
Wenningstedt
Wenningstedt is known for the white cliff and the Denghoog stone grave, a walk-in grave made of huge stone walls from 3000 BC.Braderup
Westerland
After the destruction of the town Eidum on November 1, 1436, in a great flood (Allerheiligenflut), the survivors moved to a place north-east (Wäästerlön in Söl'ring) of the original town. The new town was first mentioned in 1462. It officially became a city in 1905. The population (as of 2000) is 9.200. The city has the islands only civil airport.Sylt-Ost
Sylt-Ost (East Sylt) is a township, consisting of several small villages on the Nössehalbinsel on Sylt. The population (as of 2000) is 5.500. The villages include Tinnum, Munkmarsch, Archsum, Morsum and Keitum.Tinnum
Tinnum castle (Tinnumburg) is a circular parapet with a diameter of 120 meter and a height of 8 meter. It was build in the 1st century BC, likely as a heathen cult place.Keitum
Keitum has a historical church (St. Severin church), dating back to the 1200s. The green cliff is also located near Keitum.Munkmarsch
Archsum
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Hörnum | [1] | [1] | |
Kampen | [1] | [1] | |
List | [1] | [1] | |
Rantum | [1] | ||
Sylt-Ost | [1] | ||
Wenningstedt | [1] | [1] [1] | |
Westerland | [1] | [1] |