Süderlügum ( da, Sønder Løgum;
Mooring North Frisian: ''Läigem'' or ''Sööderläigem'';
Wiedingharde North Frisian: ''Leegem'') is a municipality in the district of
Nordfriesland
Nordfriesland (; da, Nordfrisland; frr, Nordfraschlönj ), also known as North Frisia, is the northernmost district of Germany, part of the state of Schleswig-Holstein. It includes almost all of traditional North Frisia (with the exception o ...
, in
Schleswig-Holstein,
Germany. It is situated near the border with
Denmark, approximately 35 km west of
Flensburg
Flensburg (; Danish, Low Saxon: ''Flensborg''; North Frisian: ''Flansborj''; South Jutlandic: ''Flensborre'') is an independent town (''kreisfreie Stadt'') in the north of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Flensburg is the centre of the ...
, and 7 km southeast of
Tønder.
Süderlügum is part of the ''
amt
Amt is a type of administrative division governing a group of municipalities, today only in Germany, but formerly also common in other countries of Northern Europe. Its size and functions differ by country and the term is roughly equivalent to ...
'' (collective municipality) of
Südtondern
Südtondern is an '' Amt'' ("collective municipality") in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
History
Its seat is in Niebüll. It was formed on 1 January 2008 from the former ''Ämter'' Bökingharde, Karrharde, Süd ...
.
Transportation
Süderlügum lies on the
Marsh Railway
The Marsh Railway (german: Marschbahn) is a main line in the state of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany that links the stations of Elmshorn in the south and Westerland on the island of Sylt in the north. It is part of long route from Hamburg-Alt ...
and offers connections to
Niebüll and
Tondern.
References
Nordfriesland
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