Wittdün (
Öömrang
Amrum Frisian, also known as ''Öömrang'', is the dialect of the North Frisian language spoken on the island of Amrum in the North Frisia region of Germany. ''Öömrang'' refers to the ''Öömrang'' Frisian name of Amrum, which is ''Oomram''. Al ...
: ''Witjdün'', ) is a municipality on the island of
Amrum
Amrum (; Öömrang, ''Öömrang'' North Frisian: ''Oomram'') is one of the North Frisian Islands on the Germany, German North Sea coast, south of Sylt and west of Föhr. It is part of the Nordfriesland district in the federal state of Schleswig-H ...
in the district of
Nordfriesland
Nordfriesland (; ; Low German: Noordfreesland), also known as North Frisia, is the northernmost Districts of Germany, district of Germany, part of the state of Schleswig-Holstein. It includes almost all of traditional North Frisia (with the e ...
in
Schleswig-Holstein
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,
Germany
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.
History
Unlike the other villages of Amrum, Wittdün is a relatively young settlement. It was founded in 1890 as a seaside resort next to a new ferry port connecting the island to mainland Nordfriesland. The reason for founding this new village was the fear of many islanders of a decline of their Frisian culture due to the influx of tourists from the south. So, many Amrumers thought that concentrating the emerging seaside tourism in a single village would protect the local community from malign influences.
Until December 31, 2006, the Wittdün municipality, together with
Nebel and
Norddorf
Norddorf auf Amrum ( Öömrang: ''Noorsaarep üüb Oomram'', ) is a municipality on the island of Amrum, in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
History
Together with Süddorf, Norddorf is the oldest village of the ...
formed the ''
Amt'' Amrum.
Politics
Since the municipal elections of 2008, the ''Wittdüner Bürgerblock'' holds five seats of Wittdün's council, the
CDU holds two.
Economy
Wittdün is a
seaside resort
A seaside resort is a city, resort town, town, village, or hotel that serves as a Resort, vacation resort and is located on a coast. Sometimes the concept includes an aspect of an official accreditation based on the satisfaction of certain requi ...
, tourism is the main source of income. In 2005, 374,000 lodgings were registered. There is a sea water swimming pool and a centre for
thalassotherapy. Moreover, Amrum's youth hostel is located in Wittdün. The village hosts Amrum's only ferry terminal.
References
External links
Wittdün at ''Amrum Touristik''
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Amrum
Nordfriesland