Alkersum

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Alkersum
Aalkersem
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Aalkersem within Nordfriesland district
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Alkersum
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Alkersum
Aalkersem
Coordinates: 54°42′35″N8°30′46″E / 54.70972°N 8.51278°E / 54.70972; 8.51278 Coordinates: 54°42′35″N8°30′46″E / 54.70972°N 8.51278°E / 54.70972; 8.51278
Country Germany
State Schleswig-Holstein
District Nordfriesland
Municipal assoc. Föhr-Amrum
Government
   Mayor Ina Ketels
Area
  Total9.07 km2 (3.50 sq mi)
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31) [1]
  Total397
  Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
25938
Dialling codes 04681
Vehicle registration NF
Website www.alkersum.de

Alkersum (Fering: Aalkersem, Danish : Alkersum) is a municipality in the Nordfriesland district, in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany.

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Geography

Alkersum is situated in the center of the island in the geestland of Föhr.

History

First settlements in the area occurred in the Iron Age.

Politics

Since the communal elections of 2008, the Alkersumer Wählergemeinschaft holds all nine seats in the municipality council.

Economy

Several enterprises have settled in the outskirts of the village. Also tourism and horse ranches are an important factor.

Culture

In August 2009 the Museum Kunst der Westküste (Museum of Fine Arts of the West Coast) opened in Alkersum. It displays artworks that focus on the North Sea and its shore. Notable artists include Edvard Munch, Emil Nolde, Max Liebermann and others. [2]

Notable people

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References

  1. "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2020 (XLS-file)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German).
  2. Nagar, Mira (31 August 2008). "Eine Kunstsammlung für die Insel" (in German). Schleswig-Holsteinischer Zeitungsverlag. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012.