Alkersum (Fering: Aalkersem, Danish: Alkersum) is a municipality in the Nordfriesland district, in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany.
Alkersum Aalkersem | |
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 A park in Alkersum | |
Location of Alkersum Aalkersem within Nordfriesland district
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 Location of Alkersum Aalkersem | |
  Alkersum Aalkersem  Alkersum Aalkersem | |
| Coordinates: 54°42′35″N 8°30′46″E / 54.70972°N 8.51278°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Nordfriesland |
| Municipal assoc. | Föhr-Amrum |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ina Ketels |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.07 km2 (3.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 404 |
| • Density | 44.5/km2 (115/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 |
Geography
editAlkersum is situated in the center of the island in the geestland of Föhr.
History
editFirst settlements in the area occurred in the Iron Age.
Politics
editSince the communal elections of 2008, the Alkersumer Wählergemeinschaft holds all nine seats in the municipality council.
Economy
editSeveral enterprises have settled in the outskirts of the village. Also tourism and horse ranches are an important factor.
Culture
editIn 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
edit- Frederik Paulsen (1909–1997), founder of Ferring Pharmaceuticals
References
edit- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2024" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.
- ↑ Nagar, Mira (31 August 2008). "Eine Kunstsammlung für die Insel" (in German). Schleswig-Holsteinischer Zeitungsverlag.
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