Alkersum

Alkersum Aalkersem
Municipality
A park in Alkersum
Location of Alkersum Aalkersem within Nordfriesland district
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Coordinates: 54°42′35″N 8°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
• Total	9.07 km^2 (3.50 sq mi)
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[1]
• Total	398
• Density	43.9/km^2 (114/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.

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

• Frederik Paulsen (1909–1997), founder of Ferring Pharmaceuticals

References

1. "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
2. Nagar, Mira (31 August 2008). "Eine Kunstsammlung für die Insel" (in German). Schleswig-Holsteinischer Zeitungsverlag. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012.

External links

• Media related to Alkersum at Wikimedia Commons
• Alkersum