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Nieblum 
NieblumLocation of Nieblum within Nordfriesland district
Coordinates 54°42′N 8°29′E / 54.7°N 8.48333°ECoordinates: 54°42′N 8°29′E / 54.7°N 8.48333°E Administration Country Germany State Schleswig-Holstein District Nordfriesland Municipal assoc. Föhr-Amrum Mayor Friedrich Riewerts Basic statistics Area 7.86 km2 (3.03 sq mi) Elevation 4 m (13 ft) Population 626 (31 December 2010)[1] - Density 80 /km2 (206 /sq mi) Other information Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Licence plate NF Postal code 25938 Area code 04681 Website www.nieblum-online.de Nieblum (Fering: Njiblem) is a municipality on the island of Föhr, in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
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Geography
Nieblum is located on the southern shore of Föhr, approximately halfways between the eastern and western edges of the island. Next to the village of Nieblum proper, the municipality includes the once independent hamlet of Goting which is situated just west of Nieblum. In Goting there is a cliffside of several meters height.
History
The church in Nieblum in 1895
Many of the old Frisian houses used to belong to sea captains who had made a fortune as whalers on Dutch ships. It was a hard and dangerous work which claimed a lot of lives. The tombstones in the graveyard of St. John's church, the so called "Frisian Cathedral", in the village testify this. The church was built in the 13th century and it is the largest of the three churches on Föhr.
Politics
Since the communal elections of 2008, the Nieblumer Wählergemeinschaft holds six of nine seats in the municipality council, the CDU holds three.
Culture and sights
Nieblum's main attraction is the defiant church of St. John with its historically preserved graveyard. Moreover the view of Nieblum with its thatched houses and many trees is pleasant to the eye.
Since the 1950s, the Ernst Schlee school of Hamburg-Klein-Flottbek had been operating a summer boarding school in Nieblum. After conversion into a public trading school, the institution was transferred to the Othmarschen high school.
Notable people
- Jens Jacob Eschels (1757-1842), navigator. He became known by his autobiography.
- Carl-Christian Arfsten (1889-1969), politician (CDU) and Schleswig-Holstein MP
References
- ^ "Statistikamt Nord: Bevölkerung in Schleswig-Holstein am 31. Dezember 2010 nach Kreisen, Ämtern, amtsfreien Gemeinden und Städten" (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik-nord.de/uploads/tx_standocuments/A_I_2_vj104_S.pdf.
External links
Media related to Nieblum at Wikimedia Commons- Nieblum
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