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Oevenum A street in Oevenum
OevenumLocation of Oevenum within Nordfriesland district
Coordinates 54°43′N 8°31′E / 54.71667°N 8.51667°ECoordinates: 54°43′N 8°31′E / 54.71667°N 8.51667°E Administration Country Germany State Schleswig-Holstein District Nordfriesland Municipal assoc. Föhr-Amrum Mayor Gisela Riemann Basic statistics Area 10.87 km2 (4.20 sq mi) Elevation 2 m (7 ft) Population 463 (31 December 2010)[1] - Density 43 /km2 (110 /sq mi) Other information Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Licence plate NF Postal code 25938 Area code 04681 Website www.oevenum.de Oevenum (Fering: Ööwenem, Danish: Øvenum) is a municipality on the island of Föhr, in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
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History
In 1796 23 houses in the neighbouring village of Nieblum were destroyed by a fire. Subsequently a bell was installed atop Oevenum's school house to warn the people in case of fire. The bell was moreover rung in the morning and at noon and was also used as a means of alarm during storm surges. In 1882 Germany's first junior firefighters were recruited in Oevenum. Thus Oevenum's Junior Fire Service is presumably also the oldest of its kind in Europe.
At the end of the Franco-Prussian War in 1871 an oak tree was planted in Oevenum to celebrate the subsequent peace.
Homeland museum
In a former barn, a homeland museum has been established which documents life in general and the agricultural development on Föhr. You will also find information on navigating, the construction of sea dikes and on the sea surrounding Föhr.
Politics
Since the communal elections of 2008, the Oevenumuer Wählergemeinschaft holds eight seats out of nine in the municipality council. A single candidate holds the other seat.
Economy
Tourism is an important source of income for Oevenum.
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 Oevenum at Wikimedia Commons- Oevenum
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