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Sylt (, part of Nordfriesland , Schleswig-Holstein . It belongs to the North Frisian Islands . The island was once part of the mainland, and is still shrinking due to Erosion from the North Sea . LOCAL DETAILS Sylt has 99 km2. From north to south it is 35 km, from west to east it is 13 km. The highest point is 52 meters. The island has 21,000 inhabitants. CULTURE Frisia-style houses Masked run Like in most areas of Schleswig-Holstein on New Year's Eve , groups of children go masked from house to house, reciting poems. This is called Rummelpottlaufen. Children will receive sweets and/or money. Söl'ring The indigenous Sylt language, ''Söl'ring'', is a unique dialect of insular North Frisian , with elements of Danish, Dutch and English. Due to mass immigration, its usage is very low (it is only spoken by a few percent of the population) and has little chance to survive. HISTORY
Today, Sylt is mainly a tourist attraction, famous for its healthy climate, and several German celebrities who own a house on the island. TOWNS List near List]] List has a harbor (ferries to Rømø , Denmark ) and is the most northern point of Germany. It has a population of about 2.500 (as of 2000). It was first mentioned in 1292 and was Danish territory until 1864 . The German ''Luftwaffe'' ( Airforce ) used List as an airbase. List is famous for Oyster s. Kampen Kampen is known for the Red Cliff and its fine life style. www.kampen.de Hörnum Hörnum is the southernmost city of Sylt. Rantum Wenningstedt Wenningstedt is known for the ''white cliff'' and the ''Denghoog'' stone grave, a walk-in grave made of huge stone walls from 3000 BC. Braderup Braderup, located between Wenningstedt, Kampen, and Munkmarsh, has a beautiful heath (Heide) and much nature. Westerland After the destruction of the town of ''Eidum'' on November 1 1436 , in a great flood (''Allerheiligenflut''), the survivors moved to a place north-east (''Wäästerlön'' in Söl'ring) of the original town. The new town was first mentioned in 1462. It officially became a city in 1905. The population (as of 2000) is 9.200. The city has the island's only civil airport. Sylt-Ost Sylt-Ost (''East Sylt'') is a township, consisting of several small villages on the ''Nössehalbinsel'' on Sylt. The population (as of 2000) is 5.500. The villages include Tinnum, Munkmarsch, Archsum, Morsum and Keitum. Tinnum ''Tinnum castle'' (''Tinnumburg'') is a circular parapet with a diameter of 120 meter and a height of 8 meter. It was built in the 1st Century BC , likely as a pagan holy site. Keitum Keitum has a historical church (''St. Severin church''), dating back to the 1200s . The ''green cliff'' is also located near Keitum. Munkmarsch Archsum Morsum Morsum has an historical church (''St. Martin church''), dating back to the same era as the one in Keitum. Morsum is also known for the ''red cliff'', that shows the geological history of the last five million years on its height of 21 meters. It is under Landscape Conservation since 1923. TRANSPORT Sylt can be reached by an artificial dam (trains only), by ferry and by Sylt Airport . SEE ALSO: EXTERNAL LINKS:
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