Theme Week Sylt – List auf Sylt

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List auf Sylt © Ralf Roletschek/cc-by-sa-3.0

List auf Sylt © Ralf Roletschek/cc-by-sa-3.0

List auf Sylt is the northernmost municipality in Germany, close to Denmark. List was originally a Danish settlement. It was first mentioned in 1292 (Lystum). The original village was destroyed by the great flood of 1364. The settlement was rebuilt further east from the previous location. In the mid-15th century, a church named St. Jürgen was mentioned. In a treaty of 1460, Schleswig and Holstein were linked to the Danish crown, but List remained part of the royal enclaves, small areas of the Kingdom of Denmark situated within the Duchy of Schleswig, but directly controlled by the Danish king.

From the 16th century, the people of List mostly made a living from Oyster farming, raising sheep and collecting and selling gull eggs. At the time, List was an important protective anchorage. In 1644, a Swedish-Dutch fleet of 26 ships commanded by Admiral Thijssen was attacked in the Lister Tief and defeated by Danish ships commanded by king Christian IV of Denmark. The anchorage north of today’s town was named Königshafen to honour this event. After the Danish-German war of 1864, List became part of Prussia. In 1908, List had 13 houses and 70 inhabitants.

Harbor area © Genossegerd/cc-by-sa-3.0 Tonnenhalle © Marschmensch/cc-by-sa-3.0 Sylter Royal oisters © Magnus Manske/cc-by-sa-3.0 List auf Sylt © Ralf Roletschek/cc-by-sa-3.0 © Bin im Garten/cc-by-sa-3.0 Lighthouse List West © Hajotthu/cc-by-sa-4.0 List Rømø Ferry © Hajotthu/cc-by-sa-3.0
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Sylter Royal oisters © Magnus Manske/cc-by-sa-3.0
The village is surrounded by dunes and heath, most of them protected nature reserves. Nearby is the only shifting sand dune in Germany. 7/8ths of the area is private property owned by a group of 30 descendants of the original landowners, first mentioned in 1608. Out of roughly 2,700 inhabitants, only around 1,600 are permanent residents, the remainder being owners of secondary homes.

Today, the economy is dominated by tourism. List has been a designated Nordseebad since 1946. List is the location of the only commercial oyster farm in Germany. The Erlebniszentrum Naturgewalten, opened in 2009, features an exhibit on the powers of sea, wind and sand that have shaped the island as well as on local flora and fauna.

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