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Risum-Lindholm () is a municipality in the district of
The municipality was formed in 1969 from the formerly independent municipalities of Risum and Lindholm. Because it extends over several kilometres, the villages of Maasbüll (North Frisian: ''Moosbel'', Danish: ''Masbøl''), Risum (NF: ''Risem''), Lindholm (NF: ''Lunham''), Klockries (NF: ''Klookriis'', Dan: ''Klokris''), Wegacker (NF: ''Wäieeker'') and Kremperhaus (Dan. ''Krempehus'') (beside Broweg (NF: ''Bruwäi''), Läiged, Legerade (NF: ''Läigeroos'') and Herrenkoog (NF: ''Hiirnekuch'', Dan: ''Herrekog''Videnskabernes Selskab: ''Kaart over den sydlige del af Slesvig'', Kopenhagen 1864), which do not lie on the long village street) are of great importance for describing a location. In local usage, the actual municipal name is rarely used, but rather the name of the respective village.
Nordfriesland
Nordfriesland (; ; Low German: Noordfreesland), also known as North Frisia, is the northernmost Districts of Germany, district of Germany, part of the state of Schleswig-Holstein. It includes almost all of traditional North Frisia (with the e ...
, in Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein (; ; ; ; ; occasionally in English ''Sleswick-Holsatia'') is the Northern Germany, northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical Duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of S ...
, Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
.
Geography
Location
Risum-Lindholm lies about five kilometres southeast ofNiebüll
Niebüll (; ; ) is a town in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated near the North Sea coast and the border with Denmark, approx. 35 km northwest of Husum.
Local districts and settlements include Deezbà ...
and six kilometres west of Leck on a boundary between a low, sandy area of geest
Geest (, , ) is a type of landform, slightly raised above the surrounding countryside, that occurs on the plains of Northern Germany, the Northern Netherlands and Denmark. It is a landscape of sandy and gravelly soils formed as a glacial outw ...
and the marsh
In ecology, a marsh is a wetland that is dominated by herbaceous plants rather than by woody plants.Keddy, P.A. 2010. Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 497 p More in genera ...
es.
Villages
The municipality was formed in 1969 from the formerly independent municipalities of Risum and Lindholm. Because it extends over several kilometres, the villages of Maasbüll (North Frisian: ''Moosbel'', Danish: ''Masbøl''), Risum (NF: ''Risem''), Lindholm (NF: ''Lunham''), Klockries (NF: ''Klookriis'', Dan: ''Klokris''), Wegacker (NF: ''Wäieeker'') and Kremperhaus (Dan. ''Krempehus'') (beside Broweg (NF: ''Bruwäi''), Läiged, Legerade (NF: ''Läigeroos'') and Herrenkoog (NF: ''Hiirnekuch'', Dan: ''Herrekog''Videnskabernes Selskab: ''Kaart over den sydlige del af Slesvig'', Kopenhagen 1864), which do not lie on the long village street) are of great importance for describing a location. In local usage, the actual municipal name is rarely used, but rather the name of the respective village.
Notable people
*Momme Andresen
Momme Andresen (, ; 17 October 1857 – 12 January 1951) was a Danish-German industrial research chemist. His main area of work was to formulate better developers and fixers for black-and-white photographs.
Biography
Andresen attended a Volkss ...
(1857-1951), born in Risum, industrial chemist who made practical developments in photography including the invention of Rodinal
References
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