Midlum (Foehr)

Basic data
State :	Schleswig-Holstein
Circle :	North Friesland
Office :	Foehr-Amrum
Height :	6 m above sea level NHN
Area :	8.5 km 2
Residents:	427 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	50 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	25938
Area code :	04681
License plate :	NF
Community key :	01 0 54 083
Office administration address:	Hafenstrasse 23 ; 25938 Wyk auf Föhr
Website :	www.midlum-auf-foehr.de
Mayor :	Frauke Vollert (MWG)
Location of the municipality of Midlum in the district of North Friesland

Midlum ( Frisian : Madlem ) is a municipality in a heathland in the center of the island of Föhr in the district of North Friesland in Schleswig-Holstein . Midlum-Marsch and Ackerumhof are in the municipality.

history

The place name is derived from the fact that the village is located roughly in the middle of the island. At the same time, it lies between the two historical main routes that crossed Föhr in a north-south direction. The place name was first mentioned in 1462.

Even today there is a custom in Midlum to cook on the dike once in spring. This custom originated at a time when the sheep were herded into the foreshore every spring, where they spent the summer under the supervision of a shepherd. A lot of children had always helped and therefore bags of flour were cooked for them on the dike .

Midlum was the seat of the administration of the Föhr-Land office until mid-2006 .

politics

Community representation

Of the nine seats in the community council, the Midlum voter community (MWG) has eight seats since the local elections in 2018 . A single applicant holds another seat.

mayor

Stefan Hinrichsen (MWG) was elected mayor for the 2013–2018 election period. Since his resignation in 2017, Frauke Vollert has been the mayor of the city.