Oevenum

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 54 ° 43 '  N , 8 ° 32'  E
Basic data
State :	Schleswig-Holstein
Circle :	North Friesland
Office :	Foehr-Amrum
Height :	2 m above sea level NHN
Area :	10.87 km 2
Residents:	473 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	44 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	25938
Area code :	04681
License plate :	NF
Community key :	01 0 54 094
Office administration address:	Hafenstrasse 23 25938 Wyk auf Föhr
Website :	www.oevenum.de
Mayoress :	Gisela Riemann (ÖWG)
Location of the community of Oevenum in the district of North Friesland

Typical street scene in Oevenum

Oevenum ( Danish : Øvenum , Frisian : Ööwenem ) is a municipality on the island of Föhr in the district of North Friesland in Schleswig-Holstein .

history

In 1796, 23 houses in the neighboring town of Nieblum were destroyed by fire, so that in Oevenum a bell was installed on the roof of the school building to warn the residents of a fire. The bell rang in the morning and at noon and served as an alarm signal not only in the event of fires, but also in the event of storm surges.

Germany's first youth fire brigade was founded in Oevenum in 1882 . This makes the Oevenum youth fire brigade probably also the oldest in Europe.

Oevenum has been a recognized resort since 1995.

A local history museum was set up in a former barn, which presented life and agriculture on Föhr. There was also information on seafaring, building dykes and the Wadden Sea . The museum has been closed since 2011.

politics

Community representation

Since the local elections in 2018 , the Oevenum voter community (ÖWG) has seven seats in the municipal council, two seats are held by individual applicants .

Mayoress

Gisela Riemann (ÖWG) was re-elected mayor for the 2013–2018 electoral period.

economy

Tourism is an important source of income for the community.

Attractions

The list of cultural monuments in Oevenum includes the cultural monuments entered in the list of monuments of Schleswig-Holstein.

Sons and daughters of the church

• Lorenz Conrad Peters (1885–1949), is considered one of the most important poets in the North Frisian language area.

Web links

Commons : Oevenum  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Oevenum municipality

Individual evidence

1. ↑ North Statistics Office - Population of the municipalities in Schleswig-Holstein 4th quarter 2019 (XLSX file) (update based on the 2011 census) ( help on this ).
2. ^ The museum on the Oevenums website , accessed on August 5, 2013
3. ^ Föhr-Land: communities of voters in front. In: Der Insel-Bote from May 7, 2018, accessed on May 9, 2018