Vollerwiek

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 54 ° 17 '  N , 8 ° 48'  E
Basic data
State :	Schleswig-Holstein
Circle :	North Friesland
Office :	Eiderstedt
Height :	2 m above sea level NHN
Area :	4.62 km 2
Residents:	219 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	47 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	25836
Area code :	04862
License plate :	NF
Community key :	01 0 54 145
Office administration address:	Welter Strasse 1 25836 Garding
Website :	www.vollerwiek.de
Mayor :	Hans-Jürgen Rosendahl (WGV)
Location of the community Vollerwiek in the district of North Friesland

Vollerwiek ( Danish : Follervig, Frisian : Folerwiik) is a municipality in the district of North Friesland in Schleswig-Holstein .

geography

Geographical location

The municipality of Vollerwiek is located in the southwest of the Eiderstedt peninsula . It follows directly adjacent to the north, the outside dike located tidal flats on Purrenstrom in Schleswig-Holstein region . The lands belonging to the municipal area are formed by the most south-westerly area of ​​the historically smaller peninsula Eiderstedt (also called Thynning ), the Mühlenkoog and the Alten Westerkoog .

Community structure

In addition to the eponymous church village , the following districts are also located within the municipality:

• Altendeich
• battery
• Blocksberg
• Mill dike
• Mill koog
• Spannbüllhörn
• South dike
• Westerdeich

St. Martin

Neighboring communities

Borders on Vollerwiek as follows:

Grothusenkoog	world
		Toenning

history

The Vollerwieker Church of St. Martin was founded by Garding in 1113 , and it is a predominantly Romanesque brick building with a surrounding cemetery. Its carved folding altar dates from around 1460, the large gallery pulpit from 1586/87. The north gallery is decorated with a painting from 1613 with scenes from the Old and New Testaments. Furthermore Bauernmalerei get -Gedenktafeln from the years 1759-1779. In the 19th century there was a considerable expansion to the west. The church was completely renovated in 1977.

politics

Community representation

The Voting Community Vollerwiek (WGV) holds all seven seats in the municipal council.

mayor

Hans-Jürgen Rosendahl (WGV) was elected mayor for the 2018–2023 election period.

economy

General

The municipality is predominantly agricultural. Another important source of income is tourism.

traffic

The municipal area is located off the trunk road network in Germany. In the eastern part, a short section of the state road 305 leads on the route from Wöhrden (where it branches off the federal road 203 ) to St. Peter-Ording through the municipality; a little further north the federal highway 202 in the section Tönning via Garding also to St. Peter-Ording.

The nearest train station is on the Husum – Bad St. Peter-Ording line in Garding .

Culture and sights

→ Main article : List of cultural monuments in Vollerwiek

Personalities

Ralf Meister (* 1962), Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Regional Church in Hanover , was baptized in St. Martin's Church.

Web links

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

• Vollerwiek municipality
• Vollerwiek municipality at www.amt-eiderstedt.de
• Private website about Vollerwiek

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. ↑ see section of the historical map by Johannes Steenstrup Kort over Danmark Ældste Inddeling
3. ↑ cf. Harry Kunz: Die Köge Nordfriesland , 2nd edition, Verlag Nordfriisk Instituut , Bräist / Bredstedt, 1999, ISBN 3-88007-251-5 , pp. 85/88
4. ↑ cf. Housing directory Schleswig-Holstein 1987. (pdf) Retrieved on November 21, 2019 . 
5. ^ HW Wulf: Churches in Eiderstedt. Eiderstedt church district. (Brochure) o. O./o. J.

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  Vollerwiek bathing area

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  Farms in Vollerwiek