Wittdün

Wittdün (Öömrang: Witjdün, Danish: Vitdyn, also Hvidklit) is a municipality on the island of Amrum in the district of Nordfriesland in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

It was founded in 1890 as a seaside resort next to a new ferry port connecting the island to mainland Nordfriesland.

The reason for founding this new village was the fear of many islanders of a decline of their Frisian culture due to the influx of tourists from the south.

So, many Amrumers thought that concentrating the emerging seaside tourism in a single village would protect the local community from malign influences.

Until December 31, 2006, the Wittdün municipality, together with Nebel and Norddorf formed the Amt Amrum.

View of Wittdün in 1895.
The ferry terminal.
Coat of arms
Coat of arms