Klanxbüll

Klanxbüll (Danish: Klangsbøl, Frisian: Klångsbel ) is a municipality in the district of North Friesland Schleswig -Holstein. Bombüll, Dreieckskoog, Osterklanxbüll and Westerklanxbüll lie in the municipality.

History

The chronicle of the village accompanied by the dike construction in the region. Because was not until the Wiedingharde, belongs to the Klanxbüll, diked and drained to houses were build. It is first mentioned Klanxbüll in 1231 with an entry in the land register of the Danish King Waldemar, since the former Duchy of Schleswig ( with brief exceptions ) belonged to the Danish crown until 1864.

From 1240 to start the construction of a church. The building, which is a protected monument today, is the only thatched church on the mainland. The pulpit should come from the in the Second Great Mandränke 1634 previous Strander parish Volgsbüll.

On Bombüllhof the famous pirate Klaus Störtebeker the legend is said to have claimed a hiding place from which allegedly led a secret passage through the dike through the sea. The farm was destroyed by a fire in August 2010. Only the mound on which stood the house has been preserved.

Around the year 1400 around the Wiedingharde was separated by a storm surge from the rest of the mainland and was now on an island that has been backed up in 1436 by the Golden Ring -called dike. 1566 new dams and dikes were built. A new polder, the Gotteskoog arose and joined Klanxbüll and the surrounding area back to the mainland. Since there existed no effective drainage and there were no paved roads, but the Gotteskoogsee remained for years to main road, before he disappeared almost entirely by draining the 20th century. In 1700, led to abuses and wars that the Wiedingharde and thus the village was nearly abandoned, but the 18th century brought prosperity. Rich Bauer jobs were created, whose stately courtyards are obtained, such as the Charlottenhof today.

Station

The village won in 1921 primarily economic importance, as it was connected to the Marschbahn and received a railway station. Around the station grew, a new village center. In 1927, the Hindenburg causeway was opened, connecting the island of Sylt by rail to the mainland.

Klanxbüll is to be the last station on the mainland before the trains reach the island of Sylt. For this reason, the place is growing because housing is cheaper here than on the island. Nevertheless Klanxbüll has since the founding of the community school villages in Emmelsbull - 1967 Horsbull not have its own school.

For in the surrounding living and working on Sylt people Klanxbüll is a major park and ride station. The station facilities have been renovated in recent years, little by little, in 2006, an overpass over the tracks was inaugurated. Previously had to train passengers often long wait at the level crossing as the barriers are ( among others, the crossings of car trains ) is often closed due to the strong frequenting the track.

Policy

Of the eleven seats of the municipal council voters Community AWK 2008, seven had four seats and the CDU since the municipal election. The election on May 26, 2013 had the following result: AWK eight and CDU three seats. The turnout was 45.8 per cent last.

Tourism

In Klanxbüll are the information center Wiedingharde showing an exhibition on the history and present of the region and offers activities such as guided tours, and the Charlottenhof, a thatched farm house, whose varied program (markets, concerts) has made him a cultural attraction of the region. In addition Klanxbüll has an old thatched church, which is located in the direction of Friedrich- Wilhelm -Luebke- enclosed land on the outskirts. It is the only church on the North Frisian mainland with a thatched roof.