Süderende

Süderende ( Frisian: Söleraanj ) is a municipality on the island of Foehr in the district of North Friesland Schleswig -Holstein.

History

The place formerly belonged to the municipality Oldsum whose southern end he represented. Since Denmark's loss of Schleswig to Prussia in 1864 and the subsequent territorial reform Süderende is an independent municipality.

Policy

The Southshore Ender Wählergemeinschaft (SWG ) has been holding the local elections 2013, all seven seats in the municipal council.

Language

The most spoken language among the locals is the Föhrer Frisian on the west Föhr has a strong stand as colloquial and family language. The community Süderende received the 2007 award " Language-friendly community," the voice state of North Friesland action.

Schools and kindergartens

In Süderende is the primary school Foehr country that is also home to the evangelical kindergarten " Jongensguard " of the parish of St. Laurentii.

Attractions

On the southern edge of the village stands the church of St. Laurentii, a Romanesque stone building from the 12th century, which was gradually expanded. Here, bricks were used in later times that also characterize the present appearance. On the ceiling of the nave paintings were uncovered from the Renaissance in the 1990s. On the large cemetery with many so-called speaking grave stones among others, the grave stone of the whaler Matthias Petersen and grave of the painter Oluf Braren can be visited.