Welt, Germany

World (Danish: Velt, Frisian: Wäilt ) is a municipality in the district of North Friesland Schleswig -Holstein.

Geography and transport

World is on the eiderstedt peninsula south of Garding and about 10 km west of Tonning near the Eider estuary and the Eider barrage. A few kilometers north runs the federal highway 202 from Tonning to St. Peter- Ording.

History

The area around the world is one of the oldest settled areas of the southern Eiderstedter march. Already in the 9th century peasant settlers lived here. The living space was created on a sandy levee at the mouth of the former Süderhever, which was a tidal current, once separated from the rest of Utholm eiderstedt. Parts of the settlement later grew together into a Großwarft.

Original name for the current location were: Weltum, vel world, Welte or Velt. A widespread archaeological- historical explanation says that the world was derived from Wehle, especially since World earlier wrote Wehldt. In the world exist with the Kornhof, the Tetenshof and the Haubarg Windschuur three typical of eiderstedt old farmhouses, called Haubarge.

In 1113 was built by Garding from a wooden chapel. The Protestant Church of St. Michael to world built in the 13th century. Built in the Gothic brick Association nave is late Romanesque. 1415 Dithmarschner destroyed the chapel, which was then built up again until the end of the 15th century. The created in Eiderstedter type wooden pulpit dates from 1578th The decorated with a painting by Govert van aft altar is dated to about 1600, the same copy can also be found in the St. John's church in the neighboring commune Poppenbüll.

1897 gave the farm owner Tetens the municipality a sum of money of 5000 Mark, who financed the construction of an organ by Wilhelm Sauer.

The tower was added in 1908. In 1966, the church was closed due to upcoming renovations. The church world - Vollerwiek uses since the Vollerwieker Church of St. Martin for regular worship. The renovation of the church building Welter was completed in 1977. Since then, the church is run by the church district eiderstedt and is open from May to September all day. Since 1996 she has been known as a summer church world. Inside, a permanent exhibition about the Eiderstedter churches and their history can be seen, in addition from time to lectures and special services have been held.

Policy

Municipal council

The voters Community World ( WGW ) holds all nine seats in the municipal council. In the local elections on May 26, 2013, the turnout was 67.0 percent.

Mayor

For the election period 2013-2018 Dirk Lautenschlager ( WGW ) was re-elected mayor.

Culture and sights

Website

• Church world