Tinnum
| Tinnum | |
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| Ortsteil of Gemeinde Sylt | |
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| Coordinates: 54°54′N 8°20′E / 54.900°N 8.333°ECoordinates: 54°54′N 8°20′E / 54.900°N 8.333°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Nordfriesland |
| Town | Gemeinde Sylt |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nikolas Häckel "Gemeinde Sylt" |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Dialling codes | 04651 |
| Vehicle registration | NF |
| Website | www.gemeinde-sylt.de |
Tinnum (Frisian: Tinem) is a village on the North Sea island of Sylt in the district of Nordfriesland in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Today, it is an Ortsteil of the Gemeinde Sylt.
The meaning of Tinnum (Frisian: Tinem) is unclear. It may derive from teninge, an Old Frisian word for "enclosure". Alternatively, it may mean "home of Tinne".
In the marshes southwest of the village lies the so-called Tinnumburg, a circular rampart on a site that shows sign of human use going back 2,000 years. Local tradition holds that Thing meetings used to be held near burial mounds to the north of the village (now removed to make way for the airport). Tynnum was first mentioned in a document in 1462. In 1613, there were 34 land owners. In 1649, the Landvogtei was constructed - the seat of the Vogt, the local representative of the liege lord. Tinnum remained the seat of the Vogt of Sylt until 1868. The first (private) school was built in Tinnum in 1659. In 1665, there were 55 taxable homes, including a newly constructed mill. In 1770, there were 88 houses, but that number was reduced by the great flood of 1825 to 72 (252 inhabitants). In 1837, the prison for Sylt was built here and Tinnum became the seat of the Amtsgericht (local court), until it was moved to Westerland in 1904. In 1838, a school of navigation moved to Tinnum.
By 1890, there were 72 houses with 347 inhabitants. Tinnum was connected to the Westerland electricity grid in 1925. In the 1920s, Tinnum was the source of much of the earth used in construction of the Hindenburgdamm. From 1927 until 1930, Tinnum had a station on the newly built Westerland-Niebüll railway line. Tinnum's vicinity to Westerland and its central location near the railway line resulted in industrial estates and warehouses being constructed in the village, changing its rural appearance, especially following World War II.
The centre of Tinnum is located circa 4 kilometres southeast of the centre of Westerland. The total area of the Ortsteil is around 751 hectares.
Tinnum has a population of around 3,100 (2013).
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