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340:UTC+01:00
335:Time zone
305:Elevation
1643:Witzwort
1508:Struckum
1483:Sollwitt
1433:Ramstedt
1423:Pellworm
1373:Norstedt
1358:Norddorf
1308:Lexgaard
1293:Langeneß
1288:Ladelund
1268:Klixbüll
1228:Humptrup
1218:Horstedt
1183:Haselund
1163:Goldebek
1093:Dagebüll
1073:Braderup
1058:Bordelum
1053:Bondelum
1033:Aventoft
1028:Arlewatt
1018:Alkersum
739:Politics
706:Uluersum
698:Source:
487:Alkersum
474:thatched
253:District
1638:Wittdün
1633:Wittbek
1618:Winnert
1573:Utersum
1568:Uphusum
1553:Tönning
1453:Rodenäs
1438:Rantrum
1398:Olderup
1383:Oevenum
1378:Ockholm
1353:Niebüll
1348:Nieblum
1153:Garding
1118:Ellhöft
1088:Breklum
1068:Bosbüll
1063:Borgsum
1023:Almdorf
998:Achtrup
780:"Lucky"
751:Economy
731:in the
729:Prussia
721:Denmark
710:whaling
497:History
466:Klantem
442:Germany
425:Olersem
404:Website
234:Germany
230:Country
202:54°44′N
168:Olersem
122:Olersem
72:Olersem
28:Olersem
1653:Wrixum
1628:Witsum
1613:Westre
1538:Tating
1498:Stadum
1403:Oldsum
1328:Midlum
1253:Karlum
1248:Kampen
1213:Hörnum
1108:Dunsum
1038:Bargum
950:Oldsum
944:Oldsum
920:
896:
660:−19.2%
649:+32.0%
638:−33.1%
616:−16.8%
594:+16.9%
539:+10.7%
491:Midlum
483:Dunsum
470:Taftem
462:Fering
420:Fering
416:Oldsum
205:8°27′E
171:
164:Oldsum
125:
118:Oldsum
75:
31:
24:Oldsum
1623:Wisch
1473:Seeth
1338:Nebel
1233:Husum
1208:Hooge
1198:Högel
1173:Gröde
1098:Drage
890:Amrum
834:(XLS)
693:−1.2%
682:−2.7%
671:−8.5%
627:+5.9%
605:−6.4%
583:+9.8%
572:+7.9%
561:+5.4%
550:+6.2%
436:, in
389:04683
378:25938
283:Mayor
241:State
1696:Föhr
1593:Welt
1578:Viöl
1533:Sylt
1313:List
1303:Leck
1223:Hude
1203:Holm
918:ISBN
894:ISBN
687:2016
676:1982
665:1961
654:1939
643:1900
632:1880
621:1860
610:1834
599:1801
588:1787
577:1722
566:1711
555:1700
544:1689
533:1678
522:1667
511:Pop.
507:Year
489:and
430:Föhr
365:CEST
292:Area
690:508
679:514
668:528
657:577
646:714
635:541
624:809
613:764
602:918
591:981
580:839
569:764
558:708
547:672
536:633
525:572
354:DST
344:CET
321:525
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516:±%
464::
444:.
440:,
422::
399:NF
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