Rantum
Rantum (; Sölring Frisian: Raantem) is a village and a former municipality on the island of Sylt in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Since 1 January 2009, it has been an Ortsteil (part) of the municipality Sylt.
Key facts
- German location.type
- Ortsteil
- German location.Town
- Sylt
- German location.image_plan
- Rantum in NF.PNG
- German location.plantext
- Location of Rantum within the Nordfriesland district
- German location.state
- Schleswig-Holstein
- German location.district
- Nordfriesland
- German location.elevation
- 3
- German location.area
- 9.39
- German location.population
- 561
- German location.Stand
- 2007-12-31
- German location.postal_code
- 25980
- German location.area_code
- 0 46 51
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Rantum (; Sölring Frisian: Raantem) is a village and a former municipality on the island of Sylt in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Since 1 January 2009, it has been an Ortsteil (part) of the municipality Sylt.
== Etymology == The name is frequently associated with the marine goddess Rán (Rantum = Rán's place).
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