Sylt

municipality in Schleswig-Holstein state, Germany on the island of the same name
AdministrativeArea municipality_without_town_privileges_in_germany Q21008
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Sylt

Summary

Sylt is a municipality without town privileges in Germany[1]. Sylt ranks in the top 0.72% of municipality_without_town_privileges_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (394 views/month, #47 of 6,526).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sylt was a member of Städteverband Schleswig-Holstein[3].
  • Sylt is located in Nordfriesland district[4].
  • Sylt is in the country of Germany[5].
  • Sylt's head of government is recorded as Q140436165[6].
  • Sylt's instance of is recorded as municipality without town privileges in Germany[7].
  • Sylt's capital is recorded as Westerland[8].
  • Sylt's official language is recorded as German[9].
  • Sylt's official language is recorded as North Frisian[10].
  • Sylt's shares border with is recorded as Wenningstedt-Braderup[11].
  • Sylt's shares border with is recorded as Hörnum (Sylt)[12].
  • Sylt's shares border with is recorded as Klanxbüll[13].
  • Sylt's postal code is recorded as 25980[14].
  • Sylt's Commons category is recorded as Sylt (municipality)[15].
  • Sylt's licence plate code is recorded as NF[16].
  • Sylt's local dialing code is recorded as 04651[17].
  • Sylt's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 54.8931, 'longitude': 8.32361}[18].
  • Sylt's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Sylt[19].
  • Sylt's official website is recorded as https://gemeinde-sylt.de/[20].
  • Sylt's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sylt (municipality)[21].
  • Sylt's web feed URL is recorded as https://gemeinde-sylt.de/feed/[22].
  • Sylt has a population of {'amount': '+13638'}[23].
  • Sylt has a population of {'amount': '+13595'}[24].
  • Sylt has a population of {'amount': '+13689'}[25].
  • Sylt has a population of {'amount': '+13741'}[26].
  • Sylt has a population of {'amount': '+13924'}[27].

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Geography

Sylt is in the country of Germany[5]. Sylt is located in Nordfriesland district[4].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+57.33'}[28] and {'amount': '+57.31'}[29]. Sylt sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+1'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+13638'}[23], {'amount': '+13595'}[24], {'amount': '+13689'}[25], {'amount': '+13741'}[26], {'amount': '+13924'}[27], and {'amount': '+13679'}[31].

Designation and Status

Sylt's instance of is recorded as municipality without town privileges in Germany[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Sylt include Sylt Airport[32], a commercial airport[33], in Germany[34].

Why It Matters

Sylt ranks in the top 0.72% of municipality_without_town_privileges_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (394 views/month, #47 of 6,526).[2] Sylt has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Sylt is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for Sylt include Sylt Airport[32], a commercial airport[33], in Germany[34].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+13638'}, {'amount': '+13595'}, {'amount': '+13689'} +5
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/51891|batch #51891]]: einwohnerzahlen2025"
  2. 13w ago · Middle Distance Biker 39 · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Head of government → Nikolas Häckel, Q140436165
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6]]: [[Q140436165]]"
  3. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+13638'}, {'amount': '+13595'}, {'amount': '+13689'} +5
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39115|batch #39115]]: einwohnerzahlen2024"
  4. 16w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in → —
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Sylt (municipality)
    Aliases → —
    Different from → Sylt
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/35991|batch #35991]]"
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