Sylt (municipality)

Gemeinde Sylt (Danish: Sild (Kommune), North Frisian: Söl (Gimiindi)) is a municipality on the island of Sylt in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It has around 13,000 inhabitants and covers about 60% of the area of the island.

Gemeinde Sylt
Town hall Westerland, seat of Gemeinde Sylt
Location of Gemeinde Sylt within Nordfriesland district
Gemeinde Sylt
Gemeinde Sylt
Coordinates: 54°55′N 8°18′E
CountryGermany
StateSchleswig-Holstein
DistrictNordfriesland
Subdivisions7 Ortsteile
Government
  MayorNikolas Häckel (Ind.)
Area
  Total57.81 km2 (22.32 sq mi)
Highest elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Lowest elevation
1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)
  Total13,924
  Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
25969-25980
Dialling codes04651
Vehicle registrationNF
Websitewww.gemeinde-sylt.de
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