Rømø

Rømø

Geography
Location	Wadden Sea
Coordinates	55°08′N 8°31′E
Area	129 km2 (50 sq mi)
Administration
Denmark
Demographics
Population	650
Pop. density	5.3/km2 (13.7/sq mi)

Rømø (German: Röm, North Frisian: Rem) is a Danish island in the Wadden Sea. Rømø is part of Tønder municipality. The island has 650 inhabitants as of 1 January 2011 and covers an area of 129 km². Rømø is now the southernmost of Denmark's Wadden Sea Islands (the previous being the small uninhabited island of Jordsand which sank in 1999).

History

From 1864 until 1920, Rømø belonged to Germany as part of the Prussian province of Schleswig-Holstein.

Rømø

Romo Beach

Features

It is linked to the Danish mainland by a road running across a causeway, and the island lies about 3 km from the neighbouring German island Sylt, to which it is connected by ferry. It is home to a number of small communities such as Kongsmark, Østerby, Lakolk, and Sønderstrand.

St Clement's Church

Is the main church in the island

Kommandørgård Museum

The museum contains, amongst others things, a whale skeleton. The house is from 1770 and the barn and stable are from 1744. "Kommandør" (commander) is an older term for a captain of a Whaler.

Nudist beach

Rømø is a popular spot for tourists attracted by the nudist beaches which can be driven onto legally with motor vehicles.

See also

• List of Danish islands
• Nearby islands: Mandø, Fanø, Sylt (German island).
• Nearby towns: Esbjerg, Ribe, Skærbæk, Tønder

Gallery

• 
  Aerial view
• 
  Rømø Kite Festival 2016
• 
  Harbour
• 
  Sankt Clemens Kirke, Rømø
• 
  Causeway
• 
  Den gamle Redningsstation Rømø
• 
  Shore

External links

• Rømø (tourist website, English).
• Cycle Route round the island (tourist website, English).
• Further Tourist Information (German).