Morsum
Sign in to saveMorsum (; ) is a village on the North Sea island of Sylt in the district of Nordfriesland in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Today, it is an Ortsteil of the Gemeinde Sylt. Morsum is located close to the scientifically important geotope and to the beginning of the Hindenburgdamm linking Sylt with the mainland.
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- St. Martin
- Morsum-Kliff
- The Morsum-Kliff in painting
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Morsum (; ) is a village on the North Sea island of Sylt in the district of Nordfriesland in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Today, it is an Ortsteil of the Gemeinde Sylt. Morsum is located close to the scientifically important geotope and to the beginning of the Hindenburgdamm linking Sylt with the mainland.
==Etymology== Morsum (North Frisian: Muasem) derives from "settlement of Mar".
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