Top 20 Natural Monuments around Witsum

There is a viewing platform here with a great view over the dunes and the North Sea.

The area was designated as a nature reserve number 10 in 1936. In the same year, a thatched bird keeper's house was built in a dune valley, which still exists today. The Jordsand Association has been responsible for maintaining the area since 1941. To prevent a sea breach, a short dike was built lengthways at the narrowest point in the south of the Odde in 1955. In 1970 the NSG was expanded.

The Amrumer Odde is around two kilometers long and an average of 150 to 200 meters wide. It mainly consists of a dune belt up to 24 meters high. The Odde was created by the Kniepsand, which migrates steadily to the east or northeast. Around 150 hectares of the Odde are designated as a nature reserve, which is looked after by the Jordsand Association. Officially it is referred to as the “Nordspitze Amrum nature reserve on the island of Amrum in the Südtondern district” or as “Amrum-Odde”. The Odde serves as a nesting place for numerous seabirds. Therefore, during breeding season it is only allowed to move around the coastline. The Odde includes a gravel-covered spit, the actual northern tip of Amrum.

The Lembecksburg is an impressive ring wall from the 9th/10th century. Century and namesake for the island village “Borigsem”, as the “settlement near the castle” is called in Frisian. With a circumference of around 450 meters and a height of up to 13 meters, the ring wall northwest of Borgsum once served as a refuge and protective castle from the Vikings. In the 14th century it came into the possession of the Holstein nobleman Klaus Lembeck. The Danish King Waldemar IV besieged Borgsum Castle in 1374 because Lembeck refused to swear allegiance to him. When the nobleman no longer saw a way out, he sank the treasures into the well and fled in a boat across the tidal creek, which at that time still connected the Borgsum Marsh with the North Sea. The Lembecksburg is now an archaeological monument. On the Lembecksburg grounds you can have a wonderful picnic in the countryside. https://www.foehr.de/ausflugstipps

The white, round tower with a red lantern and a red conical roof made of copper stands on a conical brick base in the northwestern part of Amrum, on the eastern edge of the Kniepsand. The shaft consists of cast-iron casing plates that are screwed together. The lighthouse was initially operated with gas. In 1936, the lighthouse was converted to electric light together with the Amrum lighthouse. The light is produced by a 120 V/600 W halogen bulb with a four-way changeover system and electric lamp timing. Since December 5, 1984, all lighthouses on Amrum have been remotely controlled by the Tönning Waterways and Shipping Office. The Norddorf lighthouse serves as a guide and cross-mark light for the "Vortrapptief" fairway, a second guide sector for entering the port of Hörnum on Sylt. You can reach the Norddorf leading and cross-mark light from the bird hide near the crossing to Kniepsand via a boardwalk. In autumn it can sometimes be very stormy on Amrum. The spectacle can be magnificent. Water splashes over the breakwaters, beach grass ducks before the imperious storm that howls around the Frisian thatched roofs. It is the time to walk on Amrum in oilskins, the taste of salt on your lips, a joyful restlessness in your heart because the unleashing is impressive. There is some truth in the opinion of island friends that there is no such thing as bad weather here, just inappropriate clothing. https://www.deutsche-leuchtfeuer.de/nordsee/norddorf.html

The view from the beacon is fantastic. You can enjoy the beautiful dune landscape in all directions. In addition, numerous benches invite you to linger.

The northernmost lighthouse in Amrum is a beautiful hiking destination with a great view of the surrounding dune landscape. Sit down, take a deep breath and enjoy!

During the excavations carried out in the interior of the castle in 1951/52, the ground plans of the house were uncovered and numerous potsherds, loom weights, iron implements and soapstone vessels were recovered.