Munkmarsch
district of Sylt
Munkmarsch (German pronunciation: [ˈmʊŋkˌmaʁʃ]; North Frisian: Munkmersk; Danish: Munkmarsk) 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.
Etymology
Munkmarsch (Frisian: Munkmersk) derives from "marsh of the monks".
History
The village is located on territory that once belonged to the monastery of St. Canute's Abbey, Odense. In 1573, the area was known as Sankt Knutsmarsch. A 1648 map referred to Munckmarsch, a map from 1778 used Monckmarsch. In 1744, a mill was constructed, flour produced there was mainly sent to Norway. From 1755, mail boats touched at the local harbour. The port was the main connection between Sylt and the mainland after Keitum harbour silted up in the 1850s.
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