Rantum Basin, Sylt

Name: Rantum Basin
Address: Sylt, Germany

#6 among attractions in Sylt

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The Rantum Basin is a nature reserve located about in the middle of the island of Sylt, south of the towns of Westerland and Tinnum. It is named after the village of Rantum. This protected area is managed by the Jordsand association.

Alternative names: Coordinates: 54°52'11"N, 8°18'49"E

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Rantum Basin – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St. Severin, Denghoog, Leuchtturm Kampen, St. Niels.

3 miNE
Church, Sacred and religious sites, Romanesque architecture
St. Severin, Sylt
77 min walk • St. Severin is a Lutheran parish church in Keitum on the island of Sylt, northern Germany. It was named after the 4th-century bishop Severin of Cologne.
4.9 miN
Museum, Archaeological site
Denghoog, Sylt
126 min walk • Denghoog is a Neolithic passage grave dating from around 3000 BC on the northern edge of Wenningstedt-Braderup on the German island of Sylt. The name Denghoog derives from the Söl'ring Deng and Hoog.
5.4 miN
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Leuchtturm Kampen, Sylt
138 min walk • The Kampen Lighthouse is located on the geestland core of the German island of Sylt, south of Kampen. It is a white conical stone tower with a broad black band.
2.6 miN
Church, Gothic architecture
St. Niels, Sylt
67 min walk • St. Niels is a Lutheran church in Westerland, a seaside resort on the German island of Sylt. Built in 1634 and consecrated in 1637 it is the city’s oldest building and home to a congregation within the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany.
2.2 miN
Aquarium, Park, Zoo
Sylt Aquarium, Sylt
58 min walk • The Sylt Aquarium in the south of the town of Westerland on the island of Sylt is a zoological garden specializing in fish from the North Sea and tropical fish from coral reefs. Inaugurated in 2004, the aquarium is located directly on the dune belt...
2.9 miN
Village, Ruins
Eidum, Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park
75 min walk • Eidum or Eydum was a historic place on the German island of Sylt in the North Sea. It was several hundred metres west of the present coast line of the present-day village of Westerland.
2.9 miN
Tower
Typenturm, Sylt
74 min walk • A Typenturm is a standardised telecommunications tower built of reinforced concrete the former German federal post office. Different types of tower were developed and built at different locations, like the series FMT 1 to FMT 16.
2.5 miN
Church
Sankt Nicolai, Sylt
65 min walk • The town church of St. Nicolai is an Evangelical Lutheran church in Westerland on the island of Sylt. It is located on St. Nicolai Street, between the streets Maybachstraße and Trift.
4.7 miE
Church
Sankt Martin, Sylt
121 min walk • St. Martin's Church is an Evangelical Lutheran church in Morsum on the island of Sylt. It received its name after St. Martin of Tours. The church stands somewhat apart from the village on a flat hilltop in the marsh meadows.
2.7 miN
Locality
Westerland
68 min walk • Westerland is a seaside resort and a former municipality located on the German North Sea island of Sylt. Since 1 January 2009, Westerland has been part of the municipality Gemeinde Sylt.
4.6 miN
Locality
Wenningstedt-Braderup
118 min walk • Wenningstedt-Braderup is a municipality and seaside resort on the island of Sylt in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is located north of the town of Westerland and is part of the Amt Landschaft Sylt. The local economy is dominated by tourism.