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{{Infobox German location
|name              = Alkersum<br><small>Aalkersem</small>
|image_photo       = Pincerno - Alkersum 1.JPG
|image_caption     = A park in Alkersum
|image_coa            = 
|coordinates       = {{coord|54|42|35|N|8|30|46|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan          = Alkersum in NF.PNG
|state        = Schleswig-Holstein
|district             = Nordfriesland
|Amt               = Föhr-Amrum
|elevation              = 6
|area            = 9.07
|postal_code               = 25938
|area_code           = 04681
|licence               = NF
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 01 0 54 005
|website           = [http://www.alkersum.de/ www.alkersum.de]
|mayor     = Ina Ketels
}}

'''Alkersum''' ([[Fering]]: ''Aalkersem'', {{langx|da|Alkersum}}) is a [[Municipalities of Germany|municipality]] in the [[Nordfriesland]] district, in [[Schleswig-Holstein]], northern [[Germany]].

==Geography==
Alkersum is situated in the center of the island in the [[geest]]land of Föhr.

==History==
First settlements in the area occurred in the [[Iron Age]].

==Politics==
Since the communal elections of 2008, the ''Alkersumer Wählergemeinschaft'' holds all nine seats in the municipality council.

==Economy==
Several enterprises have settled in the outskirts of the village. Also tourism and horse ranches are an important factor.

==Culture==
In August 2009 the ''[[Museum Kunst der Westküste]]'' (Museum of Fine Arts of the West Coast) opened in Alkersum. It displays artworks that focus on the North Sea and its shore. Notable artists include [[Edvard Munch]], [[Emil Nolde]], [[Max Liebermann]] and others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shz.de/schleswig-holstein/artikeldetail/article/111/eine-kunstsammlung-fuer-die-insel.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120909043040/http://www.shz.de/schleswig-holstein/artikeldetail/article/111/eine-kunstsammlung-fuer-die-insel.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 September 2012 |title=Eine Kunstsammlung für die Insel |first=Mira |last=Nagar |date=31 August 2008 |publisher=Schleswig-Holsteinischer Zeitungsverlag |language=German }}</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Frederik Paulsen Sr|Frederik Paulsen]] (1909–1997), founder of [[Ferring|Ferring Pharmaceuticals]]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{commons category-inline}}
*[http://www.alkersum.de Alkersum]

{{Cities and towns in Nordfriesland (district)}}

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[[Category:Föhr]]
[[Category:Nordfriesland]]


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