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Sylt

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Sylt (zĭlt, Ger. zült), island (1994 pop. 5,543), 36 sq mi (93 sq km), Schleswig-Holstein, N Germany, in the North Sea. It is the largest of the North Frisian Islands Frisian Islands (frĭzh`ən), chain of low-lying islands, off the coasts of the Netherlands, Germany, and Denmark, in the North Sea.
..... Click the link for more information.  and is connected by a causeway to the mainland; the two main towns are Westerland, a popular seaside tourist spot, and Kampen, a wealthier resort. Except in its cultivated western tip, the island is covered by dunes and heathland; fishing, agriculture, and tourism are the chief industries. Fortified in the 1930s, Sylt was one an early air target of the Allies during World War II. Erosion is an ongoing problem.


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Lufthansa Cityline has officially inaugurated Bombardier CRJ900 regional jet services with a flight from Bonn-Cologne to Westerland on the Frisian island of Sylt.
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Lufthansa Cityline has officially inaugurated Bombardier CRJ900 regional jet services with a flight from Bonn-Cologne to Westerland on the Frisian island of Sylt.
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