Stadum

Stadum
Municipality
Rio Reiser's house in Fresenhagen
Rio Reiser's house in Fresenhagen
Flag of Stadum
Flag
Coat of arms of Stadum
Coat of arms
Location of Stadum within Nordfriesland district
Location of Stadum within Nordfriesland district
Interactive map of Stadum
Stadum is located in Germany
Stadum
Location within Germany
Stadum is located in Schleswig-Holstein
Stadum
Location within Schleswig-Holstein
Coordinates: 54°43′N 9°3′E / 54.717°N 9.050°E / 54.717; 9.050
CountryGermany
StateSchleswig-Holstein
DistrictNordfriesland
Municipal assoc.Südtondern
Government
 • MayorWerner Klingebiel
Area
 • Total
19.74 km2 (7.62 sq mi)
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2025-12-31)
 • Total
919
 • Density46.6/km2 (121/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
25917
Dialling codes04662
Vehicle registrationNF
Websitewww.amt-
karrharde.de

Stadum is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Notable people

Rock musician Rio Reiser and his band Ton Steine Scherben moved to a farmstead at Fresenhagen in Stadum in 1975. Reiser lived there until his death in 1996. He was also buried on the farm under a special permit provided by Minister President Heide Simonis.

Bundeswehr SIGINT station

SIGINT station north (Fernmeldeaufklärungszentrale NORD) in Stadum is one of two HF SIGINT stations of Bundeswehr. The station is opearting a Wullenweber-Antenna-array („Kastagnette“) since 1989 for the shortwave spectrum. Bundeswerh is intercepting military radio transmission via this system.

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2025" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.
  2. ↑ Irler, Klaus (1 February 2012). "Rio Reisers Residenz – Nichts als Scherben" [Rio Reiser's Residence – Broken to Pieces]. die Tageszeitung (in German). Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Bataillon Elektronische Kampfführung 911". www.bundeswehr.de (in German). 2023-04-03. Retrieved 2026-10-06.