634 a storm surge destroyed the levees Archsum-up to build the Nössedeichs in 1938 remains the defenseless village and is repeatedly hit by storm surges. Between 1963 and 1983 can be found in the village of excavations, which pre-Christian settlement remains unearth. As part of the municipality reform Archsum 1970 loses its autonomy and is the district of the municipality of Sylt-Ost. In Archsum, it is excellent for Großstädter relax. The quiet village must also deal with the predicate of an air spa decorate.
Archsum means of settlement or ARKE Erke. Archsum was documented as Arxum interest in the 1462 first book of the Bishop of Schleswig mentioned. Excavations in the 1930s showed that a settlement already existed since the Neolithic. In Mootjis Küül on Nössedeich is approximately 5000 years old grave Merelmerskhoog course. Some of them are still living ancient hills, such as the Firstklent to see. Between 1969 and 1974 archaeologists digging in Old Archsum and Troy were Archsum than the North. They found evidence from the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, and presented a nearly 2000 years of colonization-free, also a village that is 700 to 1000 AD has existed. 1860 were the last remnants of Archsumburg worn.
It is too introspective. Archsum is the smallest village in the island and unique landschaflich between salt marshes and sea. Various saltwater plants and unique bird life of North Sea are at home here. Hikers and nature lovers come here for their full costs. The picturesque, mostly reetgedeckten houses dominate the idyllic picture of Archsum.