Rottum (island group)

{{Short description|Nature reserve in the Wadden Sea in the Netherlands}}

{{About|Dutch nature reserve||Rottum (disambiguation){{!}}Rottum}}

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| photo_caption = Rottumeroog in 2005

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| map_caption = Map of the three islands of Rottum (2013)

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| location = Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands

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| area = {{convert|7,400|ha|acres|abbr=on}}

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Rottum ({{IPA|nl|ˈrɔtʏm}}) is a nature reserve in the Wadden Sea in the Netherlands. It consists of the three West Frisian Islands Rottumerplaat, Rottumeroog, and Zuiderduintjes. As a nature reserve, Rottum receives highest protection status under Dutch law;Beheerregeling Rottum, Beheer en Adviescommissie Kustverdediging Rottumeroog en Rottumerplaat, 2006, 50pp. admission to the islands is restricted. The Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality and the government organisations Rijkswaterstaat and Staatsbosbeheer share responsibility for the nature reserve.