Nordstrandischmoor

Hallig in the Wadden Sea - a tidal island
54°32′59″N 08°48′44″E / 54.54972°N 8.81222°E / 54.54972; 8.81222ArchipelagoNorth Frisian IslandsArea1.9 km2 (0.73 sq mi)Length2.6 km (1.62 mi)Width0.8 km (0.5 mi)Highest elevation3 m (10 ft)Highest pointNeuwarftAdministration
Germany
Largest settlementNeuwarftDemographicsPopulation22 (1987)

Nordstrandischmoor (Danish: Nordstrand Mor or Nordstrandmose, North Frisian: Lätj Möör; also known locally as Lüttmoor) is a Hallig (undyked islet) off the North Frisian coast in Germany and lies within the Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park.

Geography

Administratively, Nordstrandischmoor belongs to the municipality of Nordstrand and is one of its parishes. The Hallig has an area of 1.9 km2. In the spring of 2008, 27 people lived on Nordstrandischmoor.

Its link with the mainland is the Lüttmoorsiel-Nordstrandischmoor island railway a construction railway with a rail gauge of 600 mm, which runs to the mainland at Beltringharder Koog in the municipality of Reußenköge. At high tide, ships can also dock. At low tide the Hallig may also be reached on foot over the mudflats.

On the island, there are four warfs, artificial dwelling mounds on which are located a primary school (with 3 students, the smallest school in Germany - as at 2010)[1] and a restaurant. The four wharfs, from east to west are:


Map of Nordstrandischmoor with the wharfs numbered.
Right: the Lorendamm embankment at Beltringharder Koog
Residence

No.1
Warf Topographic
description
Population details
30.06.2005
Population Households
1 Neuwarft2 (Hamlet) 14 2
2 Amalienwarft3 (School/church) - -
3 Halberwegwarft (House) 1 1
4 Norderwarft (House) 7 1
  Nordstrandischmoor Hallig 22 4

Gallery

  • Evening view of the islet with its four wharfs and the Lorendamm, seen from the mainland
    Evening view of the islet with its four wharfs and the Lorendamm, seen from the mainland
  • Railway line to Nordstrandischmoor
    Railway line to Nordstrandischmoor
  • Beach
    Beach
  • Coastal defences
    Coastal defences
  • Schulwarft, featuring one of Germany's smallest schools
    Schulwarft, featuring one of Germany's smallest schools
  • Norderwarft
    Norderwarft
  • Historic cemetery
    Historic cemetery
  • The letter box: emptied on Fridays, exact time depending on the tide
    The letter box: emptied on Fridays, exact time depending on the tide

References

  1. ^ Hallig Nordstrandischmoor, under "Schulwarft", accessed on 7 February 2010

External links

Media related to Nordstrandischmoor at Wikimedia Commons

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