Norddeich (Norden)

Norddeich
Ortsteil of Norden
Norddeich
Location of Norddeich (light blue) in the borough of Norden
Coordinates	53°36′52″N 7°09′3″E / 53.61444°N 7.15083°E / 53.61444; 7.15083Coordinates: 53°36′52″N 7°09′3″E / 53.61444°N 7.15083°E / 53.61444; 7.15083
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Aurich
Town	Norden
Basic statistics
Area	9.61 km2 (3.71 sq mi)
Elevation	1.4 m  (5 ft)
Population	1,734  (31 October 2009)
- Density	180 /km2 (467 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal code	26506
Area code	04931

Ferry port of Norddeich (2010)

Norddeich (Low Saxon: Nörddiek) is a village in the borough of Norden in north Germany with 1,734 inhabitants. It lies in northwestern East Frisia on the North Sea coast.

Since 1979 Norddeich has been officially designated as a "state-recognised North Sea spa" and is the largest of its kind on the coast of the East Frisian mainland.^[1]

Each year around 175,000 vehicles and 2.25 million people are ferried from the harbour to the nearby islands of Juist and Norderney. Norddeich is the third largest passenger port in Germany after Puttgarden and Rostock, and the largest in Lower Saxony.

References

1. ^ Kur- und Bäderbuch, Deutschland 2006/2007, p. 116, retrieved on 3 January 2010

External links

• Official tourist pages of the North Sea resort of Norden-Norddeich (German)