Nordstrandischmoor

Nordstrandischmoor

The Hallig of Nordstrandischmoor including, from left to right, Norderwarft, Halberwegwarft and Schulwarft (Amalienwarft)
Geography
Location	German Bight, North Sea
Coordinates	54°32′59″N 08°48′44″E / 54.54972°N 8.81222°E / 54.54972; 8.81222Coordinates: 54°32′59″N 08°48′44″E / 54.54972°N 8.81222°E / 54.54972; 8.81222
Archipelago	North Frisian Islands
Area	1.9 km2 (0.73 sq mi)
Length	2.6 km (1.62 mi)
Width	0.8 km (0.5 mi)
Highest elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Highest point	Neuwarft
Country
Germany
Largest city	Neuwarft
Demographics
Population	22

Nordstrandischmoor (Danish: Nordstrand Mor, 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 a construction railway, with a rail gauge of 600 mm, which runs to the mainland at Beltringharder Koog. 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 warfs, from east to west are:

NASA satellite photo of Nordstrandischmoor with the warfs numbered. Right: the Lorendamm embankment at Beltringharder Koog
Residence No.1	Warf	Topographic description	Population details 30.06.2005
			Population	Households
1	Neuwarft 2	(Hamlet)	14	2
2	Amalienwarft 3	(School/church)	-	-
3	Halberwegwarft	(House)	1	1
4	Norderwarft	(House)	7	1
	Nordstrandischmoor	Hallig	22	4

Gallery

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  Evening view of the islet with its four warfs and the Lorendamm, seen from the mainland

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  Railway line to Nordstrandischmoor

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  Beach

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  Coastal defences

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  Norderwarft

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  Historic cemetery

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  The letter box: emptied on Tuesdays depending on the tide

External links

• Hallig Nordstrandischmoor (German)

References

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