Frisian Islands
The Frisian Islands are a chain of islands on the North Sea coast , separated from the mainland by the Wadden Sea . They extend from the Netherlands Holland to the Danish Jutland . Most of the islands are part of the historical region of the Friesland , others such as the Danish Wadden Sea Islands are outside the Frisian settlement area, so that the term "Frisian Islands" is only a geographic one.
The Frisian Islands are usually made up of mud flats , beaches, dunes and core. A distinction can be made between Geest and Marsh Islands . There is hardly any fishing or livestock farming anymore , but tourism and coastal protection are increasing . They are therefore primarily considered a tourist destination with many seaside resorts .
The archipelago is divided into three smaller island chains:
- The North Frisian Islands stretch from the mouth of the Eider to Jutland and are part of North Frisia and Denmark . The most important islands are Sylt , Föhr , Amrum , Pellworm and the Halligen . Nordstrand has been a peninsula since 1987 . In a broader sense, the Danish Wadden Sea Islands such as Fanø , Rømø , Mandø and Langli are also among the North Frisian Islands. In terms of language and culture, Heligoland is also to be regarded as a North Frisian island.
- The East Frisian Islands stretch from the Ems to the mouth of the Weser and are part of East Frisia and the Oldenburg Friesland . The most important islands are Borkum and Norderney . It also includes Baltrum , Juist , Langeoog , Spiekeroog and Wangerooge .
- The West Frisian Islands lie between Holland and the mouth of the Ems and are part of the Dutch provinces of North Holland , Fryslân and Groningen . The main islands are Texel , Vlieland , Terschelling , Griend , Ameland and Schiermonnikoog .
- Furthermore, the islands of the coastal Heligoland Bay from Eiderstedt via the Elbe and Weser estuaries to Wilhelmshaven are also part of the Frisian Islands, even if they are not directly assigned to any of the three subgroups. The most important islands are Trischen , Scharhörn and Neuwerk .
literature
- Tina Kaie, Mareike Ludewig: Frisian Islands then and now . Komet, Cologne 2009, ISBN 3-89836-879-3 .
- Hippolyt Julius Haas: German North Sea coast, Frisian Islands and Heligoland. Velhagen & Klasing, 1900
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Frisian Islands . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . 4th edition. Volume 6, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1885–1892, p. 734.
- ↑ Bertelsmann Jugendlexikon, 2007, pp. 206/207 books.google.de