Jethou
| Jethou | |
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| Waters | English Channel |
| Archipelago | Channel Islands |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 27 '28 " N , 2 ° 27' 45" W |
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| length | 800 m |
| surface | 18 ha |
| Highest elevation | Gibbet Site 75 m |
| Residents | 3 (1996) 17 inhabitants / km² |
| main place | Manor House |
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Jethou is a small, publicly inaccessible channel island near the island of Herm . The island is 18 hectares and had three permanent residents in 1996; there is a single house ( manor house ). Politically, the island belongs to the Bailiwick of Guernsey , including the city of St. Peter Port (as does the neighboring island of Herm).
There are several smaller islands and rocks in front of the island, including Crevichon a good 200 m further north, and Grande Fauconnière and Petite Fauconnière in the south.
history
From prehistory, kitchen rubbish piles , the remains of a stone circle , two menhirs and a wall have been preserved. There is evidence that the land between Herm and Jethou (today's Percée-Passage) was swept away by a violent storm surge in 709 . At first, like the other Channel Islands, the island was owned by the Duke of Normandy and, with the conquest of England in 1066, became the property of the English royal family . The Channel Islands are not part of the United Kingdom nor a colony , but are as Crown Estates (Engl. Crown dependency ) placed under the British Crown directly. During the Second World War , the island was occupied by the German Wehrmacht .
administration
Internally, Jethou, like the neighboring larger island of Herm , is part of the parish ( parish ) St. Peter Port and belongs to the constituency of St. Peter Port South with Herm. However, it does not belong to any of the four cantons of St. Peter Port.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Guernsey's Population
- ↑ Guernsey Election of States Deputies, 2008
- ^ Bailiwick of Guernsey
- ↑ St. Peter Port Parish, Canton Boundaries ( Memento of the original from October 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
