Mandø

Mandø
	Mandø with Koresand in the southwest, Fanø in the north, Rømø in the south and the mainland coast of Jutland in the east
Waters	German Bight , North Sea
Archipelago	Danish Wadden Islands
Geographical location	55 ° 16 '50 " N , 8 ° 33' 10" E Coordinates: 55 ° 16 '50 " N , 8 ° 33' 10" E
length	3.2 km
width	2.6 km
surface	7.63 km²
Highest elevation	2 m
Residents	38 (January 1, 2020) ; 5 inhabitants / km²
main place	Mandø By
	Mandø and Koresand on a map from 1880

Mandø is the only Danish tidal island . It is located on the west coast of Jutland . The 7.63 km² island lies between the two islands of Rømø and Fanø and is one of the Danish Wadden Sea Islands . The island is one of the smallest parish communities ( Dan. : Sogn ) Denmark ( Mando Sogn ) and belonged until 1970 Harde Ribe Herred in the former Ribe County , then to Ribe Municipality in extended Ribe County , with the municipal reform on 1 January 2007 in the Esbjerg municipality in the region South Denmark has risen.

history

After storm surges that flooded the island and destroyed the only place, the residents settled in the protection of a natural dune in the 17th century and regained their island through land reclamation measures in the following 200 years . Around 1890 the population reached its maximum with almost 300. Mandø was once the only Hallig in Denmark and has been protected by a sea dike since 1937 .

Infrastructure

Southwest of the island is the high sand Koresand . This can be reached at low tide by hiking through the mudflats or by tractor.

There is a small campsite, a few holiday homes and apartments and overnight accommodation in the local restaurant and the Mandøcenter. There is also an exhibition about the Wadden Sea.

traffic

You can reach Mandø by car via Låningsvej , a kind of dam that is not passable during high tide as it consists only of flat gravel and is secured by groynes . The gravel path is 55 cm above the mudflat and one passage takes about 20 minutes. In addition to the tides, the passability also depends on the prevailing wind - with strong westerly winds the period around the low water, in which the Låningsvej is passable, is significantly shorter.

Further south there is also the Ebbevej , but it is only passable for tractors with trailers for the transport of tourists. They are called "Mandø buses" and go to the island from Vester Vedsted .

The residents of Mandø reject the construction of a tidal dam because this measure would bring a large number of tourists to the island, but Mandø is too small for that.

natural reserve

In 2017, the Danish environmental foundation Den Danske Naturfond bought 127 hectares of land on Mandø in order to protect the migratory birds and the unique nature on the island. This means that 175 hectares of land are now under protection. The foundation is using 12 million Danish. Crowns on.