North March

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North March
Waters Wadden Sea , German Bight , North Sea
Archipelago Halligen , North Frisian Islands
Geographical location 54 ° 37 '33 "  N , 8 ° 31' 47"  E Coordinates: 54 ° 37 '33 "  N , 8 ° 31' 47"  E
North March (Schleswig-Holstein)
North March
length 3.8 km
width 2.13 km
surface 5.66 km²
Highest elevation Old Peterswarf
5,3  m
Residents 44 (May 25, 1987)
7.8 inhabitants / km²
main place Mayenswarf
Measuring table sheet Wyk auf Föhr from 1927 (originally 1880)
Measuring table sheet Wyk auf Föhr from 1927
(originally 1880)

Nordmarsch was a Hallig in North Friesland , which grew together with the Hallig Langeneß (as well as the smaller Hallig Butwehl ) by 1869 through dam construction, Lahnungen and natural growth . Accordingly, the original name of the merged, new Hallig Nordmarsch-Langeneß was . Before that, Nordmarsch was separated from Langeneß and Butwehl by the Ley .

geography

In 1941 the previously independent municipality of Nordmarsch with an area of ​​566 hectares was incorporated into Langeness, as was the municipality of Oland ( Butwehl had been part of Langeness since 1666). The parish of Nordmarsch, on the other hand, was merged with that of Langeneß as early as 1838 (the parish of Langeneß with Butwehl was founded in 1725, before Langeneß belonged to Oland and Butwehl to Gröde ). The Nordmarscher cemetery on the Kirchhofswarft still exists today. Before the establishment of the parish of Nordmarsch in the 17th century, the residents of Föhr were parish.

In the community encyclopedia for the province of Schleswig-Holstein of the Royal Prussian State Statistical Office from 1908 (for the 1905 census) the community of Nordmarsch was listed with an area of ​​509.6 hectares . The population at the 1905 census was only 93. At the last census on May 25, 1987, the population of the six inhabited terps of the former Hallig added up to only 44:

  • Mayenswarf (12)
  • Norderhörn (11)
  • Hilligenley (9)
  • Rixwarf (5)
  • Kirchhofswarf (4)
  • Süderhörn (3)

The terps Alte Peterswarf (with the lighthouse Nordmarsch), Neupeterswarf (abandoned since the storm surge of 1962 ), Treuberg and Halge Huus are uninhabited.

The Langeneß National Park Information Center is located on Rixwarf.

Two to three kilometers west of the former Hallig, halfway to Wittdün on the island of Amrum , lies the Schweinsücken tidal flats , which offers a certain protection against storm surges.

lighthouse

In 1902 a lighthouse was built at the western end of the Hallig and named after her. It is the only lighthouse on Langeness and is also known as the Langeness lighthouse . The tower is located on the old Peterswarft, which is no longer inhabited. In 1916 the lighthouse was badly damaged by a sea ​​mine , so that it cracked and stood crooked. This damage was only partially repaired in 1953 by a masonry coating; the misalignment could not be completely eliminated.

The height of the structure is 11.5 m, the height of the fire 13 m above MTHW . The beacon serves as a guide and cross- mark beacon for the Süderaue fairway and has a range of 14.7 nm (white), 11.6 nm (red) and 10.5 nm (green). The tower is a listed building and is officially designated by the responsible waterways and shipping office Tönning as the North March beacon .

Pictures and cards

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Jens Lorenzen: The Halligen in old illustrations: a photo documentation of the terps from the 1st half of the 20th century, introduced with historical maps. 1992. (Google Books Snippet)
  2. State Statistical Office Schleswig-Holstein: The population of the communities in Schleswig-Holstein 1867–1970 (historical community register). Kiel 1972 , page 96
  3. ^ Halligfreunde.de: Langeneß
  4. Schleswig-Holsteinischer Heimatbund: Schleswig-Holstein, 1975 , page 9
  5. Christmas 1880 on Hallig Langeneß (PDF; 1.5 MB)
  6. The Halligen Langeneß and Oland
  7. ^ Community encyclopedia for the province of Schleswig-Holstein. Based on the materials from the census of December 1, 1905 and other official sources, edited by the Royal Prussian State Statistical Office. In: Königliches Prussisches Statistisches Landesamt (Hrsg.): Community encyclopedia for the Kingdom of Prussia. Booklet VIII, 1908, DNB  365941743 , ZDB -ID 1046036-6 , p. 44 .