Odde

The Amrumer Odde in the north of the island of Amrum is designated as Aad on the map from 1861 , and the Steenodde in the southeast as Stinaad

Albue Odde (Danish) on Sylt (map from 1863)

Lusensodde in the south of the island of Rømø (map shows the period from 1643 to 1647)

With Odde , formerly Aad where is northern Germany and Scandinavia a sleek, towering into the sea promontory called. Because of its exposed location, an Odde can also use sea marks, e.g. B. a lighthouse . So there is

• in Germany the Amrumer Odde and the Hörnumer Odde .
• in Denmark the Als Odde , Dueodde , Gedser Odde , Gjeller Odde, Hammer Odde (Bornholm) Helmodde (Romo) Knudshoved Odde , Sjællands Odde or Skagen Odde. The Danish name of Noss is Næsodde , and Näs Odde appears as a variant of the name on an old German map .

Alternatively, the term Huk is used for Odde , in Denmark the suffix næs (nose) and in Öland the term Orde (Högenäs Orde).

The term Aade , a former headland of the Helgoland dune , can also be derived from Odde .

Place names like Steenodde are also derived from nearby headlands.

See also

• Headland
• Place (headland)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Geological map of the island of Sylt and its immediate surroundings. Geologically edited by Dr L. Meyn (1876)