Nordstrand, Germany

Local nameNordstrand
LocationEurope

Nordstrand is a peninsula and former island in North Frisia on the North Sea coast of Germany. It is part of the Nordfriesland district in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein. Its area is 50 km², and its population is 2,300. Nordstrand has two municipalities, Nordstrand and smaller Elisabeth-Sophien-Koog, which are part of the Amt Nordsee-Treene.

In medieval times, Nordstrand was a part of the larger island of Strand which was torn into pieces in a disastrous storm tide in 1634. Over 6,000 people drowned. Before 1634, the area of the island was about 210 square miles. Other remnants of Strand are Pellworm and some Halligen islets.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordstrand,_Germany

Coordinates 54°29'14.559" N 8°51'55.03" E

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