This is a list of all offshore islands that belong to Germany , which are found in the North and Baltic Seas. In addition, some islands in inland waters are also listed. [1]
This is a list of all offshore islands that belong to Germany , which are found in the North and Baltic Seas. In addition, some islands in inland waters are also listed. [1]
| # | Island | Sea | Federal State | Area (km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rügen | Baltic | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 926 |
| 2 | Usedom | 373 (445 km² [a] ) | ||
| 3 | Fehmarn | Schleswig-Holstein | 185 | |
| 4 | Sylt | North Sea | 99 | |
| 5 | Föhr | 82 | ||
| 6 | Pellworm | 37 | ||
| 7 | Poel | Baltic | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 36 |
| 8 | Borkum | North Sea | Niedersachsen | 31 |
| 9 | Norderney | 26 | ||
| 10 | Amrum | Schleswig-Holstein | 20.46 |
Oland is a small hallig which is connected by a narrow-gauge railway to the mainland and to hallig Langeneß. In 2019, the population was estimated, unofficially, to be 16 people.
The North Frisian Islands are the Frisian Islands off the coast of North Frisia.
The West Frisian Islands are a chain of islands in the North Sea off the Dutch coast, along the edge of the Wadden Sea. They continue further east as the German East Frisian Islands and are part of the Frisian Islands.
The Frisian Islands, also known as the Wadden Islands or the Wadden Sea Islands, form an archipelago at the eastern edge of the North Sea in northwestern Europe, stretching from the northwest of the Netherlands through Germany to the west of Denmark. The islands shield the mudflat region of the Wadden Sea from the North Sea.
Dagebüll is a municipality located at the west coast of Schleswig-Holstein in the Nordfriesland district, Germany. Today's Dagebüll was created in 1978 as a merger of the municipalities of Fahretoft, Juliane-Marien-Koog and Waygaard. Dagebüll used to be a Hallig, the oldest houses were built on artificial dwelling hills which in parts can still be seen today. In 1704 the area was secured by sea dikes.
The Halligen or the halliger are small islands without protective dikes. They are variously pluralized in English as the Halligen, Halligs, Hallig islands, or Halligen islands. There are ten German halligen in the North Frisian Islands on Schleswig-Holstein's Wadden Sea–North Sea coast in the district of Nordfriesland and one hallig at the west coast of Denmark (Langli).
Mandø or Manø is one of the Danish Wadden Sea islands off the southwest coast of Jutland, Denmark in the Wadden Sea, part of the North Sea. The island covers an area of 7.63 square kilometres and had 31 inhabitants in January 2022. The island is part of Esbjerg Municipality and is situated approximately 12 kilometres southwest of the ancient town of Ribe.
Hooge is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
The Danish Wadden Sea Islands are a group of islands on the western coast of Jutland, Denmark. They have belonged to the region of Southern Denmark since January 1, 2007. Previously they belonged to the counties of South Jutland and Ribe.
North Frisian Barrier Island is the collective term for three barrier islands due west of the German Halligen in the North Frisian Islands archipelago. The shoals act as natural breakwater for the Halligen and other islands closer to land. Uninhabited, they remain one of the few areas in the Wadden Sea that are unaffected by direct human activity.
Gröde is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. With only 12 inhabitants, the municipality, which is coterminous with the hallig it is situated on, has the smallest population of any municipality in Germany. The inhabitants of the island make a living from tourism and limited agriculture. Gröde forms the smallest electoral district in the country, with the tally reported practically immediately after polls close.
Langeneß is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It consists of the halligen (islands) Langeneß and Oland. Before the flood of 1634 the two islands were directly attached.
Norderoog is one of the ten German halligen islands of the North Frisian Islands in the Wadden Sea, which is part of the North Sea off the coast of Germany. A part of Hooge municipality, the island belongs to the Nordfriesland district.
Süderoog is one of the Halligen, a group of islands in the North Frisian Wadden Sea, off the west coast of Schleswig-Holstein in north Germany. It belongs administratively to the parish of Pellworm and is a bird reserve.
Nordstrandischmoor is a Hallig off the North Frisian coast in Germany and lies within the Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park.
Uthlande, Utlande is a term for the islands, halligen and marshes off the mainland of North Frisia in the Southwest Jutland, modern Nordfriesland district, Germany.
Hallig Habel is the smallest Hallig in the German Wadden Sea, and is a bird sanctuary. It is administered by the Gröde municipality on the neighbouring island. The surface area of Habel measures 7.4 hectares with about 655 metres in length, and 100 metres width.
The peninsula of Großer Werder lies southwest of the Hiddensee, west of the island of Bock and is joined to the peninsula of Zingst to the east. It belongs to the district of Vorpommern-Rügen in northeast Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Germany.
Hainshallig was a small Hallig in the North Frisian Wadden Sea, located east of the Hallig of Hooge, that was flooded and sank in 1860. At the time, Hainshallig was leased to a Hooge resident as part of a leasehold estate and was used for the production of hay. A levee may have once led from Hooge to Hainshallig. The area belonged to the Duchy of Schleswig, which was a fiefdom of the Danish crown, now Germany.
Hamburger Hallig is an area on the westcoast of Nordfriesland district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, that is not protected by sea dikes. It is therefore counted among the Halligen islands.
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