ferries, who travel to the moon, an island track for the carriage, birds, that breed on tracks, Lighthouses showers, a lighthouse to get married and a pudding for Sit down. Almost endless could continue, which makes the North Sea island of Wangerooge so unique.
2004 looked at the most easterly of the seven inhabited East Frisian Islands 200 Seeheilbad years back. Ranging had of bathing with a notice of "Russian Imperial Chamber" in the "Jeverischen weekly ads and messages" from 18. June 1804, "That our Serene Princess a bathing = carriage and a tent have paid the bathing guests for use =; that 11 bars and 19 to hire out beds there; that bey the Vogt Amman for Lunch 8-10 good penny can be dined, as woselbst also red and white wine for the Bouteille 8-10 good penny has to have; that the crossing with the Chalouppe, in which 20 can run over people, … With 6 Dime is paid inclusive of baggage…“
The Old Lighthouse houses a maritime museum and a registry office.
In fact, the bailiff called Tjark Friedrich Ammann at the former Russian ruler of the country had Jever, Friederike Auguste Sophie, widowed Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst, to these "initial" for the establishment of a bathing place effort "for the good of suffering humanity and especially for the less wealthy part". He pointed to the off- and dressing outdoors, the indecency and curiosity of the islanders towards. Successful, but not without self-interest. Because Mr. Ammann was host, sole hauliers, chandler, Baker and Vogt at the same time.
161 Steps up to the magnificent view and to get married!
The healing effect of sea water and sea air had already 1751 recognized in England. And the physicist and writer Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742-1799) asked 1792, why Germany did not have a great deal of public resort.
sand dunes, Sand dunes…
Infinity seems the dune beach and infinitely beautiful!
On the second smallest to Baltrum the East Frisian Islands, which is similar in shape to a seahorse, living around 935 population. In the summer join 11.000 Tourists added, including many day visitors. Cars remain on the mainland. The ten kilometers from Harlesiel overcome the DB ferries "Wangerooge" and "Harlingerland" in 45 minutes. But the narrow fairway through the Wadden Sea National Park has its pitfalls. In extreme weather conditions may lead to "basic sessions", like Captain Alberts called contacts his ship with silt. The schedule of the two ferries with up to five departures per day in each direction dictating the tide. At low tide, the island remains out of reach for every six hours of.
since 1897 puffing the narrow-gauge track on an embankment by the salt marshes for four kilometers away island village.
At the pier, the island train waiting. As the ferries also run by Deutsche Bahn. since 1897 puffing the narrow-gauge track on an embankment by the salt marshes for four kilometers away island village. In the renovated Art Nouveau train station, take his luggage back to reception, the one who checked in Harlesiel at the feeder.
View of Wangerooge village and the island from the old lighthouse
since 1978 of lying in the island city itself may call Wangerooge "State-certified North Sea spa". With 9,5 Kilometers of fine wide beach dunes, of which a large part guarded, and only a short walk, is the island an ideal family destination. Funny are the beach showers in the form of red-white striped lighthouse. For swimming but it is also in the "Oasis" with the 72-meter slide and the "Wellness Point".
At the 750 Meter-long promenade of "pudding" one for Sit down.
Strand- and Wattwanderer appreciate in any season the dust- and exhaust-free air. At the 750 Meter-long promenade of "pudding", a round café-restaurant, the cozy retreat with sea view. climb the 161 Steps of the old lighthouse, is a wonderful view of the car-free island over to Spiekeroog, yes up to Helgoland certainly. At night penetrates the local beacon even up to the window of the beach hotels "Upstalsboom". The lighthouse a maritime museum and the registry office are untergebacht, where each year about 300 be married couples. On the forecourt of the old steam locomotive Inselbahn found, Construction year 1929, laid to rest. To 1967 they did their service.
Wangerooge: ideal for cycling!Well visible from the flat, rich but of flora and fauna island landscape project of the new lighthouse and the west tower, serving as Youth. About the unique National Park "Wadden Sea" provides instructive and amusing the "Rose House" at the spa gardens, which also mudflats and historical island tours offered. Up to twelve million shorebirds, to porpoises and seals provides the Wadden Sea habitat.
A funny fountain
To the seal banks MS moves "Harle Sand". Neither the droll seals with funny googly eyes can scare even from the ships, the brooding birds from April to June from the island train. Breed them in the track bed, crouch only when warn you train, breed them nearby, leave the nest shortly, to again continue the Brütvorgang immediately.
Well visible from the flat, rich but of flora and fauna island landscape project of the new lighthouse and the west tower, serving as Youth.
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Infos:
www.wangerooge.de
If arriving by train to solve the ticket from home to Wangerooge. Mit ICE/IC bis Oldenburg in Oldenburg. From there regional trains continue to Sande, where by changing at the Tidebus to Harlesiel.
Kurverwaltung Wangerooge, Tel. 04469/990
Photos:
Elke Backert
