Nordstrand, Germany
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Nordstrand (frisian Noordströön) is one of the North Frisian Islands 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.
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. Other remnants of Strand are Pellworm and the Halligen islets.
Nordstrand is accessible via a bridge which connects to the mainland and was built in 1936.
External link
- Page on Nordstrand (http://www.rabbel.info/nordstrand.html) with much information on the 1634 flood, including an eyewitness account by the Dutch hydraulic engineer Jan Adriaanszoon Leeghwaterde:Nordstrand