
Langeneß (; ; ) is a municipality in the district of
Nordfriesland
Nordfriesland (; ; Low German: Noordfreesland), also known as North Frisia, is the northernmost Districts of Germany, district of Germany, part of the state of Schleswig-Holstein. It includes almost all of traditional North Frisia (with the e ...
, in
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein (; ; ; ; ; occasionally in English ''Sleswick-Holsatia'') is the Northern Germany, northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical Duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of S ...
,
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
. It consists of the
halligen (islands) Langeneß and
Oland. Before the flood of 1634 the two islands were directly attached.
Langeneß itself has 16
Warften and is the largest
Hallig. It has about 100 inhabitants and 58 households. There is a junior school and an information centre providing information about the
national park
A national park is a nature park designated for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes because of unparalleled national natural, historic, or cultural significance. It is an area of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that is protecte ...
and the Wadden-Sea at
Peterswarf. A railway connects Langeneß to the mainland at
Dagebüll via
Oland for people, which live on the islands. There is also a daily ferry service of
W.D.R.
References
External links
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Halligen
Tidal islands of Germany
Nordfriesland
Islands of Schleswig-Holstein
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