Tossens is a
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
on the
Butjadingen
Butjadingen () is a peninsula and municipality in the Wesermarsch district, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Geography
Butjadingen is situated on the German North Sea coast. It is bordered on the west and southwest by the Jade River and the east by the ...
peninsula
A peninsula is a landform that extends from a mainland and is only connected to land on one side. Peninsulas exist on each continent. The largest peninsula in the world is the Arabian Peninsula.
Etymology
The word ''peninsula'' derives , . T ...
in
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 ...
, in the
Bundesland of
Niedersachsen
Lower Saxony is a States of Germany, German state (') in Northern Germany, northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ' of the Germany, Federal Re ...
.
It effectively consists of two areas: the tourist section on the coastline of
Jadebusen bay; and the original village which is further inshore.
In the village is the
Warft
A ''terp'', also known as a ''wierde, woerd, warf, warft, werf, werve, wurt'' or ''værft'', is an artificial dwelling mound found on the North European Plain that has been created to provide safe ground during storm surges, high tides and ...
church of St. Bartholomäus.
Tossens is also the location of
Center Parcs Center Parcs may refer to:
* Center Parcs UK and Ireland, a short-break holiday company based in the United Kingdom and Ireland
* Center Parcs Europe
Center Parcs Europe N.V. (formerly Center Parcs) is a European network of holiday villages t ...
''Butjadinger Küste'' resort.
References
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Villages in Lower Saxony