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Wangerooge
Wangerooge is one of the 32 Frisian Islands in the North Sea located close to the coasts of the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark. It is also a municipality in the district of Friesland in Lower Saxony in Germany. Wangerooge is one of the East Frisian Islands. It is the easternmost and smallest of the inhabited islands in this group (according to some other measurements, Baltrum is the smallest) and the only one that belonged to the historical district of Oldenburg between 1815 and 1947, whereas Borkum, Juist, Norderney, Baltrum, Langeoog and Spiekeroog always belonged to the county of Ostfriesland. As of the census of 2004, the island has 1,055 inhabitants. Especially in summer the island accommodates more than 7,000 visitors a day. Wangerooge is separated from the island of Spiekeroog by a gat known as the Harle. The island is attractive to tourists due to the beaches, various recreation facilities and its relaxed atmosphere. The island's slogan, visible on a sign at the harb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wangerooge Island Railway
The single track Wangerooge Island Railway (''Wangerooger Inselbahn'') is an unelectrified narrow gauge railway with a track gauge of located on the East Frisian Islands, East Frisian island of Wangerooge off the northwestern coast of Germany. It is the most important means of transport on the island and is the only narrow gauge railway operated today by the Deutsche Bahn. History From 1897 to 1920 The Wangerooge Island Railway was opened in 1897 with its present-day track gauge of . Its operator was the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg State Railways (''Großherzoglich Oldenburgische Eisenbahn'' or ''GOE''). It was worked from the outset by steam locomotives, and not as a Horsecar, horse-drawn railway as on several neighbouring islands. The line led from the newly built pier in the southwest of the island to the middle of the island village, or ''Inseldorf'', in the centre of the island. A train needed about 20 minutes to negotiate the 3.5 kilometre long route at a top speed o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |