Nordstrandischmoor ( da, Nordstrand Mor or Nordstrandmose, North Frisian: ''Lätj Möör''; also known locally as ''Lüttmoor'') is a ''

Hallig The ''Halligen'' (German, singular ''Hallig'', ) or the ''halliger'' (Danish, singular ''hallig'') are small islands without protective levee, dikes. They are variously pluralized in English as the Halligen, Halligs, Hallig islands, or Halligen isl ...

'' (undyked islet) off the

North Frisia North Frisia (; ; ) is the northernmost portion of Frisia, located in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany between the rivers Eider and Wiedau. It also includes the North Frisian Islands and Heligoland. The region is traditionally inhabited by the North ...

n coast in Germany and lies within the

Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park The Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park (german: Nationalpark Schleswig-Holsteinisches Wattenmeer) is a national park in the Schleswig-Holstein area of the German Wadden Sea. It was founded by the Parliament of Schleswig-Holstein on 1 O ...

Geography

Administratively, Nordstrandischmoor belongs to the municipality of

Nordstrand Nordstrand may refer to: Places ;Germany * Nordstrand, Germany, a peninsula in Germany * Nordstrand (Amt), a former municipality in Nordfriesland, Germany ;Norway * Nordstrand, Norway, a borough in Oslo, Norway * Søndre Nordstrand, a borough in ...

and is one of its parishes. The ''Hallig'' has an area of 1.9 km². In the spring of 2008, 27 people lived on Nordstrandischmoor. Its link with the mainland is the

Lüttmoorsiel-Nordstrandischmoor island railway The Lüttmoorsiel-Nordstrandischmoor island railway (german: Halligbahn Lüttmoorsiel–Nordstrandischmoor), also called the Loren Railway ('' Lorenbahn''), is a German, narrow gauge island railway through the North Frisian Wadden Sea from Be ...

a construction railway with a

rail gauge In rail transport, track gauge (in American English, alternatively track gage) is the distance between the two rails of a railway track. All vehicles on a rail network must have wheelsets that are compatible with the track gauge. Since many d ...

of 600 mm, which runs to the

mainland Mainland is defined as "relating to or forming the main part of a country or continent, not including the islands around it egardless of status under territorial jurisdiction by an entity" The term is often politically, economically and/or dem ...

at Beltringharder Koog in the municipality of Reußenköge. At high tide, ships can also dock. At low tide the ''Hallig'' may also be reached on foot over the mudflats. On the island, there are four warfs, artificial dwelling mounds on which are located a primary school (with 3 students, the smallest school in Germany - as at 2010)Hallig Nordstrandischmoor, under "Schulwarft"
accessed on 7 February 2010 and a restaurant. The four warfs, from east to west are:

Gallery

File:Lüttmoor unterm Abendrot.jpg, Evening view of the islet with its four warfs and the Lorendamm, seen from the mainland File:Nordstrandischmoor-pjt1.jpg, Railway line to Nordstrandischmoor File:Beach Nordstrandischmoor.jpg, Beach File:Kuestenbefestigung.jpg, Coastal defences File:Nordstrandischmoor-pjt5.jpg, Schulwarft, featuring one of Germany's smallest schools File:Norderwarft.jpg, Norderwarft File:Nordstrandischmoor Friedhof.jpg, Historic cemetery File:Nordstrandischmoor-pjt6.jpg, The letter box: emptied on Fridays, exact time depending on the tide

References

External links

Hallig Nordstrandischmoor
{{authority control Halligen Tidal islands of Germany Islands of Schleswig-Holstein