nordstrand, germany

Nordstrand (frisian Noordstrn) 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 km, 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 with much information on the 1634 flood, including an eyewitness account by the Dutch hydraulic engineer Jan Adriaanszoon Leeghwater

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