Norderney
Appearance
Norderney | |
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Coordinates: 53°42′26″N 07°08′49″E / 53.70722°N 7.14694°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
District | Aurich |
Subdivisions | 2 Ortsteile Fischerhafen, Nordhelmsiedlung |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Frank Ulrichs[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 26.3 km2 (10.2 sq mi) |
Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 5,992 |
• Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 26548 |
Dialling codes | 04932 |
Vehicle registration | AUR, NOR |
Website | www.norderney.de |
Norderney is one of the East Frisian Islands off the North Sea coast of Germany. It belongs to the municipality of the district of Aurich in Lower Saxony.
Geography
[change | change source]The island has a total area of 26.3 square kilometres (10.2 sq mi) and making it the ninth-largest island in Germany. It has about 6,000 people. On the northern side of the island is a 14-kilometre (8.7 mi) long sandy beach.
The neighbouring island to the east is Baltrum, which is about 800m away. To the west is the island of Juist, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) away.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen". Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. April 2021.
- ↑ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
Other websites
[change | change source]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Norderney.
- Official site (in German)
- Further information (in German)
- Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911. .
- . Encyclopedia Americana. 1920.