Baltrum
Baltrum (Low German: Baltrum) is a barrier island off the coast of East Frisia (German: Ostfriesland), in Germany, and is a municipality in Aurich, Lower Saxony. It is in-between the chain of the seven inhabited East Frisian Islands. It has a land area of 6.5 square kilometres.
Baltrum | |
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.jpg) Aerial view of Baltrum from the west | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Baltrum within Aurich district  | |
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| Coordinates: 53°43′44″N 07°22′06″E / 53.72889°N 7.36833°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Aurich |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Harm Olchers[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.50 km2 (2.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 599 |
| • Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 26579 |
| Dialling codes | 04939 |
| Vehicle registration | AUR |
| Website | www |
Geography
changeIt is in the middle of the island chain known as the East Frisian Islands (German: Ostfriesische Inseln). There are two villages on the island – Ostdorf (English: Eastern village) and Westdorf (English: Western village) – although they have essentially merged into one.
The island is about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) long and 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) wide. It covers an area of 6.5 square kilometres (2.5 sq mi). The highest point on the island is a central coastal dune with a viewing platform on top called Aussichtsdüne in German and is 19.3 metres (63 ft) above sea-level.[3]
Other websites
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Media related to Baltrum at Wikimedia Commons- Official website (in German)
Literature
change- Richard Pott (1995), Farbatlas Nordseeküste und Nordseeinseln: Ausgewählte Beispiele aus der südlichen Nordsee in geobotanischer Sicht (in German), Stuttgart: Verlag Eugen Ulmer, ISBN 3-8001-3350-4
References
change- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Niedersachsen Karte – Stadtplan 1:25.000 für exakte Planungen" (in German). Behörde für Geoinformation, Landentwicklung und Liegenschaften (GLL) des Bundeslandes Niedersachsen. Archived from the original on 26 March 2009. Retrieved March 25, 2009.