North Frisian Islands
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The North Frisian Islands are the Frisian Islands off the coast of North Frisia.
Sylt
Sylt
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Sylt is an island in northern Germany, part of Nordfriesland district, Schleswig-Holstein, with a distinctively shaped shoreline. It belongs to the North Frisian Islands and is the largest island in N
North Frisian Islands
…German-Danish wars, the islands from Nordstrand to Rømø became Prussian in 1866. After the referendum in 1920, the current border between the islands of Sylt and Rømø was fixed. A good and thorough overview of the life, work, languages, costumes and customs of the island Frisians is portrayed by the Carl…
An armoured concrete groyne at Westerland
Concrete tetrapods in Westerland
Geotextile sand cushions successfully protected the historic house Kliffende on Sylt against storms, which strongly eroded the cliffs on the north and south sides of the sand cushion barrier (1999).