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| Hallig Gröde (German) Grøde (Danish) Grööd (Low German) | ||
| federal state | Schleswig-Holstein | |
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| Residents | 10 (2019) | |
| height | 1 m | |
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The Hallig Gröde is the third largest Hallig in the Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park and belongs to the North Frisian Islands. It consists of the no longer inhabited former Hallig Appelland in the north and the inhabited Hallig Gröde in the south. At the beginning of the 20th century, Gröde and Appelland grew together after a creek between the two Halligen was interrupted with a dam for reasons of coastal protection.
background
According to an official census (as of September 30, 2019), ten residents live on Hallig Gröde. It is therefore the smallest independent municipality in Germany. In every federal election, the Hallig Gröde election results are always the first to be determined. The small Hallig Habel, the smallest Hallig of the North Frisian Islands, also belongs to the political community of Gröde. This is only manned by a bird warden in summer, entry is strictly forbidden. The stone edge that almost completely surrounds Gröde protects the island from loss of land during storm surges. With the exception of the two terps, the Hallig is flooded an average of twenty to thirty times during the course of the year. Both terps are surrounded by ring dikes so that they can withstand storm surges, and all residential buildings on the first floor have a shelter. The entire Hallig has only five houses, which are spread over the Knudswarft and the Kirchwarft. Neu-Peterswarft, which was destroyed at the end of the 19th century, on the way to the landing stage, is now used as a storage facility for building materials.
Before the February flood of 1825, there were 23 houses on the then three independent Halligen Gröde, Appelland and Habel, eight of which were destroyed. In 1825 there were still 90 inhabitants on Hallig Gröde. By 1874 this number halved.
Due to its size, the Hallig is mainly day visitors today. But it is also possible and also very attractive to stay overnight on Gröde and stay there for a longer period of time.
getting there
The journey to Hallig Gröde always takes place by ship via the port 1 Schlüttsiel
, there is no airfield on the Hallig. Then it goes on ...
With the ship from Schlüttsiel
From the ferry terminal in Schlüttsiel there is a direct ferry connection to the 2 Investors the Hallig Gröde with the MS sea eagle. In addition, the MS Rungholt and the MS Hauke Haien Excursions to Hallig Gröde, which can also be used for crossing, can be difficult to connect to the Hallig outside of the season.
Day trips also take place occasionally from North beach instead, then with the eagle V. Der Timetable to be noted.
With the sports boat
The 3 Marina in the west of the island there is space for a few boats and is therefore very suitable for day visitors.
mobility
The Hallig is very small and can easily be explored on foot. Wellington boots are more important than local public transport. For guests who have rented a holiday home on the Hallig, there is a small tractor called a "Hallig taxi" that drives from the ferry dock to the house.
Tourist Attractions
As there are only seven houses on the island, the number of attractions is accordingly limited.
- 1 St. Margarethen, Kirchwarft 3.
After six different churches in the history of Hallig Gröde fell victim to the power of nature and were each destroyed by storm surges, today's Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Margarethen was built in 1779 on the Kirchwarft, protected from the water and its forces. The interior of the church contains valuable relics from the earlier churches that were saved from the floods, including the remarkable altar from 1592. Behind the church is the small village cemetery. The parish of Gröde is also looked after by the pastor of the nearby Hallig Langeneß, there is no pastor on Gröde. Services take place once a month, depending on the weather. - 1 Island school, Kirchwarft 1. The small island school of Hallig Gröde is right next to the church. Whenever there are school-age children on the island, they are trained in the school by a teacher sent from the mainland who lives in the neighboring teacher's apartment (Kirchwarft 2) from the 1st to the 9th grade. Since there are currently no such children on the island, the island school is closed and the teacher's apartment is unoccupied.
- The nature - arguably the greatest attraction on the Hallig. You can observe plants that are rare on the mainland, as well as various migratory birds that take a break on the Hallig and strengthen themselves for the onward flight.
activities
- You can swim on the small Hallig beach. It is not necessarily the most beautiful or largest sandy beach, but it is quite nice for a family vacation.
- There is also the possibility of mudflat hikes and looking for mussels, but this should only be undertaken with sufficient experience and / or with a guide.
- Spring, in particular, is the best time for bird watching. Many birds have their breeding grounds here, others use the Hallig as a resting place. The Brent geese gather strength and fat reserves on the salt marshes in spring for their long flight to Siberia. They come back in autumn (October / November).
- Observation of nature over the course of the year: nature is in abundance on the Hallig. In summer, the Hallig of sea lavender blooms on the meadows, here too Bondestave called. That too Wormwood grows here. Autumn is the right time for everyone who would like to experience the rough storms and maybe a country under. The extremely delightful winter is something for flexible vacationers, because the connections to the mainland are irregular.
shop
- There is a small kiosk on Knudswarft, where, in addition to small refreshments for day visitors, drinks, ice cream, sweets, souvenirs, postcards and books about the Halligwelt can be bought. Of course, there is also information of all kinds here.
- There is no inn and no merchant on the Hallig. Once a week, groceries are delivered to the Hallig by boat if they have been ordered in advance. If you want to use this service, you should contact your landlord. As a rule, the shopping list is expected no later than one week before departure.
kitchen
Self-sufficiency is the order of the day on the Hallig. The herbs required for cooking are “supplied” by the landlord's herb garden, if necessary.
nightlife
There is of course no night life on the isolated Hallig, but you can watch the starry sky far away from all artificial light sources.
accommodation
The choice of accommodation is not difficult, because there are only two holiday homes on the Hallig.
- 1 Mommsen holiday home, Knudswarft 1. Tel.: 49 (0)4674 302, Email: [email protected]. Large holiday home with 2 separate holiday apartments that can be rented out individually.
- 2 Holiday home Nommensen, Knudswarft 2. Tel.: 49 (0)4674 1448, Fax: 49 (0)4674 962859, Email: [email protected]. Holiday house with 3 separate apartments.
health
The healthy sea air ensures that you don't get sick, but rather get healthy. If you need medication, you should bring it with you from home. The closest pharmacy is on the mainland. There is also no doctor on the Hallig.
Practical advice
There is of course also a mailbox on Hallig Gröde with the very sensible emptying time "TIDE DEPENDENT". If you want to send a postcard to those who stayed at home, you can count on a week before it arrives.
trips
Due to the few boat connections, the choice of excursion destinations is extremely limited. The following can be reached by ferry:
literature
- Take Hansen: A description of Hallig Gröde from 1814. Published by Jens Lorenzen. Nordfriisk Institute, Bredstedt / Bräist 1979, ISBN 3-88007-080-6 .
- Jens Lorenzen (Ed.): Three Hallig descriptions from around 1800. Hooge 1794, Nordmarsch 1807, Gröde 1814. Bredstedt / Bräist: Nordfriisk Institute, 1990, Nordfriisk Instituut; 99, ISBN 3-88007-164-0 .
- ; Institute for Regional Research and Information in the Deutscher Grenzverein e. V. Flensburg (Ed.): The Halligen Hooge and Gröde. An economic and socio-geographic study. Flensburg: Research center for regional cultural studies at the Flensburg University of Education, 1990, Flensburg regional studies; 1, ISBN 3-923444-33-8 .
Web links
An official website is not known. Please open Wikidata add.
- Private website for Hallig Gröde
- The course of the year on Hallig Gröde The Kolk family's blog
