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Baltrum (; ) is a barrier island off the coast of East Frisia (), in Germany, and is a municipality in the district of Aurich, Lower Saxony. It is located in-between the chain of the seven inhabited East Frisian Islands. Baltrum is the smallest island in this chain by area and inhabitants. It has a land area of 6.5 square kilometres, and a population in (2011) of just over 500 resident inhabitants.

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German location.type
Gemeinde
German location.name
Baltrum
German location.image_coa
DEU_Baltrum_COA.svg
German location.image_flag
Flagge Baltrum.svg
German location.image_photo
Aerial image of Baltrum (view from the west).jpg
German location.image_caption
Aerial view of Baltrum from the west
German location.image_plan
Baltrum in AUR.svg
German location.state
Lower Saxony
German location.district
Aurich
German location.elevation
5
German location.area
6.5
German location.postal_code
26579
German location.area_code
04939
German location.licence
AUR
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
03 4 52 002
German location.mayor
Harm Olchers
German location.leader_term
2020–25
German location.party
Ind

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Official name
Baltrum
Population
573
Area
6.5
Elevation
5
Official website
www.baltrum.de
Image
Aerial image of Baltrum (view from the west).jpg
Dialing code
04939
Licence plate code
AUR
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Commons category
Baltrum
postal code
26579
native label
Baltrum
hashtag
Baltrum
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13 sections
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  • Geography
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Tourism
  • Points of interest
  • Traffic
  • Transport
  • Ferry services
  • Airport
  • Walk
  • External links
  • Literature
  • References

Baltrum (; ) is a barrier island off the coast of East Frisia (), in Germany, and is a municipality in the district of Aurich, Lower Saxony. It is located in-between the chain of the seven inhabited East Frisian Islands. Baltrum is the smallest island in this chain by area and inhabitants. It has a land area of 6.5 square kilometres, and a population in (2011) of just over 500 resident inhabitants.

==Geography== It is located in the middle of the island chain known as the East Frisian Islands () and is the smallest permanently inhabited island in the chain according to the area and number of inhabitants. The gat or tidal channel of Wichter Ee in the west separates Baltrum from Norderney and the tidal creek Accumer Ee in the east separates it from Langeoog. There are two villages on the island – Ostdorf () and Westdorf () – although they have essentially merged into one. The ferry for Baltrum departs from the small port near the village of Neßmersiel (in the parish of Dornum) with connection to the train station of Norden. The island has its own ferry terminal and a small airstrip.

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