Heligoland

Also known as Helgoland

Heligoland (; , ; Heligolandic Frisian: , , Mooring Frisian: , ) is a small archipelago in the North Sea, administratively part of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. The islands are located in the Heligoland Bight (part of the German Bight) in the southeastern corner of the North Sea and are the only German islands not in the vicinity of the mainland: they lie approximately by sea from Cuxhaven at the mouth of the River Elbe.

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Heligoland is a small group of islands located in the North Sea off the coast of Germany, administratively part of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, and notable for being the only German islands situated far from the mainland rather than near the coast. The archipelago sits in the southeastern North Sea, approximately 70 kilometers by sea from Cuxhaven at the mouth of the River Elbe.

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Key facts

German location.image_photo: Aerial image of Heligoland.jpg
German location.image_flag: Flag of Helgoland.svg
German location.image_plan: Helgoland in PI.svg
German location.image_coa: DEU Helgoland COA.svg
German location.state: Schleswig-Holstein
German location.district: Pinneberg
German location.elevation: 61
German location.area: 4.21
German location.postal_code: 27498
German location.area_code: 04725
German location.licence: PI, AG
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 01 0 56 025
German location.mayor: Thorsten Pollmann
German location.party: independent
German location.website: official URL (English)

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Official website

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Name
Geography
History
19th century
20th century
World War II
Explosion
Return of sovereignty to Germany
21st century
Energy supply
Expansion plans and wind industry
Demographics
Climate
Geology
Flag
Road restrictions
Emergency services
Notable residents
In culture
Leaders of Heligoland
Lieutenant-Governors
See also
References
Further reading
Papers
Books
1890 cession
External links

The islands were historically possessions of Denmark, then became possessions of Great Britain from 1807 to 1890. Since 1890, they have been part of Germany, although after World War II they along with the rest of Schleswig-Holstein were administered by the United Kingdom as part of the British occupation zone in Germany. British control of Heligoland lasted until 1952, when it was turned over to the control of West Germany.

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