Heligoland
Sign in to saveHeligoland (; , ; 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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- 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
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28 sectionsContents
- Name
- Geography
- History
- 19th century
- 20th century
- World War II
- Explosion
- Return of sovereignty to Germany<!--incorporates material from WP:de-->
- 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
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.
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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