Juist
Sign in to saveJuist (; ) is an island and municipality in the district of Aurich in Lower Saxony in Germany. The island is one of seven East Frisian Islands at the edge of the Lower Saxon Wadden Sea in the southern North Sea. It is located between Borkum Island (west), Memmert Island (southwest) and Norderney (east). The island is long and from to wide, depending on the tide levels. There are two villages on the island: the main village Juist, and Loog. The island is separated from Norderney by the Norderneyer Seegatt.
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Juist is a small island and municipality located off the coast of Lower Saxony, Germany, as part of the East Frisian Islands in the North Sea. The island, which contains two villages and experiences varying widths due to tidal changes, sits between several neighboring islands and is separated from Norderney by a natural waterway.
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Key facts
- German place.type
- Gemeinde
- German place.name
- Juist
- German place.image_photo
- Aerial image of Juist (view from the east).jpg
- German place.image_caption
- Aerial view of Juist from the east
- German place.image_flag
- Flagge Juist.svg
- German place.image_coa
- DEU Juist COA.svg
- German place.image_plan
- Juist in AUR.svg
- German place.state
- Niedersachsen
- German place.district
- Aurich
- German place.elevation
- 3
- German place.area
- 16.41
- German place.postal_code
- 26557–26571
Article
8 sectionsContents
- Overview and geography
- Economy
- History
- Juist Island Railway
- Airfield
- Harbor
- Notable people
- References
Juist (; ) is an island and municipality in the district of Aurich in Lower Saxony in Germany. The island is one of seven East Frisian Islands at the edge of the Lower Saxon Wadden Sea in the southern North Sea. It is located between Borkum Island (west), Memmert Island (southwest) and Norderney (east). The island is long and from to wide, depending on the tide levels. There are two villages on the island: the main village Juist, and Loog. The island is separated from Norderney by the Norderneyer Seegatt.
==Overview and geography== 200px|thumb|left|Juist rules of the road: no entry except for bicycles and horse-drawn carriages proceeding at walking pace thumb|200px|left|Juist beach in winter The tallest buildings on Juist that can be seen from the North Sea are the water tower and an old hotel. There is a lighthouse on the island, but it is not in use. At the western end of the island is the Billreef, a large sandbank where birds such as dunlins, grey plovers and knots rest during their migration. In the western part of the island, the beach and the dunes are eroded by the sea. The edge of the dunes moves about five metres south each winter. On the western third of the island is Lake Hammersee, a freshwater lake.