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Norderney - Wikipedia Jump to content Main menu Main menu move to sidebar hide Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Special pages Search Search Appearance Donate Create account Log in Personal tools Donate Create account Log in Contents move to sidebar hide (Top) 1 History 2 Cultural references 3 Coat of arms and flag 4 Climate and recreation 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Toggle the table of contents Norderney 58 languages العربية تۆرکجه Brezhoneg Català Нохчийн Cebuano Chamoru Čeština Deutsch Esperanto Español Eesti Euskara فارسی Suomi Français Nordfriisk Frysk עברית Hornjoserbsce Magyar Հայերեն Íslenska Italiano ქართული Қазақша 한국어 Ripoarisch Kurdî Кыргызча Latina Ladin Lietuvių Malagasy Македонски Bahasa Melayu Plattdüütsch Nederlands Norsk nynorsk Norsk bokmål Polski Português Română Русский Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Simple English Soomaaliga Српски / srpski Seeltersk Svenska Татарча / tatarça ChiTumbuka Українська اردو Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча Tiếng Việt Winaray 中文 Edit links Article Talk English Read Edit View history Tools Tools move to sidebar hide Actions Read Edit View history General What links here Related changes Upload file Permanent link Page information Cite this page Get shortened URL Switch to legacy parser Print/export Download as PDF Printable version In other projects Wikimedia Commons Wikivoyage Wikidata item Appearance move to sidebar hide Coordinates: 53°42′26″N 07°08′49″E / 53.70722°N 7.14694°E / 53.70722; 7.14694 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For other uses, see Norderney (disambiguation). 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Find sources: "Norderney" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2026) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message) {{cite web|url=https://www.statistik.niedersachsen.de/download/169156|title=Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen|date=April 2021|publisher=[[Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen]]}}</ref>"},"leader_term":{"wt":"2019–24"},"party":{"wt":""}},"i":0}}]}'>Town in Lower Saxony, Germany Norderney Town Aerial view of Norderney from the west Norderney "}'>Flag Norderney "}'>Coat of arms Location of Norderney within Aurich district Location of Norderney Norderney is located in Germany"}'>Norderney "}'> Norderney Location within Germany Show map of Germany Norderney is located in Lower Saxony"}'>Norderney "}'> Norderney Location within Lower Saxony Show map of Lower Saxony Coordinates: 53°42′26″N 07°08′49″E / 53.70722°N 7.14694°E / 53.70722; 7.14694[[Geographic coordinate system|Coordinates]]: {{#parsoid\u0000fragment:25}}[https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Norderney&params=53_42_26_N_07_08_49_E_type:city(5343)_region:DE-NI 53°42′26″N 07°08′49″E / 53.70722°N 7.14694°E / 53.70722; 7.14694][[Category:Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas]]"}}'/> Country Germany State Lower Saxony District Aurich Subdivisions 2 Ortsteile Fischerhafen, Nordhelmsiedlung Government • Mayor (2019–24) Frank Ulrichs[1] Area • Total 26.31 km2 (10.16 sq mi) Elevation 5 m (16 ft) Population (2024-12-31)[2] • Total 5,343 • Density 203.1/km2 (526.0/sq mi) Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) Postal codes 26548 Dialling codes 04932 Vehicle registration AUR, NOR Website www.norderney.de Norderney as seen from space The Conversationshaus (2010) Norderney (German pronunciation: [ˌnɔʁdɐˈnaɪ] ⓘ; Low German: Nördernee) is one of the seven populated East Frisian Islands off the North Sea coast of Germany.[3][4] The island is 14 by 2.5 kilometres (8.7 by 1.6 mi), having a total area of about 26.3 square kilometres (10.2 sq mi) and is therefore Germany's ninth-largest island. Norderney's population amounts to about 5,850[5] people. In 1946 Norderney gained municipal status and belongs to the Aurich "Kreis" (county). On the northern side of the island lies a 14-kilometre (8.7 mi) long sandy beach. The neighbouring island to the east is Baltrum, which lies about 800m (half a mile) away beyond the Wichter Ee. To the west is the island of Juist, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) away on the other side of the Norderneyer Seegatt. The entire eastern half of Norderney belongs to the Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park.[6] Access to the park is restricted, as it is subdivided in zones of different accessibility for the protection of the wildlife. The status as a National Park also affects all types of traffic on the island, while especially car traffic is subject to strict regulations. The mainland is easily reached via ferry operated by AG Reederei Norden-Frisia from the harbour, Norddeich pier near the northern German city of Norden. Norderney also possesses an airport with a 1,000-metre (3,300 ft) runway.[7] History [edit] Of the seven East Frisian islands, Norderney is the youngest.[8] The island has existed in its present form only since the middle of the 16th century, being the eastern remnant of the larger island Buise.[9] The original Buise was split into two parts during the Grote Mandrenke flood of 1362, the eastern remnant at first being called Ostrende. What was left of Buise (the western part) shrank in size over the years and finally disappeared into the North Sea during the St. Peter's Flood of 1651. Ostrende, on the other hand, grew in size, and is noted in a 1550 census as "Norder neys Oog" (Northern New Island), and having a church and 18 houses. The inhabitants at this time worked principally as fishermen. In the second half of the 18th century the sea trade industry grew in importance. Next to fishing, tourism became important to the island economy. In 1797, Norderney became the first German resort on the North Sea.[10] It is believed that the first durable settlements were established during the 13th and 14th centuries.[11] A town developed in the western part of the island, protected by high dunes. The first documented mention of the island was in 1398. By 1650 the island was about 8.3 kilometres (5.2 mi) long and the town had about 18 houses and 101 inhabitants. A severe storm flooded the island at Christmastime in 1717. In the 1830s shellfish harvesting became the most important activity of the islanders.[12] Crown Prince Georg of Hannover, Herzog von Cumberland, visited Norderney for the first time in 1836 and from 1851 held court each summer on the island.[13] During this time the resort gained a strong following of the rich and famous. In 1858 a 950-metre deck with promenade was built. The island's windmill was built in 1862. In 1899 the island had 4,018 inhabitants and 26,000 resort guests. In 1901 an angelfish fishery was established. In 1925 there were 5,564 inhabitants and 38,140 guests. Deutsche Luft Hansa commenced scheduled flights to the island the same year.[14] Cultural references [edit] The island features in The Riddle of the Sands, the 1903 novel by Irish novelist Erskine Childers. The island features in Seven Gothic Tales the 1934 collection of short stories by Danish novelist Isak Dinesen. Coat of arms and flag [edit] This article relies on a single source. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Norderney" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (June 2026) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Since 10 July 1928, the coat of arms of the city of Norderney depicts the local landmark, the "Kap," or cape building. A dune and water are shown underneath. Such high structures helped mariners identify the island and orient themselves in earlier times. There are similar buildings on Borkum and Wangerooge. The Norderney cape building was built in 1848 from wood, and was replaced in 1870 with a stone building. At night a fire was lit in the top part of the structure. Today lighthouses have taken over this function. The island painter Poppe Folkerts designed the coat of arms. Norderney is one of the smallest German communities to fly its own flag.[15] The small city flag has horizontal blue and white stripes and a black and white checkered area on the left side. The blue colour stands for the sea, white symbolizes the colour of the sand, and black stands for the Norderney sea sign. Climate and recreation [edit] Norderney has a maritime climate, with generally less extreme temperatures than on the nearby mainland. Precipitation occurs mainly during the winter and autumn, but autumn seems to be slightly wetter, with November being the wettest month with 87.6 millimetres (3.45 in) while spring tends is usually the driest time due to the still cool sea temperature, which can't produce a lot of humidity. Summers are warm and sometimes hot, but the sea winds regulate the temperature down usually within a few days. Winters are mild and, due to the effect of the Gulf Stream, usually free of frosts. The Island also has more sunshine hours than the mainland, with around 2,000 hours per year. Sea temperatures are fluctuating between 3 and 7 °C (37 and 45 °F) in the winter and over 20 °C (68 °F) in the summer months. The highest temperature so far was 35.4 °C (95.7 °F) on 24 July 2019 and the coldest −19.4 °C (−2.9 °F) on 11 February 1929. {{cite web\n| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231012163449/https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Germany/CSV/Norderney_10113.csv\n| archive-date = 12 October 2023\n| url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Germany/CSV/Norderney_10113.csv\n| title = World Meteorological Organization Cl…