Helgoland

About the group Helgoland

_______________________________ _______________________________ From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search For other uses, see Heligoland (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Helgeland, a district in Norway. Helgoland Heligoland Coat of arms Location Coat of arms of Heligoland Heligoland is located in Germany Heligoland Administration Country Germany State Schleswig-Holstein District Pinneberg Mayor Frank Botter (SPD) Basic statistics Area 4.2 km² (1.6 sq mi) Elevation 61 m (200 ft) Population 1,650 (27 May 2006) - Density 393 /km² (1,017 /sq mi) Other information Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Licence plate PI Postal code 27498 Area code 04725 Website www.helgoland.de Coordinates: [show location on an interactive map] 54°10′57″N 7°53′07″E / 54.1825°N 7.88528°E / 54.1825; 7.88528 Heligoland (U.S. English usually Helgoland, German: Helgoland; Heligolandic: deät Lun ["the Land"]) is a small German archipelago in the North Sea. Formerly Danish and British possessions, the islands (population 1,650) are located in the Heligoland Bight (part of the German Bight) in the southeastern corner of the North Sea. They are the only German islands not in the immediate vicinity of the mainland and are approximately two hours' sailing time from Cuxhaven at the mouth of the River Elbe. In addition to German, the local population, who are ethnic Frisians, speak the Heligolandic dialect of the North Frisian language called Halunder. Heligoland was formerly called Heyligeland, or "holy land," possibly due to the island's long association with the god Forseti.

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