Scharhörn
Scharhörn is an uninhabited island in the North Sea belonging to the city of Hamburg, Germany. The once most important daymark on the North Sea coast, the Scharhörnbake, was maintained here by the City of Hamburg from 1440 to 1979.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ralf Roletschek, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Scharhörn
- Type: Tidal flat
- Description: uninhabited German island
- Categories: uninhabited island and landform
- Location: Hamburg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Swedish—“Scharhörn” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Scharhörn”
- Arabic: “جزر شارهورن”
- Catalan: “Scharhörn”
- Czech: “Scharhörn”
- Danish: “Scharhörn”
- Dutch: “Scharhorn”
- Dutch: “Scharhörn”
- French: “Scharhörn”
- German: “Schaarhörn”
- German: “Scharhörn”
- Hungarian: “Scharhörn”
- Italian: “Scharhörn”
- Japanese: “シャールヘルン島”
- Low German: “Scharhöörn”
- Macedonian: “Шархерн”
- Northern Frisian: “Scharhörn”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Scharhörn”
- Polish: “Scharhörn”
- Russian: “Шархерн”
- Slovak: “Scharhörn”
- Spanish: “Scharhörn”
- Swedish: “Scharhörn”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Neuwerk and Duhnen.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nigehörn and Nationalpark Hamburgisches Wattenmeer.
Hamburg: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Altona-St. Pauli, Neustadt-Altstadt, East Hamburg, and North Hamburg.
Curious Tidal Flats to Discover
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