Oland
Oland is a small Hallig of the North Frisian Islands which is connected by a narrow-gauge railway to the mainland and to Hallig Langeneß. In 2019, the population was estimated, unofficially, to be 16 people. Germany's smallest lighthouse is located here, being also the only one with a thatched roof.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Oland Lighthouse and Kirche St. Petri auf Oland.
Oland Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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Oland Lighthouse is Germany's smallest lighthouse, being only 7.4 metres tall. It is located on the small Hallig of Oland. It serves as a cross light for the Föhrer Ley and Dagebüll channels.
Kirche St. Petri auf Oland
Church
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Kirche St. Petri auf Oland is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wyk auf Föhr.
Wyk auf Föhr
Town
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Wyk auf Föhr is the only town on Föhr, the second largest of the North Frisian Islands on the German coast of the North Sea. Like the entire island it belongs to the district of Nordfriesland. Wyk auf Föhr is situated 9 km west of Oland.
Oland
- Type: Land-tied island
- Description: small North Frisian hallig
- Categories: hallig and landform
- Location: Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Western Frisian—“Oland” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Oland”
- Cebuano: “Oland”
- Danish: “Øland”
- Dutch: “Oland (Duits waddeneiland)”
- Dutch: “Oland”
- Esperanto: “Oland”
- French: “Oland”
- German: “Hallig Oland”
- German: “Oland”
- Macedonian: “Оланд”
- Northern Frisian: “Ual Lön”
- Northern Frisian: “Uallöön”
- Northern Frisian: “Ualöönist”
- Northern Frisian: “Ualun”
- Northern Frisian: “Uulönj”
- Northern Frisian: “Üülönj”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Oland”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Øland”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Øland”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Oland”
- Russian: “Оланд”
- Slovenian: “Oland”
- Spanish: “Oland”
- Swedish: “Oland”
- Western Frisian: “Olân”
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