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Dieren en planten

Water en land

Landforms   Coastal areas   Salt marshes   Biotope   Dune areas   Dunes (biotope)   Niedersachsen   Langeoog   

Langeoog

number of residents:

2100

number of visitors yearly

100,000

surface area:

20 square kilometers (11 x ~1,5 kilometer)

Langeoog and lookout post, Ecomare

Langeoog

Langeoog lies between the islands of Baltrum in the west and Spiekeroog in the east and falls under Niedersachsen. During the Second World War, a German rocket installation was stationed on Langeoog. That is why the west side of the island was heavily bombed by the Allies. The island is more or less auto-free.

  • Transportation

     You can reach Langeoog by ferry departing from Bensersiel. The ferry leaves at high tide and takes around 45 minutes. Visitors can park their car in the garage in Bensersiel. The island can also be reached by plane. During high season, there are bicycle-free zones.

  • Landscape and nature

    Langeoog has a summer polder with a low dike. Salt marshes lie on the southwest and eastern side. Lots of avocets and redshanks nest here. On the west side, you can easily follow the development of the dunes moving west to east. Just like Juist, Langeoog has no groynes protecting the island.

  • History

    Langeoog was plagued for centuries by floods. In 1717, the island even broke in two. Up till the 19th century, few people lived on the island. However during the days of Napoleon, there were more than 200 soldiers stationed on Langeoog. It took a long time before the first tourists came to the island. The islanders delivered gull eggs for the tourists on Norderney. The tourists only started coming after a seawater pool and a hospital were built. The famous singer Lale Andersen, who sang the song 'Lili Marlene' during wartime, has been buried on the island.