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Dieren en planten

Water en land

Nordfriesland region   Trischen   

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Trischen

The sandbank Trischen is almost 300 hectares and can be seen from far thanks to the beacons. Trischen lies 13 kilometers southwest of Büsum, by the Meldorfer Bucht and off the coast of Dithmarschen. Trischen is in Schleswig-Holstein. Due to continual sand accumulation, dune and marsh plants took root in the 20th century. Land reclamation works accelerated the process. Nowadays, the dunes are strongly eroding. The sandbank is declining and 'walks' 20 meters in an easterly direction every year.

  • Birds

    Trischen is the most important nesting area for seabirds in Schleswig-Holstein. However, heavy storms sometimes destroy 70% of the nests. In July and August, around 60,000 shelducks gather here to molt. Since 1959, Trischen has been a protected nature area and is a designated zone 1 of the Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park (Schleswig-Holsteinisches Wattenmeer).

  • Test area for weapons

    The Meldorfer Bucht is used around 20 days per year to test weapons. The shooting practices and subsequent search teams with boats and helicopters have a very disturbing effect on the birds.

  • Oil

    South of Trischen is the drilling platform 'Mittelplate', which extracts 1800 tons of oil daily. The oil is transported by boat to Brunsbüttle. An accident with the oil would have catastrophic consequences for the Wadden Sea and particularly for the molting shelducks.