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Heligoland
Heligoland
Helgoland | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Heligoland within Pinneberg district  | |
  Heligoland  Heligoland | |
| Coordinates: 54°10′57″N 7°53′07″E / 54.18250°N 7.88528°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Pinneberg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jörg Singer (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.7 km2 (0.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 61 m (200 ft) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,307 |
| • Density | 770/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 27498 |
| Dialling codes | 04725 |
| Vehicle registration | PI, AG |
| Website | www |
Heligoland (/ˈhɛlɪɡoʊlænd/; German: Helgoland [ˈhɛlɡolant]) is a small German group of islands in the North Sea..[2]
It has been controlled by Denmark and between 1807 and 1890 by the British. The islands have a population of 1,650. They are the only German islands not nearby to the mainland and are about two hours' sailing time from Cuxhaven at the mouth of the River Elbe.
- ↑ "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2020 (XLS-file)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German).
- ↑ Drower, George (2011). Heligoland: The True Story of German Bight and the Island the Britain Forgot. The History Press. ISBN 9780752472805.
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