The strange pleasures of walking across the tidal flats off the coast of northern Germany, even out as far as the East Frisian islands.
Atemberaubende Natur, freilaufende Schafe, doppeltes Leuchtturmglück, lange Sandstrände, Einsamkeit und Ruhe – komm' mit zum Lister Ellenbogen auf Sylt!
The North Sea flood of 1962 was a natural disaster affecting mainly the coastal regions of Germany and in particular the city of Hamburg in the night from 16 February to 17 February 1962. In total, the homes of about 60,000 people were destroyed, and the death toll amounted to 315 in Hamburg. In addition, three people were killed in the United Kingdom by high winds, which damaged around 175,000 houses in the worst affected city, Sheffield. The flood was caused by the Vincinette low-pressure system, approaching the German Bight from the southern Polar Sea. A European windstorm with peak wind speeds of 200 km/h pushed water into the German Bight, leading to a water surge the dykes could not withstand. Breaches along the coast and the rivers Elbe and Weser led to widespread flooding of huge areas. In Hamburg, on the river Elbe, but a full 100 km away from the coast, the residential areas of Wilhelmsburg was most affected. 120 square kilometres or a sixth of the city of Hamburg were flooded, destroying 6000 buildings. Streets were unusable and railway operation was suspended, leaving Hamburg unsupplied for an indetermined period of time. These photos will show you a small part of this terrible disaster.
Kommt mit mir nach Noordwijk in den Niederlanden und freut euch auf Strandurlaub, Dünenlandschaften und Meer ⛱
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Meer Wenn man ans Meer kommt soll man zu schweigen beginnen bei den letzten Grashalmen soll man den Faden verlieren und den Salzschaum und das scharfe Zischen des Windes einatmen und ausatmen und wieder einatmen Wenn man den Sand sägen hört und das Schlurfen der kleinen Steine in langen Wellen soll man aufhören zu sollen und nichts mehr wollen nur Meer Nur Meer - Erich Fried -
Image taken in Leer, Ostfriesland (East Frisia) in Germany
LeLo, die Frau mit Stil, Herz, Lebensfreude und unermesslichem Ideenfundus schreibt über das, was sie kreiert, entwirft, entdeckt und begeistert.
The North Sea flood of 1962 was a natural disaster affecting mainly the coastal regions of Germany and in particular the city of Hamburg in the night from 16 February to 17 February 1962. In total, the homes of about 60,000 people were destroyed, and the death toll amounted to 315 in Hamburg. In addition, three people were killed in the United Kingdom by high winds, which damaged around 175,000 houses in the worst affected city, Sheffield. The flood was caused by the Vincinette low-pressure system, approaching the German Bight from the southern Polar Sea. A European windstorm with peak wind speeds of 200 km/h pushed water into the German Bight, leading to a water surge the dykes could not withstand. Breaches along the coast and the rivers Elbe and Weser led to widespread flooding of huge areas. In Hamburg, on the river Elbe, but a full 100 km away from the coast, the residential areas of Wilhelmsburg was most affected. 120 square kilometres or a sixth of the city of Hamburg were flooded, destroying 6000 buildings. Streets were unusable and railway operation was suspended, leaving Hamburg unsupplied for an indetermined period of time. These photos will show you a small part of this terrible disaster.
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