Theme Week North Frisian Islands – Nordstrand
Tuesday, 13 August 2013 - 01:02 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union Category/Kategorie: General
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Typical North Frisian “Supermarket”: Fish, fish sandwiches, ice, flowers (e.g. for mommy, girl friend, wife or all of them) and beverages © Dirk Ingo Franke/cc-by-sa-2.0-de
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Nordstrand is part of the
Nordfriesland district in the federal state of
Schleswig-Holstein . Its area is 50 km², and its population is 2,300. Nordstrand has two municipalities, Nordstrand and smaller
Elisabeth-Sophien-Koog , which are part of the
Amt Nordsee-Treene .
In medieval times Nordstrand was a part of the larger island of Strand which was torn into pieces suring the Burchardi flood , a disastrous storm tide in 1634. Over 6,000 people drowned. Prior to 1634, the area of the island was about 210 square miles (540 km2). Other remnants of Strand are Pellworm and the Halligen islets.
Typical North Frisian "Supermarket": Fish, fish sandwiches, ice, flowers (e.g. for mommy, girl friend, wife or all of them) and beverages © Dirk Ingo Franke/cc-by-sa-2.0-de
Nordstrand is accessible by road over a causeway which connects to the mainland and was built in 1936. In 1987, the
polder Beltringharder Koog was completed, turning the former island into a peninsula. There is a ferry connection from the nearby island of
Pellworm .
Nordstrand is the origin of a locally famous alcoholic beverage, the
Pharisäer (“Pharisee”), which the islanders developed in 1872 to be able to drink alcohol in the presence of local pastor Georg Bleyer, who preached abstinence. It is made from strong hot coffee, sugar, dark rum (4 cl of 54 %vol) and whipped cream (to prevent the alcohol from evaporating, so that it could not be smelled). The pastor got the only cup without rum, but one day the cups got mixed up. When he discovered the deceit he exclaimed “
Ihr Pharisäer! ” (“You Pharisees!”, connoting: “hypocrites”). Hence the name.
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