Attractions and Places To See around Elisabeth-Sophien-Koog - Top 20

The Beltringharder Koog is an impressive nature reserve in North Friesland, Schleswig-Holstein. The Koog was embanked in 1987 and covers an area of 3,350 hectares, making it the largest nature reserve on the Schleswig-Holstein mainland. It was created in response to storm surges and today serves to protect the coast and promote biodiversity in the region. The Beltringharder Koog has a variety of habitats, including saltwater and freshwater lagoons, wet grassland and tidal floodplains. These diverse biotopes provide habitat for numerous species of birds that breed or rest here. Over 100,000 waders and water birds use the Koog throughout the year, making it a paradise for birdwatchers. Commonly seen species include greylag geese and black-necked grebes. For visitors, there are well-developed hiking and cycling trails that lead through the diverse landscape of the Koog. Tours that start at Lüttmoorsiel and lead along the dike to Lüttmoorsee and further are particularly recommended. Observation huts and viewing platforms on these routes offer excellent opportunities to observe wildlife in its natural environment. The Koog is also an example of successful cooperation between nature conservation organizations such as NABU, the Wadden Sea Conservation Station and the WWF. Together they ensure that this unique ecosystem is protected and cared for.

Beltringharder Koog is the name of the embankment of part of the Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea in the area of Nordstrand Bay, which was completed in 1987. This measure effectively connected the former island of Nordstrand to the mainland and thus made it part of a peninsula. Wikipedia

Great to drive. 10,000 hectares of salt marshes, a unique habitat 👍🍀

From this dike, you reach infinite horizons. You have views of the sea, but also of the halligens and the Beltringharder Koog. As you evolve near mudflats, many sea wading birds better known as wading birds are visible. Oystercatchers, curlews, sandpipers, sandpipers. All these birds find their pantries in the mud. You also see many sheep. The salty grass they eat makes their meats tastier.

A very well restored mill, a great photo opportunity. There are also delicious cakes here.

Magnificent Ausssicht with a clear view of Nordstrandischmoor and the "salt lagoon and the Beltringharder Koog". These natural lagoons no longer exist on the Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea coast as a result of dike construction measures. Today there are three artificial lagoons: the Rantum basin on Sylt, the Kronenloch in Speicherkoog Dithmarschen and the Beltringharder Koog. Important breeding colonies of the rare terns, avocets and plovers are found on the artificial islands of the lagoon. Large flocks of wading birds gather there during high water migration periods. As a result, these are not salt marshes in the classic sense. https://www.beltringharderkoog.de/der-beltringharder-koog/salzwasserlagune

The coast off Schobüll has a largely natural transition from the Hohe Geest to the Wadden Sea with a weak beach wall system. It is the only undeicht section on the entire west coast of Schleswig-Holstein. In front of the former open geest coast with a sandy beach and small dunes, a largely naturally formed salt marsh can be found today, which is largely unused and left to the natural dynamics of the Wadden Sea. http://ag-geobotanik.de/Kieler_Notizen/KN_3/KN39_040-053_(2013)_Stock_Schobueller_ beach.pdf

Drifts, which can now include plastic and other rubbish from ships, boats or holidaymakers on the coast, is not driven off Husum or Schobüll, but unfortunately everywhere on the coast.