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Helgoland is a German island in the North Sea.Helgoland was established around 4000 BC. an island due to rising sea levels after the last ice age. The island was colonized from Friesland in the 8th century. The current residents still speak a North Frisian dialect, the Helgolands or Halunder Freesk. It was incorporated into the Viking Empire. In 1720 a sandbank between Helgoland and the smaller island of Düne largely washed away due to a storm tide. The connection between the two islands was lost as a result. Heligoland remained in Denmark until 1814. The British conquered the island in 1807 from the Danes. The strategically important island. In 1890 the British exchanged Helgoland on Germany for East African Zanzibar. Emperor Wilhelm II converted Helgoland into a naval support point and it remained that way until after the Second World War. In the First World War all residents were forced to leave the island. At the end of World War II, a thousand airplanes from the Royal Air Force carried out a destructive bombing, dropping around seven thousand bombs, making the island uninhabitable and the population to be evacuated. The Royal Air Force used it for target practice. In 1947 the British blew up the bunkers and military facilities with no less than 6,700 tons of explosives. It was hit hard and changed its shape. In 1952 the population was allowed to return after long insistence. Since then, the island mainly lives off tourism. In 2011, the people of Helgoland rejected the detailed plan to reconnect Helgoland and Düne island

The Helgoland museum offers a rich overview as to the history, the folklore and the nature of the island. You also can enjoy films and unexpected documents. The history is exciting since Helgoland has been influenced by Danish, British and German occupants. Aerial photograph of the northern Helgoland showing new fortifications and guns. This photo was taken circa 1916 and clearly shows the large 12inch guns emplaced on the island by the Germans. The island would prove to be a critical battleground for naval supremacy of the North Sea. The picture also shows just how small and compact the island is. Artist: unknown - postcard.

Helgoland is een Duits eiland in de Noordzee. Helgoland werd rond 4000 v.Chr. een eiland door het stijgen van de zeespiegel na de laatste ijstijd. In de 8e eeuw werd het eiland vanuit Friesland gekoloniseerd. De huidige bewoners spreken nog steeds een Noord-Fries dialect, het Helgolands of Halunder Freesk. Het werd ingelijfd bij het Vikingrijk. In 1720 spoelde een zandbank tussen Helgoland en het kleinere eiland Düne door een stormvloed grotendeels weg. De verbinding tussen de twee eilanden ging daardoor verloren. Helgoland bleef tot 1814 tot Denemarken behoren. De Britten veroverden het eiland in 1807 op de Denen. Het strategisch belangrijke eiland. In 1890 ruilde de Britten Helgoland aan Duitsland voor het Oost-Afrikaanse Zanzibar. Keizer Wilhelm II bouwde Helgoland uit tot marinesteunpunt en dat bleef het tot na de Tweede Wereldoorlog. In de Eerste Wereldoorlog werden alle bewoners gedwongen het eiland te verlaten. Op het einde van de Tweede Wereldoorlog voerden duizend vliegtuigen van de Royal Air Force een vernietigend bombardement uit, waarbij circa zevenduizend bommen werden afgeworpen, waardoor het eiland onbewoonbaar werd en de bevolking moest worden geëvacueerd. De Royal Air Force gebruikte het voor schietoefeningen. In 1947 bliezen de Britten de bunkers en militaire voorzieningen met liefst 6.700 ton explosieven op. Het is flink getroffen en daardoor van vorm veranderd. In 1952 mocht de bevolking na lang aandringen terugkeren. Sindsdien leeft het eiland hoofdzakelijk van het toerisme. In 2011 verwierp de bevolking van Helgoland het uitgewerkte plan om Helgoland en Düne opnieuw met elkaar te verbinden. Het Helgoland-museum biedt een rijk overzicht van de geschiedenis, de folklore en de aard van het eiland. Je kunt ook genieten van films. De geschiedenis is opwindend omdat Helgoland is beïnvloed door Deense, Britse en Duitse inzittenden. Luchtfoto van het noordelijke deel van Helgoland met nieuwe vestingwerken en kanonnen in 1919 - Fotograaf: onbekend - ansichtkaart.
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Source Bird's eye view, Helgoland, c. 1916
Author Ben The Man
Camera location54° 11′ 06.54″ N, 7° 53′ 11.24″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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