Oland (German island)
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Oland is a small hallig
which is connected by a narrow gauge railway to the mainland and to hallig Langeneß
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Germany's smallest lighthouse
is located here, being also the only one with a thatched roof
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Hallig
The Halligen are ten small German islands without protective dikes in the North Frisian Islands on Schleswig-Holstein's Wadden Sea-North Sea coast in the district of Nordfriesland....
which is connected by a narrow gauge railway to the mainland and to hallig Langeneß
Langeneß
Langeneß is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It consists of the halligen Langeneß and Oland. Before the flood of 1634 the two islands were directly attached....
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Germany's smallest lighthouse
Oland lighthouse (Germany)
Oland lighthouse is Germany's smallest lighthouse, being only 7.40 m tall. It is located on the small North Frisian island of Oland. It serves as a cross light for the Föhrer Ley and Dagebüll channels. It is Germany's only lighthouse with a thatched roof....
is located here, being also the only one with a thatched roof
Thatching
Thatching is the craft of building a roof with dry vegetation such as straw, water reed, sedge , rushes, or heather, layering the vegetation so as to shed water away from the inner roof. It is a very old roofing method and has been used in both tropical and temperate climates...
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