Baltrum | |
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![]() Aerial view of Baltrum from the west | |
Coordinates: 53°43′44″N 07°22′06″E / 53.72889°N 7.36833°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
District | Aurich |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–25) | Harm Olchers[1] (Ind.) |
Area | |
• Total | 6.50 km2 (2.51 sq mi) |
Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 599 |
• Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 26579 |
Dialling codes | 04939 |
Vehicle registration | AUR |
Website | www |
Baltrum (Low German: Baltrum) is a barrier island off the coast of East Frisia (German: Ostfriesland), in Germany, and is a municipality in Aurich, Lower Saxony. It is in-between the chain of the seven inhabited East Frisian Islands. It has a land area of 6.5 square kilometres.
It is in the middle of the island chain known as the East Frisian Islands (German: Ostfriesische Inseln). There are two villages on the island – Ostdorf (English: Eastern village) and Westdorf (English: Western village) – although they have essentially merged into one.
The island is about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) long and 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) wide. It covers an area of 6.5 square kilometres (2.5 sq mi). The highest point on the island is a central coastal dune with a viewing platform on top called Aussichtsdüne in German and is 19.3 metres (63 ft) above sea-level.[3]