オストフリースラントの天然記念物・トップ20

Great natural landscape.

A very beautiful landscape.

Watt for watt. Great view

Since its designation as a World Heritage Site in 2009, Norderney has increasingly committed itself to nature conservation to preserve its pristine natural beauty for future generations. The island thus offers a habitat where environmental awareness and appreciation for natural resources can be experienced in a practical way.

Lower Saxony Wadden Sea National Park "Nature vacations" like a king: Stately buildings and parks still bear witness to the fact that King George V of Hanover chose the idyllic island as his summer residence in 1836. 150 years later, modern-day rulers placed this natural paradise under the protection of the Lower Saxony Wadden Sea National Park. Like all East Frisian Islands, Norderney also has a turbulent past. Wind and waves transport the sand that created the islands. They not only deposit it there, but also repeatedly carry it away. Therefore, the western ends of the islands, in particular, are secured with protective structures to protect the island villages; construction on Norderney began as early as 1857. In the east of the island, however, you can observe the free play of nature, which conjures up a fascinating, constantly changing landscape. See: https://www.stadt-norderney.de/bauen-umwelt/natio

Very beautiful paths through the dunes

Ice-Man-Woman -2003 Ice-Man-Woman -Location: Varel-Hafen-Schleuse -Sculpture made of three interlocking boulders -Height: 8 meters, standing on a mound -Weight: approx. 25 tons -Other material: nose, eyes, mouth made of bronze, hat made of aluminum (Source: https://www.eckartgrenzer.de/2003/eis-mann-frau/)

Ice Man Woman Topic: The Flood (Genesis 7) The ice ages were, as the Brockhaus of 1889 put it, the floods of the north. The end of the last ice age was about 10,000 years ago. The ice masses retreated from the North German lowlands and left behind boulders, stone descendants of the granite masses of Scandinavia, which were once used by our ancestors for ritual or cultic purposes. The granite sculpture at the lock to the Jade Bay, the ice man woman, looks over the dike to the north, to the place of her origins, her homeland. Standing tall between the sea and inland waters - waters that represent the two rivers of the Bible, the Euphrates and the Tigris. So He-She is both a symbol of the flood of the north and its end. Children in particular enjoy discovering a snowman, especially in summer. But how long – considering the increasing global warming – will they be able to build snowmen and snowwomen? In this respect, the sculpture is also a memorial. The snowman is dedicated to my disabled daughter Tina, who often visits him and who enjoys it. May he bring joy to all people, disabled and non-disabled alike. (Source: https://www.eckartgrenzer.de/2003/eis-mann-frau/)