Tossens

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The North Sea resort of Tossens is a municipality in the district of Weser Butjadingen march in Lower Saxony.

Geography

Tossens is on the Butjadingen peninsula directly on the Innenjade opposite the city of Wilhelmshaven. The place is located around 20 kilometers from Nordenham.

History

Since 1420 there is a first chapel in Tossens. After the final defeat of Butjadinger Friesen 1514 Tossens belonged to the later Grand Duchy of Oldenburg. 1523, the town was a parish of its own, expanding the church in 1635. 1892 Tossens received the title of the North Sea resort awarded. The community was founded in 1933 Tossens incorporated together with Eckwarden, long Warden, Burhave, Waddens and Stollhamm in the new community Burhave, which was renamed in 1936 in Butjadingen. In 1948, the independent municipality Langwarden based in Tossens, the village belonged to the newly formed state of Lower Saxony. On March 1, 1974, formed and based in Burhave from the communities long Warden, Burhave and Stollhamm the community Butjadingen.

Attractions

• St. Bartholomew Church Tossens, a Wurtenkirche from the 14th century with works from the altar workshop Ludwig Münster 's.

Culture and Leisure

Fries beach

On the beach there are numerous pirate play like a pirate Noah's Ark, a Mutprobennetz, a cable car, a water and adventure playground, as a beach volleyball court and football school by the sea. The observation tower offers an excellent view of Wilhelmshaven on the opposite bank Jade. Also, the frieze beach the terminus of the annual May to October treasure hunt dar.

Bathing facilities

Swimming at the North Sea and the subtropical swimming paradise Aqua Mundo at the park west coast which is part of the Center Parcs Group since December 2003.

Sand Art Festival

By 2007 festival took a total of six times the sand type instead, were in which up to five meters high art of sand created.

Tideland

From March to October, there is the opportunity to participate in a walk across the mudflats in Tossens. Unique here is that even in their limited ability to walk people to participate through the use of mobile watts on the mudflats.

Transport links

Ferry connections are made via the Weser from Nordenham to Bremerhaven and in the summer months over the Jade Bay of Eckwarderhörne to Wilhelmshaven. From Nordenham from there a train connection to Bremen. The bus lines 403 and 408 of the transport companies Wesermarsch connects Tossens several times a day with the Nordenhamer station. The community is on the Weser tunnel south of Nordenham to the A 27 Bremen - Bremerhaven connected. About Varel and Jäderberg you get to the A 29 Oldenburg - Wilhelmshaven.