Hallig Habel

Habel (Danish: Habel, Frisian: Haabel ) has 6 acres ( 3.6 hectares according to other sources ) is the smallest holm in the North Frisian Wadden Sea. It belongs administratively to the municipality Gröde. Its length is about 655 meters and its maximum width about 100 meters.

In 2006, the Office of Rural Areas (ALR ) the size accurately determined: the total area including revetment is according to GIS calculations 7.4 hectares.

On Habel is a mound that Norderwarft, with a conservation station, which is only open in the summer with a bird keeper. In the 19th century there was a second mound, the Süderwarft. However, they disappeared towards the end of the century, when it was already seed off, off the south coast in the sea.

Habel is in the protective zone I of the National Park Schleswig -Holstein Wadden Sea. Therefore, entering the holm is prohibited by the general public. The holm is the property of the State of Schleswig -Holstein. It is, as well as the holms Norderoog and Südfall, supervised by the club Jordsand based in Ahrensburg. Habel serves many sea birds as breeding and resting area. Your special significance at the holm as Äsungsareal the Brent Goose, but also by the occurrence of Arctic Tern.