Lange Anna

The Lange Anna is a 47 -meter-high free-standing rocks (surf pillar) in the far northwest of the German North Sea island of Helgoland. It is about 25,000 tons, of red sandstone and has a floor area of 180 m².

The rock is a popular destination for tourists and a landmark of Heligoland. He is not freely available, but can be well viewed from above the neighboring cliff end of the upper country from. On the rock nest several seabird species: mainly guillemots, kittiwakes and for some years also gannets.

History

By 1860, the rock was connected as part of a surf stores or by a natural rock bridge with the actual main island until this arc-like connection collapsed during storm surges. When the storm surge in 1976 was created by partial demolition of Appeal's another small single standing rocks in front of the Long Anna, and the Klippenrandweg has been restored according to there because of further danger of collapse on the northern Horn.

Since the beginning of the 20th century, there are efforts to preserve the spire. From 1903 to 1927, a 1.3 km long was built " Prussian Wall" called protective wall to keep the surf from the rock base and thus reduce further marine erosion ( abrasion) on the west coast of Heligoland and the Long Anna. Later columns were assembled from steel.

In 1969, the rock formation the status of a natural monument.

The further deterioration due to frost damage and the vulnerability of the thinnest point, the cat sand layers in height of 16 meters, can hardly stop using technical means. The rock is now cut by deep fissures and cracks. These columns filled in with concrete seems, given the instability too dangerous and too expensive. The necessary measures to ensure the work would be enormous. Therefore, further efforts were abandoned and the Tall Anna left to their fate. Hamburger expert assume that the acute danger of a breakdown of the top two-thirds of the rock there.

Naming

The actual name of the rock is on Helgoland Frisian Nathurn Stak: " Nordhorn Surf pillar ".

The rock was formerly known as " stallion" or " monk ". The name " Lange Anna " came on just before the First World War. Not far of the rock stood up to the Second World War, a well-known dance hall in which around the turn of the century served a good-looking, tall waitress of slight build with the name Anna. This waitress was known among locals and visitors as " Lange Anna ". The name carried over then on the rocks.

, Then called the " Lange Anna " in 1895 by photographer as " Monk "

Northern tip of Heligoland with the term " stallion " (ca. 1890-1900 )

The Lange Anna in the north, recording on 26 May 2010

Recording the long Anna April 2011 from North mudflats