Südfall

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Südfall (Danish: Sydfald ) is one of two people inhabited all year round and leased holm in the Wadden Sea off the west coast of Schleswig -Holstein. It has a size of 0.56 km ² and belongs administratively to the municipality and district Pellworm.

History

Before the first Groten Mandränke 1362, the territory of today's holm belonged to Edomsharde in the former landscape beach. Through this flood the holms Südfall, Nübell (or Nubel ) and Nielandt emerged. 1633 Südfall was measured, as was planned to include the holms in the damming of Norderhever. Südfall was then about 4 km long and 600 hectares. The Burchardiflut 1634 that destroyed beach, nullified these plans and the holm reduced greatly. Nübell went under in the flood, but Südfall remained inhabited. Now Südfall became smaller and smaller, the inhabitants moved to Nielandt and called it Südfall. The residents living in agriculture, fisheries, Salztorfabbau and occasional beach robbery.

On 3 and 4 February 1825, almost all former residents was wiped out by twelve families in the so-called holm flood. The three mounds in the west sank and the area of ​​the holm was reduced by half. Today's mound was built in 1828. In the period following the holm changed hands several times.

1910 acquired the Countess Diana von Reventlow - Criminil the island to spend their twilight years. After this was a 50-year lease under the Family Dethleffsen. 1921 discovered the Nordstrander Andreas Busch remains of lock facilities near Südfall in watts. He mapped the area and found many traces of culture, such as wells, fields, paths and ditches. Based on these discoveries, it is believed that Rungholt has located from the 13th to the 14th century on the site of Südfall. Since 1960, the number of floods per year has increased from about 30 to about 70.

Presence

Today Südfall part of the state of Schleswig -Holstein and is managed by the Jordsand Association since 1957. The holm is since 1959 a nature reserve and is now part of the National Park Schleswig -Holstein Wadden Sea. On the only mound in the west of the Holm is a house with outbuildings in which a bird protection station and the SAR-Wache/Funkstation the GMRS are housed Südfall.

They are manned by a water warden and his wife.

Traffic

Südfall can be reached from the north beach on foot or by horse-drawn carriage within the limits approved by the National Park Authority guides over watts. In summer, the holm is achievable up to three times a week from Pellworm by ship. Since Südfall located in the protection zone 1 of the National Park Schleswig -Holstein Wadden Sea, entering the holm is otherwise not allowed.

Nature

The holm has a main tidal creek that starts in the west and ends in a wide estuary in the east. The salt marshes of the holm are not grazed. Therefore, there are large deposits of salt plants such as beach thrift, beach wormwood, beach and beach lilac aster.

The Wadden to Südfall is protected excavation area to prevent a destruction of cultural traces.

Trip to the holm Südfall at low tide

Shrimp boats at Südfall