Oland (Frisian island)

The hamlet of Oland as seen from the air.
Oland (left), behind it Langeness, right Föhr with Amrum in the background.

Oland (Danish: Øland, North Frisian: Ualöönist) is a small hallig of the North Frisian Islands which is connected by a narrow-gauge railway to the mainland and to hallig Langeneß. In 2019, the population was estimated, unofficially, to be 16 people.[1]

Germany's smallest lighthouse is located here, being also the only one with a thatched roof.

  1. ^ Shebab, Ibrahim (15 July 2019). "The small German island defying the ocean". BBC Reel. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 10 August 2019.