Baltrum

Baltrum
Aerial view of Baltrum from the west
Aerial view of Baltrum from the west
Flag of Baltrum
Coat of arms of Baltrum
Location of Baltrum within Aurich district
HinteWirdum, GermanyIhlowSüdbrookmerlandKrummhörnEmdenNetherlandsLeer (district)Leer (district)WiesmoorAurichGroßefehnUpgant-SchottMarienhafeRechtsupwegLeezdorfOsteelHalbemondNordenBerumburGroßheideLütetsburgHageHagermarschDornumMemmertLütje HörnJuistNorderneyBaltrumAurich (district)Lower SaxonyWittmund (district)
Baltrum is located in Germany
Baltrum
Baltrum
Baltrum is located in Lower Saxony
Baltrum
Baltrum
Coordinates: 53°43′44″N 07°22′06″E / 53.72889°N 7.36833°E / 53.72889; 7.36833
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictAurich
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Harm Olchers[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total6.50 km2 (2.51 sq mi)
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total599
 • Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
26579
Dialling codes04939
Vehicle registrationAUR
Websitewww.baltrum.de

Baltrum (Low German: Baltrum) is a barrier island off the coast of East Frisia (German: Ostfriesland), in Germany, and is a municipality in the district of Aurich, Lower Saxony. It is located in-between the chain of the seven inhabited East Frisian Islands. Baltrum is the smallest island in this chain by area and inhabitants. It has a land area of 6.5 square kilometres, and a population in (2011) of just over 500 resident inhabitants.

  1. ^ "Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen". Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. April 2021.
  2. ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.