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    St. Peter-Ording

    Germany

    St. Peter-Ording

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    Sankt Peter-Ording is in southwestern Eiderstedt peninsula, Nordfriesland, a seaside resort since 1877. The town's districts are Böhl, Dorf, Bad, and Ording.

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    Sankt Peter-Ording is in southwestern Eiderstedt peninsula, Nordfriesland, a seaside resort since 1877. The town's districts are Böhl, Dorf, Bad, and Ording. It is the terminus of the railway from Husum.In front of the town lies a beach up to 12 kilometers long, becoming 2 kilometers wide at low tide. Landmarks include the 1911-built pile dwellings and the 1095-meter-long pier in the Bad district.

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    Westerheversand Lighthouse
    Historic Landmark

    1Westerheversand Lighthouse

    The 40-meter-high lighthouse, built in 1906, stands on a mound about one kilometer in front of the dike near Westerhever and is Eiderstedt's landmark. You can visit it since 2001; in summer, the historic Stockenstieg leads through the salt marshes.
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    Pier and Stilt Houses
    Attraction

    2Pier and Stilt Houses

    The 1,095-meter-long pier in the district of Bad leads from the dike across the salt marshes to the stilt building with the restaurant "Noah's Ark" on the sandbank. The stilt buildings are the landmark of the town; the first was built in 1911 and was called "Giftbude".
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    Dune-Therme
    Spa

    3Dune-Therme

    The leisure and adventure pool uses North Sea water and features over 1,000 square meters of water as well as a spacious sauna area. From here, the pier to the sandbank also departs.
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    Westküstenpark & Robbarium
    Park

    4Westküstenpark & Robbarium

    The zoo shows numerous native and exotic animals, including a seal enclosure, the Robbarium, and a stork colony.
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    Restaurants in St. Peter-Ording

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    Ristorante Pizzeria Da Vinci

    Italian restaurant and pizzeria in a family-friendly atmosphere with a cozy terrace.
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    To Gao

    Asian restaurant on Im Bad street with sushi and Japanese-inspired fusion cuisine, also for takeout.
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    HANSEN

    Restaurant with German cuisine on Village Street.
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    Nearby

    North Sea Coast, Islands

    North Sea Coast, Islands

    Between Ostfriesland and the Danish border, islands, Halligen, and vast beaches line the German North Sea coast. Since 2009, the Wadden Sea has been a UNESCO World Heritage site; the Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park alone, covering 4,410 square kilometers, is by far Germany's largest national park.You can travel here from Sylt, the largest North Frisian island, to Norderney, Germany's oldest North Sea resort, walk a beach up to 12 km long in St. Peter-Ording, or explore the seabed at low tide on a guided mudflat tour.
    Wadden Sea National Park

    Wadden Sea National Park

    The Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park was established in 1985 and, with 4,410 square kilometers, is by far Germany's largest national park. Since 2009, the Wadden Sea has been a UNESCO World Heritage site; approximately 30 percent of its area periodically falls dry at low tide.In spring and autumn, around ten million migratory birds rest in the Wadden Sea. In 2017, about 13,000 seals were counted. The best way to experience the seabed is on a guided mudflat hike; the main information center is the Multimar Wattforum in Tönning.
    Sylt

    Sylt

    Sylt is the largest North Frisian and northernmost German island, 38 kilometers long and 12.6 kilometers wide at its broadest point. You reach it via the 11 km Hindenburgdamm (opened 1927) by train or car shuttle from Niebüll, or by ferry from Rømø to List.An almost 40-kilometer-long sandy beach stretches along the west side. Between Wenningstedt and Kampen, the approx. 30-meter-high Red Cliff glows, with the Uwe-Düne, the island's highest point, rising directly behind it. Westerland is the main town, while Keitum boasts old captain's houses.
    Rømø

    Rømø

    Rømø is the southernmost Danish island in the Wadden Sea, directly north of Sylt. To the west lies Lakolk's kilometre-wide beach, where cars are permitted, and to the east, the mudflats. In between are dune heath, pine forest, and small villages with thatched captain's houses from the whaling era.
    Ribe

    Ribe

    Ribe is considered Denmark's oldest town; a Viking Age trading post emerged here in the 8th century. Its old town, with cobblestones, half-timbered houses and cathedral, lies on the Ribe Å river amid the flat marsh. The Wadden Sea begins a few kilometers west.