Pellworm

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Pellworm (Danish Pelvorm) is one of the North Frisian Islands on the North Sea coast of Germany. It is part of the Nordfriesland district in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein. Its area is 37 km², and its population is 1,200.

In medieval times Pellworm was a part of the larger island of Strand which was torn into pieces in a disastrous storm tide in 1634. Other remnants of Strand are Nordstrand and the Halligen.

Pellworm is accessible by a ferry departing from the neighbouring island of Nordstrand (which is in turn connected with the mainland by a road causeway).

The Amt Pellworm consists of the following municipalities (population in 2005 between brackets):

• Gröde (14)
• Hooge (86)
• Langeneß (133)
• Pellworm * (1.139)

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