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18-517: Dagebüll Lighthouse is a retired lighthouse in Dagebüll , Nordfriesland , Germany . Until its replacement in 1988 by a direction light on the dock of the Dagebüll ferry port, it served as the lower light of the Dagebüll range of leading lights . The lighthouse is situated in the southern part of the municipality near the depot of the lorry rail to islands of Oland and Langeneß . After an additional storey

36-458: A Schleswig-Holstein building or structure is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Dageb%C3%BCll Dagebüll ( German: [ˈdaːɡəbʏl] ; Mooring North Frisian : Doogebel ; Danish : Dagebøl ) is a municipality located at the west coast of Schleswig-Holstein in the Nordfriesland district, Germany. Today's Dagebüll was created in 1978 as a merger of

54-663: A dam was built to connect the Dagebüll polder to the Old Christian Albrechts Polder. By the creation of the Kleisee Polder in 1727, Dagebüll eventually became part of the mainland. The ferry terminal provides services to the islands of Föhr and Amrum , also minor freight ships, mussel cutters and other vessels frequent the port. Dagebüll features two small stations of the Norddeutsche Eisenbahngesellschaft Niebüll (NEG) railway on

72-431: A gymnasium and an outdoor sports field on which TSV Fahretoft/Waygaard's football team has its home matches. The Hans Momsen School was built in 1963, the old schoolhouse was located on the Dagebüll church hill, next to the pastorate. TSV Fahretoft/Waygaard e.V. is the local sports association, it was founded in 1965. Sports offered include football, table tennis , gymnastics and badminton . The annual highlights are

90-681: A large parking lot and garage for customers of the ferry lines. South of the ferry terminal, there is the Dagebüll Lighthouse , which is not used any more. Not far from the lighthouse, the facilities of the Water and Shipping Administration are situated, where the Hallig railway line Dagebüll– Oland – Langeneß starts on a 900 millimetres narrow gauge causeway. Fahretoft is located between Dagebüll and Waygaard. The municipality's sports club, TSV Fahretoft/Waygaard, founded in 1965, has its seat there. One of

108-415: A short ramp to enable vehicles to be driven onto the ferry. Passengers may be loaded onto a ship from the wharf by a gangway or by a linkspan . Goods packed in containers may be driven onto the vessel by a vehicle which then detaches itself from the container and returns to shore. If the passenger terminal handles vehicles (which is common especially in cross-sea ferry terminals), it will usually have

126-464: The United Kingdom and continental Europe, also have customs and immigration inspection facilities and security control areas similar to an international airport. Historically, the largest passenger terminals were located in major coastal cities servicing large ocean liners . With the demise of most ocean liners in the later half of the 20th century and the rise of cruise ship tourism in its stead,

144-474: The Sports Badge Awards and a local hiking rallye, both of which took place in summer. Ferry terminal Passenger terminals may vary greatly in size. A small ferry terminal servicing a commuter ferry may just have the means to tie up the vessel and a waiting area for passengers. Even for a large, vehicle-carrying cross-sea ferry, the terminal at a small island location may be similar sized, with just

162-537: The beginning, the locomotives used to have sails and thus were driven by the wind, later diesel engines were introduced. Dagebüll can be reached by car from the south via Husum and Bredstedt and from the east via Niebüll on state roads. As of 2003, the SPD and the WDFW association held four seats each in the municipality council, the CDU held three. The Dagebüll parish consists of

180-477: The church was built in 1731, it did not yet have a bell tower. Only when funds had been raised in 1905/1906, it was decided to build a tower. The district of Dagebüll Hafen (Dagebüll Harbor; North Frisian : Doogebel Huuwen ) is located about 3 kilometres to the west of Dagebüll Kirche, directly at the shoreline. A substantial part of visitors to the islands of Föhr and Amrum will leave the mainland via Dagebüll Hafen. The place provides many tourist facilities and

198-514: The facilities, such as appropriate markings on the ground, to enable the vehicles to line up in an orderly manner. Vehicles may be driven off the ship directly, if the vessel is a Roll-on/roll-off ship. Passenger terminals in large ports usually have passenger facilities comparable with medium-sized airports, including waiting areas, ticketing desks, luggage deposit and retrieval areas, and food, beverage and other retail outlets. Ferry terminals for international ferries, such as those crossing between

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216-505: The largest passenger terminals today are those in " cruise home ports ". In addition to extensive facilities to service passengers, these terminals must also be capable of handling the large amount of supplies required by large cruise ships and ocean liners. Major passenger ports (such as the Port of Southampton ) tend to have numerous docks and wharves , some with multiple berths, in order to handle more than one ship simultaneously. Some ports →

234-474: The municipalities of Fahretoft, Juliane-Marien-Koog and Waygaard. Dagebüll used to be a Hallig , the oldest houses were built on artificial dwelling hills which in parts can still be seen today. In 1704 the area was secured by sea dikes . The district of Kirche (Church; North Frisian : Doogebel Schörk ) is situated in the centre of the Dagebüll polder , constituting the core of the former Hallig. Many old farmsteads can still be found on dwelling hills. When

252-464: The polders in the area, the Bottschlotter Koog , was already created between 1633 and 1638, it was named after a local tidal creek . This polder hosts 28 inhabitants, all of whom mainly live on agriculture. The Dagebüll area used to be a tiny Hallig island, in 1626 it measured about 450 hectares . In the 16th and 17th century, several futile attempts were made to secure the area with dikes. It

270-596: The route to Niebüll : Dagebüll Mole (on the ferry pier) and Dagebüll Kirche. Moreover, there is an auxiliary station inside Dagebüll Hafen proper. This one is only used when the pier is flooded due to exceptionally high tides and storms. Since 1929, a small causeway rail connects Dagebüll to the Halligen of Oland and Langeneß across the North Frisian Wadden Sea . The railway is only used for goods transport and coastal management though, not for passenger service. In

288-539: The two districts of Dagebüll and Fahretoft. There are two churches, St. Lawrence in Fahretoft, built in 1703 and St. Dionysus in Dagebüll. The Hans Momsen School at Fahretoft is an elementary school with about 50 pupils from Fahretoft, Waygaard and Dagebüll proper. There are only four, sometimes five teachers. Subjects taught include German language , mathematics , local history, physical education , North Frisian language , music, arts and religion. The school features

306-460: Was added to the tower due to a raise of the sea dike in 1980, the tower is now 12.5 m (41 ft) tall. Its focal height is at 10.3 m (34 ft) above the highest high tide . The lighthouse has a pitched roof, a black and green copper construction. As of 2018, the tower is being used as a hotel room for 2 guests. This European lighthouse -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about

324-452: Was impossible though to shut off all tidal creeks at once. At the Burchardi flood of 1634, Dagebüll suffered from a great loss of land. In 1700, the inhabitants were granted a profitable charter , which allowed for the construction of a regular dike in 1702/1703. The new Dagebüll polder amounted to 502 hectares and relatively to the old Hallig, it was considerably shifted to the east. In 1704

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