History of Helgoland - 4000 BC to 1996 - Museum Helgoland - Germany
N 54° 11.108 E 007° 53.222
32U E 427370 N 6004691
Large timeline outside the museum telling about the history of Helgoland.
Waymark Code: WMTVA7
Location: Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Date Posted: 01/09/2017
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Outside the Helgoland Museum this large timeline is located. It is mounted to a wall left of the entrance.
The timeline goes back to 4000 years BC where the island was born and up to 1996 where the museum was built.
Between the first and last point of the timeline, the history of the island is described. Both political and geograpically history
A few examples:
"1497: Die Insel wird von der Hanse erobret"
In English: The island was conquered by the Hanseatic League
"1714: Helgoland wird Dänish"
In English: Helgoland became Danish
"1721: Die Verbindung zwischen insel und Düne bricht in der Neujahrsnacht im Sturm weg"
In English: The connection between the island and Düne collapses during a storm on new years night
"1890: Helgoland wird Deutch"
In English: Helgoland became German
"1947: "Big bang" die größste nicht nukleare Detonation der Welt zerstört die militärischen Anlagen auf der insel"
In English: "Big Bang" the largest non nuclear explosion of the world destoys the military facilities on the island
Admission fee? (Include URL/link in Long Description to website that gives the current fee): no
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