ehem. Ostlandbahn, Borkum

Name: ehem. Ostlandbahn
Address: Borkum, Germany

#9 among attractions in Borkum

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The Ostlandbahn was a narrow-gauge railroad line with a gauge of 900 mm on the East Frisian North Sea island of Borkum, which - as an extension of the Borkumer Kleinbahn - was built and operated from its Borkum station from 1908 by the Imperial Navy as a naval railroad.

Coordinates: 53°36'32"N, 6°44'45"E

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ehem. Ostlandbahn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Borkum Großer Light, Kleiner Leuchtturm, Maria Meeresstern, Christ Church.

3.7 miSW
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Borkum Großer Light, Borkum
95 min walk • Borkum Great Light, also known as Borkum Neuer Light, is an active lighthouse on the island of Borkum, Leer district, state of Lower Saxony, Germany.
3.8 miSW
Lighthouse
Kleiner Leuchtturm, Borkum
99 min walk • The Little Lighthouse Borkum stands on a ten-meter-high dune on the southwest side of Borkum and is one of three lighthouses on Borkum. It was built in 1888/1889 as a leading light for the two approach fairways of the Ems, the Hubertgat and the...
3.5 miSW
Church
Maria Meeresstern, Borkum
91 min walk • Maria Meeresstern is the Roman Catholic church on the East Frisian island of Borkum.
3.8 miSW
Church
Christ Church, Borkum
96 min walk • Christ Church in Borkum is the Evangelical Lutheran house of worship on the otherwise largely Reformed East Frisian island. It was built in 1899.
3.6 miSW
Memorial
Gedenkstein für die auf Borkum ermordeten Soldaten der US-Airforce, Borkum
92 min walk • Fliegermorde is the term used to describe the killing of downed or emergency-landed Allied aircrews in the final stages of World War II, in violation of international law. The vast majority of the perpetrators were local functionaries of the NSDAP...
3.3 miS
Boat tours, Outdoor activities, Tours
Borkumriff IV, Borkum
83 min walk • Borkumriff was a lightship position from 1875 to 1988, originally at 53° 51′ 0″ N, 6° 26′ 0″ E, then later at position 53° 43′ 0″ N, 6° 23′ 0″ E, about 30 kilometers northwest of the island of Borkum in one of the main shipping lanes of the German...
3.5 miSW
Church
Reformed Church, Borkum
90 min walk • The Reformed Church on the island of Borkum is a historic church in East Frisia. The church was built from 1896 to 1897 in historicist style, blending elements of Art Nouveau and Gothic Revival.
1.7 miN
Beach
Brauerplate, Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park
44 min walk • Brauerplate is a sandbank and partial high sand in the Lower Saxon Wadden Sea of the North Sea. The southern tip of the sandbank with the high sand is located about three kilometers north of the island of Borkum in the waters of the Osterems...