Schmeerstraße 4
25832 Katingsiel
300 year old Frisianhouse. North german longhouse with thatched roof and red bricks. Rooms covered with tiles from Delft.
As a protection against storm tides the rivers between the North Sea and lower Elbe are being cut off by a barrage. The most important building of this kind is the Eidersperrwerk. The area around Eider and Treene are being protected against high tide by a
Westerhever is located on the peninsula Eiderstedt at the North Sea Coast. Its landmark is probably the most famous Lighthouse in Germany. It was built in 1906 and is about 42 meters high. Since 2001 sight seeing is possible and in the past the light house was already often a commercial motive, that’s how the light house became so famous.
Friedrichstadt was built (in 1621 by Dutch people) at the junction of the rivers Treene and Eider. The town is mainly in its original state.
The estate was built between 1907 and 1910 in a red clinker facade and used as a farm. It is laid out in a U-shape with the back house and the stables on both sides, lined with an avenue of oldlimewood trees. There is another outbuilding and a large field barn on the premises. The base area amounts to approx. 3.5 ha, behind it are meadows and fields. Today you can find various animals such as Scottish highland cattle, Icelandic horses and peacocks on the premises.
