The Wadden Sea (Dutch: Waddenzee [ˈʋɑdə(n)zeː] ⓘ; German: Wattenmeer [ˈvatn̩ˌmeːɐ̯] ⓘ; Low German: Wattensee or Waddenzee; Danish: Vadehavet; West Frisian: Waadsee; North Frisian: di Heef) is an intertidal zone in the southeastern part of the North Sea.

The Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park (German: Nationalpark Schleswig-Holsteinisches Wattenmeer) is a national park in the Schleswig-Holstein area of the German Wadden Sea. It was founded by the Parliament of Schleswig-Holstein on 1 October 1985 by the National Park Act of 22 July 1985 and expanded significantly in 1999.

Das Wattenmeer vor der deutschen Nordseeküste ist durch drei Nationalparks geschützt. Hier finden Sie Informationen der Wattenmeer-Nationalparks in Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg und Niedersachsen.

The Hamburg Wadden Sea National Park (German: Hamburgisches Wattenmeer) is the smallest of the three German Wadden Sea National Parks which protect the single ecological entity of the Wadden Sea reaching from Den Helder to Esbjerg.

Das Wattenmeer der Nordsee ist das größte zusammenhängende europäische Feuchtgebiet und das mit Abstand größte Wattenmeer der Welt. 60 % der europäischen und nordafrikanischen Wattflächen befinden sich im Wattenmeer der Nordsee, die Salzwiesen an der Nordsee sind die mit Abstand größten zusammenhängenden Salzwiesen Europas.

Schleswig-Holstein Wattenmeer (Wadden Sea) National Park protects the tidal flats and coastal wetlands along the state’s west coast and, together with Wattenmeer National Park of Lower Saxony and the Waddenzee conservation area in the Netherlands, was inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 2009.

Mar 26, 2025 · The Wadden Sea is the largest tidal flats system in the world, where natural processes proceed largely undisturbed. It extends along the coasts of Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands.

Wattenmeer: Germany’s Surreal Destination. The Wadden Sea is the largest unbroken intertidal zone situated in the South-eastern part of the North Sea. The name of the sea is derived from the Dutch word ‘Wad’ which, when translated means ‘Mud Flat.’

Website: www.nationalpark-wattenmeer.de/sh Discover more Königssee: St. Bartholomä mit Watzmann-Ostwand im Winter ©Berchtesgadener Land Tourismus (Marika Hildebrandt)

Apr 5, 2025 · Wadden Sea, shallow inlet of the North Sea between the West Frisian Islands and the northern Netherlands mainland. The inlet extends from Noord-Holland to the northeast, where the islands gradually curve toward the mainland and the channel narrows to a few miles. Until the completion of the IJsselmeer dam (Afsluitdijk), the Wadden Sea formed the northern part of the former Zuiderzee.