The German island with a population of 16 - BBC REEL

The 16 residents who live on the tiny German island of Oland must cope with extreme flooding on a regular basis. But they have no intention of leaving.
Video by By Ibrahim Shebab
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[@MR.Mehran61]

They waited 6 months so that they could find a "not rainy day" to shoot the scenes.

[@DannieJulapz]

MRMehran R how did u know?

[@coconut4825]

do you know that place?

[@Squee7e]

It's not that rainy there actually

[@Anonym-2819]

@@coconut4825 yes

[@Anonym-2819]

@@Squee7e doch natürlich 😂wohnst du überhaupt in Norddeutschland?

[@robbe8782]

I'm German, but I still read the subtitles instead of just listening

[@peter_meyer]

Then you must be from southern germany

[@Marco-bf4uu]

Yea same weird

[@davidogutu9110]

Und Warum? Is their accent so different?

[@nadjak3410]

@@davidogutu9110 Their accent is fine. It's just (for me) that the written version of the text was more cohesive and easier to follow because whoever translated it structured the sentences very well.

[@NLJeffEU]

Wtf 😂 i can understand most of it. Why dont Duitsers do? I didnt even learn a lot of Duits btw

[@Denvr2]

They are safe from the pandemic, that’s the best part

[@boratsagdiyev1586]

Think again. Thats the same as saying de Waddeneilanden are protected from a Pandemic...

[@riphaven]

zombies can swim, just remember that.

[@friendlyenemy4654]

@@riphaven hahahaha

[@peterrabbitn787]

Well they are on lockdown now

[@AlexS-oj8qf]

@@boratsagdiyev1586 You mean being so strile that a strain of new bacteria will wipe them out?

[@vivilonrane1330]

The population is literally an Animal Crossing village

[@jamesagwe2981]

Perhaps that served as an inspiration

[@aymana.8525]

They are the very definition of Animal Crossing. I bet they use their Nook Miles well.

[@thanos8107]

Not only the population

[@adelak]

Are they in massive debt as well?

[@Squirrelanditsnutz]

Now we just need the furries.

[@iafozzac]

Normal people: travel to islands by boat Germans: *train*

[@mr.neworld2031]

😂

[@MiyannVlog]

Well, i live in an island, train is better to avoid noise and air pollution

[@vanessas2454]

The German North Sea coast has big tidal differences in water level. During low tide, you can reach most islands on foot as the water recedes far enough to bare the sea floor. It´s called "Wattenmeer" in German and has been made a national park.

[@HauntedByDreamsAndFears]

Considering that a boat is not very helpful without enough water and you don't want to wait hours (or if the storm comes from east it could even be days) for enough water it seems a pretty nice thing to use a train instead. 😂

[@Nethan10Troi]

At least we have trains lol xD

[@dr.christopherdiaz4473]

Reporter: what did you do during WWII? Islander: WWII?

[@theemirofjaffa2266]

They couldn't have missed it. Remember, the germans passed by there on their six hour invasion of Denmark

[@Thor.Jorgensen]

​@@theemirofjaffa2266Remember that Denmark was a neutral country that on top of that had been massively disarmed by having lost many previous semi-recent wars, for having the misfortune of being forced to side with the losing alliances, as a result of being attacked by members of the winning alliances, such as by Sweden, by Prussia, and by Great Britain. When Germany invaded Denmark in WWII, Denmark had to send their Royal guard to the German border from the other side of the country, on bicycles no less, which would have taken at least 23 hours to reach, and on top of that, leave the capital city undefended. The capital was invaded by ship and that was the end of that war. You can't win a war against Nazi Germany, with a handful of Krag-Jørgensen rifles, a couple of hundred archaic muzzleloader muskets, and nothing but cycles as your method of transport. Would you want to fight against German Panzer tanks using a musket and a bicycle? You'd be dead before you had time to put the lead ball in the muzzle.

[@user-lu6qe2qb5s]

Christopher Diaz, PhD lol😂😂

[@itsjogee]

The Emir of Jaffa Issa joke

[@theemirofjaffa2266]

@@Thor.Jorgensen that was a well written account on Denmark during the war. I never seen or heard anything like this side of the story anywhere. N I would say thanks for that. Learnt something new today. 👍

[@vadimgalimov2576]

This looks like the perfect setting for a murder mystery.

[@niktheorginal]

There are german criminal shows with similar islands as settings. "Der Tote im Watt" - the dead in the sea, for example

[@sushigoose_]

Then There Were None is set on an island like this, really good Agatha Christie murder mystery

[@moiraswife]

Tatort :D

[@nenenglefebvre9235]

@Calm Beast 💯

[@EvonneLindiwe]

Midsummer murders vibe to it 💯

[@Davao420]

it's like a Hayao Miyazaki film

[@4lf1nf]

lol, I was just thinking the same. the railway is similar to the train scene in Spirited Away!

[@naren2talk]

Exactly what's going through in my mind..

[@peterlyngkhoi6842]

Exactly

[@theslytherinweasley258]

Yeah, the landscape and music aswell

[@faceman1341]

The music also contribute to the feeling lol.

[@grontelp77]

I wish I could just drop everything and move to Oland today.

[@The-Cat]

no, stay where you are. climate change has a different plan for that area already

[@boratsagdiyev1586]

It's basically the Netherlands on a smaller scale lol but without a downtown xD

[@zorngottes1778]

Do it

[@DrHydra47]

@@boratsagdiyev1586 but the people speak german

[@boratsagdiyev1586]

@@DrHydra47 PlattDeutsch no ?

[@elmar001]

How very German, an Island of only 16 people but they still build a railway..

[@waynepayne9875]

That's white people for ya

[@vaclavcervinka65]

They didn't build it in the times when the island had only 16 inhabitants. Besides, it is mentioned in the video that the railway wasn't originally intended to be used by the locals, it was built for other purpose and the mayor had to negotiate with the federal government so the islanders could use it.

[@QemeH]

The original purpose of the "railway" (when it was constructed the trolleys were "powered" by sail and to this day "Kapitän Magda", a sutler frequently providing the island with wares from the main land, with her sail-trolley-kiosk is a well-known half-legendary figure) was to bring building material and supplies to Langeneß, the next island over, which in that time had around 200 people living on it. What the former "mayor" meant by negotiating access is that he managed to get permission for private indivuduals on the islands to own and drive trolleys on the railroad. Since that time each stretch of the journey (main land to Oland and Oland to Langeneß) has a prominent half-way marker, before which you need to turn around in case of oncoing traffic and after which you have the right of way.

[@Vysair]

More like very British

[@folkestender2025]

@@Vysair No wonder, Frisians, Angles and Saxons are the ancestors of the English people. All people in the north of Germany and in Denmark are very similar to the English people..

[@cheezarose]

This is island is so beautiful ! Straight out of a folktale.

[@tomAkelife-ff9tf]

the old man narrating sounded like a LOTR character

[@cheezarose]

@@tomAkelife-ff9tf Exactly !

[@peter_meyer]

You dont want to be there during storm and high tide.

[@peter_meyer]

@@cheezarose if 15 neighbours are too many, apply here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZ_Md4yFhbqjf5I as a ranger. Unfortunately only in german.

[@cheezarose]

@@peter_meyer Verry sorry,for the previous comment wrong Peter. A different guy with also a P as is display picture was being a Troll in the comment section of a video and I got both your notifications at the same time,so I inversed my answers. Just realised it know 😂

[@MajorrBison]

16 people only, it's actually good and bad.

[@JabezGill]

MajorrBison way to say nothing at all and get 120 thumbs up for it.

[@thepepchannel7940]

Freak159753 Let’s jusr say genetic variety is not gonna be a thing there

[@thepepchannel7940]

Freak159753 Yeah and people there will be as beautifully unique as the Habsburgs

[@ragnarostbrok1254]

@Freak159753 what do you expect, many people come from all of Nordfriesland (in past) or Germany to live there. As the one woman who comes from Hannover

[@thepepchannel7940]

Freak159753 What a delightfully passive-aggressive conversation we have had. Let’s call it a truce and live our Corona-filled lives

[@ianfenwick4130]

This is like a colder, more German, version of Spirited Away.

[@alderakirisaki4351]

I thought so :) I remember when the kaonashi tried to catch up with the main character and he got splashed by the high tides. Then they were there waiting for the train.

[@jahd5790]

I have plenty of questions now. Can you extend this documentary to everything about Oland?

[@JokoCi]

There are plenty of Halligen in Germany and Denmark. If you google the word Hallig you ll find plenty of information. Same when you search for it here on YT. ndr-Doku has several good documentaries about some of them with great videos of them getting flooded. Obviously in German, but it still looks amazing.

[@jahd5790]

@@JokoCi thank you so much

[@jameswalker68]

I'm with you re the plenty of questions! Just found this mini doco about these islands in English that goes for 50 mins. Looks really good! kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4eqZoJ-gsysm8U

[@yuvizkieerenuff4967]

@@jameswalker68 I am currently looking at it. Thank you for the link.

[@jameswalker68]

yuvizkie erenuff You are welcome. I really enjoyed it. I want to live there! Lol. Let me know what you think of it 🙂

[@jekke1980]

Born in Groningen, the most north-eastern part of the Netherlands. I love this area close to Germany and Denmark. Even the dialects sound like each other and the skies are so bright blue!

[@lawden210]

Groningen the city or the province?

[@WCiossek]

rüm hart klaar kimming! (Northfrisian)

[@jekke1980]

Lawrence Dennis provincie

[@Mark_Hafer]

Ive noticed allot of dutch people like to vacation on nothern german islands. Is there a reason for this?

[@peterrabbitn787]

I guess the KZbin algorithms bringing us all here - 3 min escaping from Corona Oh wow thank you for so many likes! Stay safe! Greetings from Germany

[@melzer1377]

KZbin knows wats up.

[@livewithlorenzo7841]

peter rabbitn KZbin is smart lol

[@ankavoskuilen1725]

And then you read the comments. 🙂🙂🙂🙂

[@gnothiseauthon6045]

Maybe because the people there are used to shutdowns - Land unter - and just accept them...

[@gnothiseauthon6045]

Gina Pommesfrittina, not always! The first time I‘ve seen it, the sea was so calm. Just so much water. Such a power.

[@thaliagraichen8312]

kinda like Spirited away with Chihiro, NoFace and the train in the sea..

[@qwertzpoiu4439]

Love that movie!! I watched it last week on Netflix again

[@kenogu436]

I love that movie. Seen it sooo many times!

[@magusia333]

I had the same feeling while watching this!

[@vincentlaw1415]

I thought the same. It reminded me so much about the train ride.

[@TempzModz]

Imagine all of your friends living there with you

[@yassi8814]

PARTYYYYY

[@monetum1392]

@Vlodec You must have good friends lol

[@sadginger4924]

Gay village!!

[@hannecatton2179]

Wouldn´t be your friends after 6 months !

[@DieBardinAodhan]

Soon they wouldn´t be your friends anymore...

[@RayMak]

Such a beautiful place

[@ThefourthPistol]

first

[@yoeleumpmp2852]

Tf you're here too???

[@sebastianpenamante9793]

Wtf you got a 25 like but your showing in the comments

[@timurismailovic6866]

It is.... Btw,oh hai Mak!

[@CianthelleTheNoctifer]

@Ray Mak I see you everywhere

[@imybarrientos9347]

Didn't know such place exist. Its always a dream of mine to live in a place where you can see oceans and many trees everyday so it's really fascinating for me to know that this place exist. I would love to volunteer living here.

[@tiloalo]

You don't volunteer... You just buy a home there and live there (given you're European).

[@davielawrence3773]

They even need people to move on the Hallig, to old man said. They have no children in there and everyone moves away, so there are not many people living there anymore. Everyone who truly wants to live there is welcomed 😊

[@Charmicaela]

look up Madeira island.

[@davielawrence3773]

@@CharmicaelaMadeira is a completely different climate and a completely different island than a Hallig

[@zaidshah4535]

@@davielawrence3773 Madeira as in the cake?

[@outside8312]

Why does this feel so studio Ghibli

[@javelinnia3203]

Omg yes, especially this railway above the water

[@Leo-zk9rd]

Ponyo and spirited away vibes. When Marnie was there too. Miyazaki has a lot of water in his work now that I'm thinking about it

[@Squee7e]

Maybe he got his inspiration from that place

[@monetum1392]

THIS IS LITERALLY THE ONLY THING I CAN THINK OF ! But seriously that's so spirited away lol. Edit: Now that I think of it, the way the place floods and the railway going through water is exactly like it's in Spirited Away no way that's coincidence!

[@abandonedchannel281]

Ya, the railway over the water remains me of the railway over the water from spirited away

[@ThatBastardSnow]

Nice story. Made me feel a sense of melancholy .

[@crumb6332]

Melancholy*

[@ThatBastardSnow]

@@crumb6332 thank you for the correction.

[@Mcthindi]

@@crumb6332 what does that mean mean !

[@crumb6332]

@@Mcthindi sense of sadness

[@sharkhunt9476]

I would love to live there for about 4 months each year.

[@neodidi]

Right? I mean... I visited a village here for a project and I really didn't want to go back to the city... It was calmer, cooler (as in temperature), less noisy, peaceful.. I really enjoyed my two months there... And now I'm looking at how to move to someplace as that or close to something like that..

[@eng6l]

you can actually spend your holiday there. i grew up on one of these islands, an even smaller one.

[@papasscooperiaworker3649]

@@eng6l Smaller one? How many people were with you?

[@eng6l]

@@papasscooperiaworker3649 its 9 in total now, when i lived there maybe 11 others? i don't know exactly

[@WCiossek]

@@papasscooperiaworker3649 In this area there is another island which only has two inhabitants. It is the Hallig Südfall.

[@0h0h0h0]

"Living underwater, the land defying the ocean" *laughs in Dutch*

[@henriw7700]

This is so close to the Netherlands, it's exactly the same landscape and the same people living there. There's virtually no difference. I don't know why people always say that Only The netherlands are so flat, it's literally the whole region.

[@Doeff8]

@@henriw7700 Yes and no. Only the Netherlands really lie for about 1/3rd of our country below sea level. The houses on the Hallig lie above sea level.... In Denmark and North Germany only small areas are below sea level. The word dike is a english loanword from the Dutch language, and for a good reason :-)

[@Doeff8]

@@henriw7700 And, we don't think of a 4 hour trip to Denmark as 'close'. Close = less than 100km away. That's how we feel it.

[@0h0h0h0]

​@@henriw7700 Well. I mean. Not really. Yes, the area around the Netherlands is flat, and yes of course this is closeby so it makes sense. However, I wouldn't consider any other country as flat as the Netherlands because for example, Belgium and Germany have mountains in other areas, while the Netherlands are flat throughout the whole country. Denmark is similar in that sense, but what Koen G says, it's not as low. Fun facts: the cause of half our country being below sea level-not just flat like Denmark-is a combination of reclaiming land ("poldering") and drying the peatlands. This caused the few (peat) hills that we did have to fall below sea level too. Hence, the name of our country (Netherlands) literally means "the low-lying lands".

[@pnede3]

GEKOLONISEERD

[@moonshifter0]

Maths teachers: "A population of 16 what? Potatoes? Carrots?"

[@wks6034]

Love your comment. Thats my humor XD

[@elbruhmomentonumerodos9227]

My science/math teacher back in primary school little used to say exactly this haha

[@vomm]

it's about people I think

[@papaya8634]

Thanks for the flashback ._.

[@IllIlllI]

Speech works in context, the same word can stand for different things. The word population implicates people. However in math a missing variable is a wrong answer therefor this joke gets -1 times funnier every time you think bout it

[@FJES-ti9sy]

Danke an die BBC 😍 Das tut gerade sehr gut. Alles Gute nach England aus Deutschland. Stay safe!

[@kloschuessel773]

FJ ES1982 der bbc wird hoffentlich bald das geld entzogen, von den guten engländern

[@leonardlongen3351]

@@kloschuessel773 warum hoffentlich

[@Miristzuheiss]

@@kloschuessel773 verstehe ich nicht warum? BBC ist der beste europäische Sender

[@kloschuessel773]

@@Miristzuheiss die bbc ist schlimmer als unsere Öffentlich-Rechtlichen. Das problem ist: durch die Zwangsfinanzierung können sie senden was sie wollen, unabhängig von Qualität und nachfrage. Stetig mehr werbung trotz stetig wachsender einnahmen. Es ist so als müsste jeder in deiner stadt bei dir brot kaufen, ob sie es essen oder nicht. Die qualität des brotes wird sicher nicht besser. Das ist passiert mit bbc und ör bei uns. Es mag mal hin und wieder gute inhalte geben, allerdings nicht die masse. Und zudem haben diese sender mittlerweile eine eigene politische agenda, statt tatsächlichen Journalismus betreiben zu wollen. Daher haben wir auch im westen rekordtiefstände was das vertrauen in medien allgemein angeht. In england war das vertrauen um den brexit herum bei 20%... Also nur jeder fünfte vertraute der Berichterstattung. Das ist der arbeit dieser sender zu verdanken. Die bbc verzerrt zum beispiel in Dokumentationen und lerninhalten für kindern zum Beispiel geschichte. Warum? Eigene ideologie der verantwortlichen. Wie bei uns, sollte man sich mal fragen, ob man die 20€ im monat für die ör zahlen will. Und für was. Immer daran denken... Es sind nicht die tatsächlichen journalisten vor ort, dokumentationen oder bildende inhalte, die die örs so viel kosten. Und wie gesagt... wir haben quasi Korruption innerhalb dieser sender, die sich relativ klar zeigt. Die Berichterstattung ist gestreamlined und die präsentierten meinungen stark begrenzt. Dazu kommt dann die arroganz, dass man sich selbst als leitendes Instrument einer dummen Bevölkerung sieht, der man nicht alle inhalte zeigen oder das bilden einer eigenen meinung zutrauen kann. Die Qualität der bbc und ör hat einen beeindruckenden absturz erfahren. Sieh dir mal zb die alten interviews oder dokus beim ör an und vergleiche sie mit denen heute. Stattdessen minutenlang werbung vor der Tagesschau, in der mittlerweile mehr kommentiert wird (oft schnippisch und wertend mit unterton), statt möglichst objektiv zu berichten.

[@mariemonique2353]

@@kloschuessel773 Stay calm. Breathe. Alles wird gut.

[@HeavyLikesSandwich]

So this is what they mean by social distancing

[@missymoonwillow6545]

love it.

[@jen9774]

Too short !! I would loved to have seen more of the islet.

[@IANinALTONA]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4uwpZavntWAh8U

[@PrabhatKumar-ly2ge]

@@IANinALTONA thanks for sharing but that video is not available in my country. But still thank you....

[@monetum1392]

@@PrabhatKumar-ly2ge Use duckduckgo that could easily solve your problem I hope

[@peter_meyer]

Not this islet, but another one close to it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gl7dfI1pnquZbJo Another islet nearby: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYSwgqpspbyCZ8U

[@Cainite]

The islet was only big enough for 4 minutes of film

[@abovethedownside2521]

i am from northern germany and bbc portrait the calm beauty of the stormy north very good. thank you for that.

[@foshhaytek5304]

I come from Malta. We have an island here that has only 3 residents, which is called Comino. It's surrounded by the clearest of seas I've ever witnessed.

[@Goodguy507]

Who are the other two residents? I suppose your family maybe

[@foshhaytek5304]

@@Goodguy507 I'm not from Comino. I'm from the largest island of the archipelago (Malta). I only know who one of the residents is, as he was featured on Nas daily. His name is Salvu Vella, and he pretty much is like the manager of Comino.

[@ginafromcologne9281]

That sounds so nice! And it is surely a lot warmer too! Do you also have tides in Malta?

[@foshhaytek5304]

@@ginafromcologne9281 yes

[@ginafromcologne9281]

@@foshhaytek5304 wow nice!

[@vka337]

The background music is mesmerizing and fits perfectly with landscape.

[@luckysonningshen480]

If i have the money and the resources I would move there,a perfect place for a person like me,quiet and peaceful.

[@baatile]

This what makes humans happy, peace. We should all be striving for this level of peace.

[@gregortheinschnack2417]

Ich muss in meinem früheren Leben wohl mal ein Norddeutscher gewesen sein, weil ich mich so derart hingezogen fühle zu diesem Land...immer noch...Wonderful!

[@samsagregor8311]

Die wunderschöne Nordsee. ♥️

[@WCiossek]

Für die Bewohner dort ist es die Mordsee!

[@EmilsonLacht]

It might seem weird if you haven't been on an island like this but it certainly does have something magical to it. I've been on a Hallig once for a week and I've been to one of the east frisian islands a couple times over the course of the past 4 years or so. In the beginning I was quite sceptical. I didn't know what I was supposed to do there. There's literally nothing. A mini version of your local supermarket, made to sustain a dozen people, a couple of houses, on the bigger islands maybe even some tourist attractions but that's it. When I went there, I went there because I was working with youth groups. It was financially covered and I had a lot of fun with the kids there. But on our way to our hostel we saw all these elderly people who also came to this island. And I asked myself "why the hell would someone want to come to this island? It is EMPTY" But my last visit to Spiekeroog (which was literally last weekend) somehow changed the way I view these islands. Like the woman in this video described, it is a place where you can just relax. Your worries and stress just fades away. The walks on the beach, the wind, the birds, all the sounds, the smell of fresh air, the grass, the water - when it all comes together you feel one with nature again. You get time to think about things you probably wouldn't have had the time for in your normal environment. You walk and walk and walk and don't even realize how far you've gotten because you've been thinking about stuff. It's even better when you grab a couple of friends with you. When it's daytime you joke around, do dumb stuff and so on but when it gets dark everybody gets a little calmer. If you're lucky enough you'll get to see a beautiful pink sunset and after that the many stars in the clear sky. Complete darkness, except for the stars, the lighthouses and the red lights on all the wind turbines. You sit down on a bench with your friend and talk for a while while enjoying the beautiful view. It is weird but it has something very relaxing and soothing to it. If anybody has the chance to experience this kind of isolation I'd strongly recommend it! English is not my first language, so feel free to correct any mistakes!

[@ankavoskuilen1725]

I see what you mean and it sounds like something I would enjoy and need. But living there? For instance: You have to work. That will be quite complicated to do.

[@EmilsonLacht]

@@ankavoskuilen1725 Right. I've only visited the island and have not lived there. Visiting it is great but living there - i don't know. That's a challenge for itself and though I'm not really informed, I'd guess that it would be quite the struggle at first.

[@Abstract852]

@@ankavoskuilen1725 depends on what you do for work. As a software engineer I can (and do) quite literally work from anywhere in the world as long as I have a decent internet connection. The company I work for is around 5hrs drive away from where I live. I worked while I was on the other side of the globe visiting family. With things like starlink (essentially SpaceX sending up thousands of satellites around the globe to provide internet access to most of the globe) earning money on the island wouldn't be a problem for me.

[@ankavoskuilen1725]

@@Abstract852 Yes, I think that although 11 months ago we already were in lockdown, never again going to work was still inconceivable for me. 🙂

[@0HARE]

Seems peaceful. I would like to visit there.

[@shannonhawkins2739]

When they were showing the waterline and houses not even a minute into the clip, I thought, “Is this in the North Frisian area?” and I was right. As an American, I got to ferry onto the bigger island to the left (when they showed the map at 1:03) called Föhr in 2016 when I was traveling Northern Europe by myself before studying in Ireland. My family immigrated from the island in the 1860’s. I got to stand in front of the house they left. The crazy thing is, all these islands used to connect to the mainland way way way back (history super rough, around the 1200’s?). It’s a super beautiful area.

[@SD_Alias]

yes very beautiful. In 19th century the living there was very hard and people very poor. A lot of frisians emigrated to the Americas. And 8000 years back it was mainland connected with England.....

[@shannonhawkins2739]

S D I think one of the factors that made my family go was the enlistment during the Prussian War. They were doing that classic break your right hand and anything else so they wouldn’t have to fight.

[@SD_Alias]

@@shannonhawkins2739 migration happened, happens and will happen in the future. In the 19th century and beginning century over 5 million germans emigratied into the USA. Most because of the poverty or because of war.

[@Ballum_64]

Always interesting to hear family stories like this. When your ancestors left the area, the majority of the population was still Frisian. Nowadays, the Frisians are almost completely assimilated, the Friesian language has been replaced by German (or the Low-German dialect).

[@marar.5285]

I've never been to Oland but I visited a lot of the islands closer to the shore. Rough sea, harsh landscapes, little red brick houses and sheep. Due to the unique conditions there are species of plants and animals that only exist in this particular region. It is absolutely beautiful so I can only imagine what it must be like in Oland.

[@shanec9840]

Imagine raising a child there: they'd get all the attention because they'll be the only children in tge entire village

[@adamabele785]

School is difficult.

[@Ramotttholl]

@@adamabele785 if homeschooling isn't allowed in germany yeah, Also i don't think being the only kid on the island would be great for the kid.. maybe for a couple of years it could be good though.

[@lilithwandel9441]

@@Ramotttholl yeah in Germany you can't home school as school attendance is compulsory.

[@ninatrina4348]

Trick or Treating would be so lame

[@adamabele785]

@@lilithwandel9441 Children probably go to boarding school or they go to a school on the dry land where some relatives live and see their parents on weekends. Not impossible, but difficult. I think there is some extra rule for those cases, that parents can do home schoolings for some weeks of the year, but they still need to attend school and do the tests there.

[@NorthSea_1981]

Super likeable North German potential Studio Ghibli film setting.... Seriously though, this is probably one of the nicest areas of Germany, despite the often harsh weather, the super bleak wide-open landscape and the everpresent dangers of the sea. Those native German people there are generally super reserved, but they are perhaps some of the sweetest Germans you could encounter. Super down-to-earth, honest and direct. Also, in the summer it can actually get quite warm and pleasant for a few weeks.

[@peter_meyer]

Here's a visitors video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqOUeWSohdR9h5o

[@amentetbastet6746]

I wouldn't mind living there right about now

[@NotUnymous]

Do it :-)

[@orangejustice3536]

Don't do it. When the novelty wears off you will be drained of your source of life. Germans are not what they seem. I speak of experience.

[@NotUnymous]

@@orangejustice3536 truuuuue, we are vampiresssssss 🧛‍♂️ we only pretend to be openminded because we want to lure in more fresh bloooood

[@orangejustice3536]

@@NotUnymous please don't do that. Its dismissive and hurtful. Be honest within yourself. We black people are not the same as you Germans. We preserve and for the most part restore energy in people but you lot.... are feeders on energy. Sorry but it's the truth.

[@ebibimanntv3582]

@@orangejustice3536 could u please tell me more about Germans?? ... 'coz I live in Germany and I have no idea of what u talkn about.

[@hackedbyusa8819]

Ich möchte es besuchen und ganz Deutschland besuchen, Das Land, das meinem Herzen am nächsten liegt, Das Land, das meine Augen genommen hat, Mein Herz, Meine Seele und Meine Gedanken, Grüße aus dem Jemen ❤️🇾🇪❤️🇩🇪❤️🇾🇪❤️🇩🇪❤️🇾🇪❤️🇩🇪❤️

[@icecastles1432]

No trash anywhere on the ground. What a lovely place.

[@BeautifulVlogs785]

Beautiful village love from Delhi, India Our is over too much and u guys have so Beautiful places of nature, Beautiful

[@NorthSea_1981]

Thank you from Northern Germany and greetings to lovely India!

[@elgringo1893]

They're only staying there because of the titans beyond the walls.

[@RetroActionLP]

I'm from Germany and I can confirm that Titans exist over here. In fact the city I'm living in is under direct attack of Titans!

[@elgringo1893]

@@RetroActionLP I fuckin knew it

[@mutiyangpilingbabae9207]

I'm happy to see this comment. This is what it crossed my mind as I saw the thumbnail. I want to go to that island that would be as close as I can to AOT. I also want to experience that scenery and peacefulnessof that island.

[@rebekahdavis5935]

This looks like the perfect location to film a Wes Anderson movie.

[@missymoonwillow6545]

What a beautiful place. I'm glad this was recommended. This little islet sang to my heart on a melancholy sorta day.

[@JoJoMaMa_]

I’ve never heard of this place before. Very interesting and the homes look amazing 😍

[@drdewott9154]

Most homes in Schleswig look like that, on both the Danish and German sides of the border. I go on holiday on the Danish side every year and the entire marshland area has that rural, homely, cozy community feeling.

[@JoJoMaMa_]

DrDewott Sounds amazing!

[@swanpride]

Look up "Frisians"...it's an interesting culture. and once this whole mess is over, you might want to visit Northern Germany. It is pretty unique.

[@rafiqally3347]

U should of showed us the island during high tide

[@mehoprelivoda]

there is no island during the tide...

[@dennis141288]

You should have*

[@mehoprelivoda]

@@dennis141288 Woop wooop, sound dem grammar police.

[@uwee4188]

you can watch this as example kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYSwgqpspbyCZ8U

[@catalinnicolau5389]

Uwe E thank you very much, just did, very impressive

[@UmmAishaZhaa]

Wow I feel like I'm dreaming.

[@HeidiBird]

This place looks like a dream come true. Absolute magic!

[@ChrisRyot]

Natürlich direkt zwei Mal ein Hans. So kommen wir nie aus diesem Vorurteil raus :D

[@Knakkerman-]

HANS GET ZE FLAMMENWERFER!!!

[@amyyyamy]

EinEN Hans

[@hendrikschuch]

Klischee

[@halowerder3356]

@@amyyyamy Das so zu sagen ist völlig in Ordnung haha

[@ewerasawadwa9400]

Hans ist doch ein schöner Name, Vorurteil hin oder her

[@richardgonzales1936]

Where all Introvert (me 🙌🏾) wanted to go and have a peace of mind for the rest of our life away from crowded places 🥺👌🏽

[@RealSkyDiver2]

Anybody noticed how modern all their doors and windows looked? Everything is really clean and nice. Compare that to most places in the US where all the windows and doors are essentially a piece of crap.

[@Nico-L]

Asia:am I a joke to you?

[@cthulhuumaru9797]

here in Indonesia most of them literally just have a cheap Ikea wooden plank for a door.

[@kasimirg.8603]

Tja... thats Germany baby 👑

[@newvision4l314]

Anglus Patria Are you seriously wearing your “racial purity” as some type of badge? Are you actually proud of yourself? Is your existence this is sad and meaningless?

[@Rickuo]

​@@DanielJones-xj9nt And decades ago over 85% of the US were White. By 2045 Whites will be a minority in the US. By 2060 Whites will be minorities in their own ancestral homelands in Europe. Demography is destiny.

[@chrisdooley6468]

Looks so tranquil and peaceful there. I wouldn’t mind the slow pace of life there. Especially love the moss covered roofs. Such a unique charm to the place

[@mykeillekyuti8936]

A moment of solitude. May they live longer and bring more people into such a beautiful and seemed friendly community.

[@infamousrainbow4692]

As a dutchie, I am moderately impressed

[@Toddel1234567]

I think you didn't understand what a Hallig is ... that's the only reason you're so arrogant

[@k-town873]

Let me explain it to you the Dutch way: you could grow weed and noone would care.

[@acotoyo4546]

If given a chance, I will live there.

[@ANTheWhizkid]

My family lives right in this area but on the mainland in the city with the nearest harbour. You wouldn´t believe how much your life suddenly gets deaccelerated, up there... its really nice.

[@Ad_Astra2023]

Speaking of 16 people living in the same village, my husband’s relatives all live close to each other in the local area. My mother-in-law’s house also often gets flooded whenever it rains a lot.

[@rhythmictiger]

I feel as though I could move there tomorrow but maybe I would end up missing the city? I'd be willing to find out though!

[@jonsmith5626]

That music was so peaceful. Any ideas on who the artist is?

[@jujunita12345]

just shazam

[@realtalkz3930]

I loved the bit about hearing the birds and the wind blowing through the tree's and the calm sounds great to me

[@jamesr1703]

I feel blessed in that my connection is with nature and not people. I really don't need people for my emotional happiness, but I do need nature. This place would be paradise for me.

[@luciuscorneliussulla5182]

That's me. Nature is 100X more important to me than humans.

[@wfcoaker1398]

I live in a community of 660 people, by the water, wild woods behind my house. It's the second biggest community for 400 km. It's so quiet and peaceful, I hardly ever hear a car, my cats have wild land to play in. Even in the daytime, the only man made sound you can hear most of the time is the voice of children playing. It reminds me of this video, except there's more woods. It breaks my heart to see these communities shrivel and die. People who spend all their lives in big towns and cities can't understand what they're missing. Best of luck, Oland! I hope you survive.

[@zoltancsikos5604]

So much cancer...so much cringe.

[@jantschierschky3461]

Well not so much nature, artificial island, mount in the center. Come November when the storms come in with level 12 you have a great time.

[@NotUnymous]

On the contrary, your sociability will be challenged / needed even more the smaller the town is.

[@katherinezp]

Germany village amazing Like fairytale dream.

[@honkytonk4465]

Northern german village.There are huge differences between the regions in Germany.

[@KarimTheilgaard]

This area used to be Danish and still very much looks like it.

[@TehTuaren]

@@KarimTheilgaard If anything it's Frisian. Saxons and Danes settled in the East.

[@SH-rd8oq]

@@KarimTheilgaard It's frisian.

[@linajurgensen4698]

I wish they would’ve shown how the island looks like when it’s completely flooded... you literally can only see the houses and around them is nothing but sea.

[@johnwayne9984]

There are german docus, search for hallig

[@linajurgensen4698]

@@johnwayne9984 I know I‘m German lol. I mean for the foreigners outside of Germany it would be cool to see.

[@jody024]

As a Half English Dutch person who can understand and speak German this video is quite funny to watch.

[@OceanSwimmer]

I hope the population grows; that those who grew up here have children who return. The world needs places like this, where people can find solitude and fulfillment. An effort could be made to preserve the track and infrastructure.

[@hunter21331]

When Entire humanity is dying that 16 are living happily without corona virus

[@2eleven48]

When 'entire humanity is dying'? For goodness sake, what a big girl's blouse you are.

[@artman7780]

Is a few thousand really old people who were already close to dying the “entire humanity” for you?

[@jacquesmertens3369]

@@artman7780 The virus wipes out people from all ages. Half of the patients currently in hospital are between 30 and 50. And we will soon be talking about a few million, not a few thousand. Better prepare yourself instead of believing the lies from the Chinese government. The virus is worse than SARS, and even worse than Ebola. Don't take my word for it. Just look at what's happening in Italy, or listen to leading virologists such as Dr Hatchett. Thank you, and greetings from a country in quarantaine.

[@peach495]

In 1918 the Spanish flu was found on remote South Pacific Islands. This community wont be immune.

[@TonyHavenMusic]

@@jacquesmertens3369 98% recover though, big factor

[@lifewithchuckie562]

As an introvert i would love to live there and get away from the city.

[@lawden210]

I know this comment might be a joke, but incase anyone is curious; In a settlement, the bigger the population, the more anonymity there is, while the smaller a population is, the more familiarity(and community) there is

[@robertmuckle2985]

This sampling was too short...would love to have a more in depth documentary on this enchantingly unique place!

[@thewaywardpoet]

What a charming and fascinating little place! I'd love to pay it a visit one day.

[@shadangupta]

These guys live in a peaceful place 👍🏼

[@karlsson408]

That place with this scenery and music just felt like it would be from an Anime

[@dextervex7510]

Actually Anime was invented in Germany

[@MegaJJ1968]

What an impressive, short and cool piece of information. Very appreciated.

[@sitikhadijah-co4fd]

So calm and peaceful. I falling in love.

[@sokyoul]

"Eine Insel mit zwei Bergen und dem tiefen weiten Meer..." Fühlt sich so an als würden Jim Knopf, Lukas und Emma gleich um die Ecke kommen! PS: This is about a German children's story, even if i would translate this to English you wouldnt understand if you are not from Germany!

[@Alex632]

We don't speak Chinese luv

[@rememberyourstrength]

@@Alex632 it's Italian

[@sokyoul]

@@Alex632 Okay racist^^

[@sokyoul]

@@rememberyourstrength its German

[@Alex632]

@@sokyoul sorry I can't understand your thick accent, say that again pls

[@AthenaGM]

I would love to have a family and live there! It looks beautiful!

[@patrickphokoane641]

And the sea water is flooding the area.. And they where about 52 inhabitants now they are about 16 .. But you still think you can move there

[@AthenaGM]

@@patrickphokoane641 I lived in an islands the majority of my life with weather like hurricane, typhoons and eartquakes. So that is ok, just be cognizant about the surroundings and have a preparedness plan. 🙂

[@gianukays]

Nothing I wouldn't give just to live in this beautiful place 💖

[@daddyN1K]

well you could sell your organs

[@amandahirschfeld7382]

Beautiful.

[@judieanntampus9479]

Wish I could live there 😢💚

[@lolollo4481]

Northern Germany is just beautiful

[@lolollo4481]

@Xipo86 mimimi

[@peter_meyer]

@Xipo86 Who needs mountains when there's wind.

[@lolollo4481]

@@peter_meyer and the sea and long beaches

[@AE-mu1jc]

@Xipo86 I am very sorry but we have montains in SH. The Bungsberg is 167.4 meter over normal zero in the "Holsteinische Schweiz" (Holstein Swiss). It have a private ski lift too.

[@lolollo4481]

@matzeccc always wanted to go!! Next year hopefully :)

[@Duhitzmarina1]

This looks so peaceful and nice :)

[@luiseh4102]

Very beautiful. Thanks for just using English subtitles!

[@venangoproductions]

I use to live there, I’ve since moved to Gelsenkirchen

[@weisthor0815]

gelsenkirchen is one of the ugliest cities in germany, why the hell did you do that?

[@nytrex_yt7417]

Since Greenland has coronavirus, I found my new choice

[@Luna_Hyuga]

It's very good to see, that there is no dub but subtitles. It's so much more authentic if you can hear the people talking with their native language

[@r.v.b.4153]

Apart from the Hannover lady (though of course I cannot be sure), they were not necessarily talking in their native language, but in standard German. The traditional language of the island is (North) Frisian.

[@skywatcher651]

Beautiful place

[@xKiLLzZx1]

I like that "Lore" was translated to "lorries" lol

[@AE-mu1jc]

Yes, then a "lorry" do you use in the old times around 1850 for carry coal. The english language is old! Das deutsche Wort "Lore" kommt von den alten Transportwaggons für Kohle in der Zeit der industriellen Revolution. Es werden ja keine Lokomotiven benutzt.

[@calebenloe8390]

So you get your own mini train?

[@Adlerfurt]

I would only move in because of the railroad

[@jodyslater6969]

I would love to live for a few months and just clear my head, heart, soul and get refreshed.

[@maryann7941]

Beautiful...💜

[@ZvoGenius]

2:18 awkward moment lol

[@salmafirdaus]

Look so beautiful and dreamy calm life :')

[@aa.r2588]

What a beautiful place!

[@elgranpichiricky]

What a beautiful place, i wish i lived there

[@mrjohny2993]

So what's the urgency of living there when it gets flooded every week in winters ??

[@JohnSmith-hq6fl]

You don't live there, only 16 people do after all. Consider that people also live in Siberia even though it's rough af.

[@JustBen81]

The settlement is on a hill (usually artificial) and ideally doesn't get flooded. The land that is flooded in winter is farmed usually farmed für the rest of the year. From Wikipedia: "Not very many people live on the Halligen. Their livelihoods are mainly based on tourism, coastal protection, and agriculture. This last activity mainly involves raising cattle in the fertile, often flooded, salt meadows." en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halligen?wprov=sfla1

[@LocalHistorian]

As long as they have a good internet connection, I'd be happy be very happy there...

[@rankaK]

They absolutely do not :D

[@rankaK]

@Andreas Berni cool! Good for them :)

[@luishsteuer1660]

What was the music? Hauntingly beautiful.

[@audieallen9734]

It would be nice to see you before and after. Like this area was dry now it's flooded so we can really get a grasp of how much area floods or like an overhead map view