Elisabeth-Sophien-Koog

Elisabeth-Sophien-Koog
A farmstead in Elisabeth-Sophien-Koog
Coat of arms
Elisabeth-Sophien-Koog
Location of Elisabeth-Sophien-Koog within Nordfriesland district
Coordinates: 54°30′31″N 8°52′49″E / 54.50861°N 8.88028°ECoordinates: 54°30′31″N 8°52′49″E / 54.50861°N 8.88028°E
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Nordfriesland
Municipal assoc.	Nordsee-Treene
Government
• Mayor	Ute Clausen
Area
• Total	5.29 km^2 (2.04 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	43
• Density	8.1/km^2 (21/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	25845
Dialling codes	04842
Vehicle registration	NF
Website	www.nordstrand.de

Elisabeth-Sophien-Koog is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It occupies a small part in the northwest of Nordstrand peninsula.

The municipality is located in and named after the polder (German: Koog), financed by the banker Jean Henri Desmercières (German) and named in honour of his wife Elisabeth Sophie Desmercières.

Notable people

• Peter Harry Carstensen (b. 1947), former Minister President of Schleswig-Holstein

References

1. "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2013] (XLS-Datei) (Fortschreibung auf Basis des Zensus 2011)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German). 25 July 2013.