FOHR  , a

German island in the North Sea, belonging to the province of Schleswig-Holstein, and situated off its coast . Pop . 4500 . It comprises an area of 32 sq. m., and is reached by a regular steamboat service from Husum and Dagebull on the mainland to Wyk, the principal bathing resort on the E. coast of the island . The chief attraction of Wyk is the Sandwall, a 1871 . 1872 . 1873 . 1874 . 1875 . 1876 . 1877 . 1878.E 1879 .

1880 . 1881 . 1882 . 1883 . 1884 . 1885 . 1886 . 1887 . 1888 . 1889 . 40 75 53 49 46 63 69 74 59 69 61 53 69 86 83 62 75 42 35 1890 . 1891 .

1892 . 1893 . 1894 . 1895 . 1896 . 1897 . 1898 . 1899 . 1900 . 1901 . 1902 . 1903 .

1904 . 1905 . 1906 . 1907 . 1908 . 65 69 68 31 51 48 43 48 47 56 13 45 42 26 44 19 16 37 19

promenade which is shaded by trees and skirts the beach . FShr, the most fertile of the North Frisian islands, is principally marshland, and comparatively well wooded . There are numerous pleasantly-situated villages and hamlets scattered over it, of which the most frequented are Boldixum, Nieblum and Alkersum . The inhabitants are mainly engaged in the fishing industry, and are known as excellent sailors .