Editing Rungholt (section)

==Location==
Rungholt was situated on the island of [[Strand (island)|Strand]], which was largely destroyed by the [[Burchardi Flood]] of 1634; remaining fragments include the [[Nordstrand, Germany|Nordstrand]] peninsula and the islets of Hallig [[Südfall]], [[Pellworm]] and [[Nordstrandischmoor]], while the rest now forms tidal flats in the surrounding [[Wadden Sea]].

In 1921, ruins believed to represent Rungholt were discovered around Hallig Südfall: wells, trenches and part of a tidal lock.<ref name="NDR">{{cite web|url=http://www.ndr.de/kultur/geschichte/chronologie/Rungholt-Atlantis-der-Nordsee,rungholt101.html|title=Rungholt – "Atlantis der Nordsee" (German)|publisher=Norddeutscher Rundfunk| date= 13 July 2012 |first=Levke|last=Heed|access-date=15 June 2016}}</ref><ref name="Focus">{{cite web|url=http://www.focus.de/wissen/mensch/archaeologie/tid-26901/versunkene-staedte-2-rungholt-das-deutsche-atlantis_aid_798853.html|title=Rungholt – das deutsche Atlantis (German)|publisher=Focus Online| date= 15 August 2012 |first=Christina|last=Steinlein|access-date=15 June 2016}}</ref><ref name="HN">{{cite web|url=http://www.shz.de/lokales/husumer-nachrichten/rungholt-auf-den-spuren-einer-versunkenen-welt-id7438356.html|title=Rungholt – auf den Spuren einer versunkenen Welt |language=de |trans-title=Rungholt: In the footsteps of a sunken world|work=[[Husumer Nachrichten]] |via=[[Schleswig-Holsteinischer Zeitungsverlag|sh:z]]| date= 22 August 2014 |access-date=15 June 2016}}</ref> In June 2023, the [[German Research Foundation]] announced that researchers had confirmed this identification, and had already mapped 10 square kilometers of the area including key features such as a church.<ref name=":2">{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/rungholt-church-discovery-1.6870278 |title=Scientists map medieval town that's been buried beneath the sea for 661 years |date=8 June 2023 |work=CBC Radio |access-date=11 June 2023 |quote=Researchers find what they believe is the central church of Rungholt, the 'Atlantis of the North Sea'}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Vermisst seit 1362|language=de|trans-title=Missing since 1362|publisher=[[Kiel University]]|date=23 May 2023|website=uni-kiel.de|url=https://www.uni-kiel.de/de/detailansicht/news/135-rungholt|accessdate=4 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204123516/https://www.uni-kiel.de/de/detailansicht/news/135-rungholt|archive-date=4 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Lost since 1362: Researchers discover the church of a sunken medieval trading place|language=en|publisher=[[University of Mainz]]|date=24 May 2023|website=uni-mainz.de|url=https://press.uni-mainz.de/lost-since-1362-researchers-discover-the-church-of-a-sunken-medieval-trading-place/|accessdate=4 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204123607/https://press.uni-mainz.de/lost-since-1362-researchers-discover-the-church-of-a-sunken-medieval-trading-place/|archive-date=4 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Vermisst seit 1362|language=de|trans-title=Missing since 1362|publisher=Archäologisches Landesamt Schleswig-Holstein|date=23 May 2023|website=schleswig-holstein.de|url=https://www.schleswig-holstein.de/DE/landesregierung/ministerien-behoerden/ALSH/Projekte/wattenmeerforschung/artikel/2023_kirche_rungholt/kirche_von_rungholt.html|accessdate=4 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204123807/https://www.schleswig-holstein.de/DE/landesregierung/ministerien-behoerden/ALSH/Projekte/wattenmeerforschung/artikel/2023_kirche_rungholt/kirche_von_rungholt.html|archive-date=4 December 2023}}</ref> Detailed archeological investigations of the remains of buildings, dykes and a harbour have been published.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />