Case file · Folklore / legend
Rungholt, the drowned town
In January 1362, the Grote Mandrenke storm flood drowned the North Frisian trading town of Rungholt; legend says it was punished for its people's sins.
1362 CE · 54.55, 8.73 · status: legend
The account
Remains of dikes and wells have been found in the Wadden Sea.