Varel lies along the southern edge of Jade Bay, where Friesland’s geest uplands meet the tidal flats of Germany’s North Sea coast. The municipality reaches the water at Dangast, a long-established seaside resort facing the broad Jadebusen. Dangast also holds a place in German art history: the Expressionist painter Franz Radziwill lived and worked there for decades, and his former home is now a museum. Varel provides a useful base for exploring this tide-shaped part of Lower Saxony, where dikes, marshland and higher sandy ground define the terrain. View additional webcams around Varel to better understand how Jade Bay meets the Lower Saxon coast.
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