Talk:Baltrum

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Baltrum is the SMALLEST permanently inhabitated east frisian island.

-signed "a german"

'State of'

...a seaside health resort approved by the state of Germany.

Why "state of"?

Approved in what sense or for what purpose?

Sca (talk) 15:50, 28 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Because a German municipality can't simply call itself a health resort. It's a title that must be approved by the government. And in German, it is customary to talk of "the state" where "the government" would be used in English. That's all.--94.134.236.239 (talk) 11:27, 19 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]