Further information
28.02.2008
A calendar with current dates of stamp fairs and stock exchanges was placed on-line.
Small portrait of the island Alderney
Surface: about 12 km2
Inhabitants: about 2.300
Capital: St. Anne
International motor vehicle-mark: GBA
Alderney is famous for his/its silence. This amounts the attraction of the island for many and the main-reasons are well that here itself many prosperous pensioners to the Silence placed. Despite the highest traffic-density on the canal-islands (supposedly, there is minus resident than train - lassene vehicles, there is neither Traffic - jams, still exhaust fume-annoyance.
Administration
Alderney admittedly is part of the Bailiwicks of Guernsey, has however many areas, where the local island-parliament, that can decide "States of Alderney" freely. Guernseys Guardianship refers this to matters of immigration, the health-politics School system, the police, the water supply, the streets and canal-construction and this Aeronautics.
Industry and Economy
Alderney produces rather little even. The agriculture serves above all the own-supply. The airline "Aurigny" is a big taking-source. Only little tourism, but through is enough Also money stream pensioners, who settle on Alderney, into the cash registers of the island.
Sights of the island Alderney
- the breakwater of the harbor (virtually 1 km long)
- numerous, extremely see-dear forts along the coast
- the single railroad-line of the Channel Islands
- Remains of German fortifications