Föhr, a fertile island in the North Sea, off the west coast of Sleswick, to which it belongs. Area, 28 sq. m.; pop. 4150, Frisians by race, and principally engaged in fishing and fowling. The chief town is Wyk (pop. 1063).
Föhr
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 4: Dionysius to Friction, p. 707
Source scan(s): p. 0724