Sark

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Sark is one of the Channel Islands. About 600 people live on Sark. Sark also has its own language called "Sercquiais". Only 400 people speak it. No cars are allowed on Sark. People must either walk, go on a bicycle, or go by horse and cart.

Their parliament is called the Chief Pleas. It started in 1579. It manages its own health, education and transport.

In 1993, the Barclay brothers bought the lease of the island of Brecqhou off the coast. They went to law to challenge the way the island was run. In 2007 they bought four of the island’s six hotels, one of the two pubs and one side of the main shopping street. They invested a lot of money.

Sark Media

• Instrumental recording of "God Save the King" the national anthem of the United Kingdom; the same tune is also used for "Oben am jungen Rhein", the national anthem of Liechtenstein.

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  Sark, eine der Kanalinseln, die Straße Coupee, die 1945 von Kriegsgefangenen erbaut wurde (geotag in EXIF-Daten).

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  "Le Moulin" windmill, c. 1905

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  A horse-drawn carriage on Sark

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  September 2005 aerial view of Sark. North is to the lower left, Little Sark toward the upper right and Brecqhou at bottom right.

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  The Seigneurie (49°26.4′N 2°21.7′W)

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  Meeting place for Chief Pleas and the Court of the Seneschal

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  Seal of the Chief Pleas of the Island of Sark as used today.

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  Map of settlements in Sark

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  The high-speed ferry service from Jersey arriving at Sark