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Skagen, Frederikshavn, Region Nordjylland, North Denmark, Denmark, Europe
Skagen is a projection of land and a town, with a population of 8,220, in Region Nordjylland on the northernmost tip of Vendsyssel-Thy, a part of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. Skagen is located in Frederikshavn municipality. Skagen takes its name from the region, which projects into the waters between the North Sea and the straits of Denmark. Skagen is considered the boundary between the Skagerrak (named after Skagen) and the Kattegat. At its very tip is a sandy, shifting headland known as Grenen. Here it's possible to experience the sight of waves clashing together from each side of the tip. Danish national road 40 also passes through Skagen. Skagen stretches out to the northeast surrounded by the following waters: to the east is Ålbæk Bay (Ålbæk Bugt) and beyond that the waters of the Kattegat, the strait that separates Denmark from Sweden, to the west is Tannis Bay (Tannis Bugt) and beyond that the waters of the Skagerrak, the strait that separates Denmark from Norway. The area is picturesque, and distinguished by its low, yellow houses with red tile roofs nestled into the beach areas. The impressive and wild landscape was largely formed by a severe process of desertification that hit the area in the 18th and 19th centuries. Problems with moving dunes and desertification were brought under control in the latter 19th and early 20th centuries by large-scale plantations of grasses, bushes and fir trees. Two significant migratory dunes remain in the area, including the enormous Råbjerg Mile. The area continues to be a popular tourist destination visited by many people each year. A highlight of the year is the celebration of Midsummer Eve or St. John's Evening (Sankt Hans Aften) on the beach with blazing bonfire and song. Skagen is the setting for small but important parts of Jonathan Coe's novels The Rotters Club and The Closed Circle. Always sparsely populated, until recently Skagen has been of interest mainly to mariners. Of the region now known as Skagen, Pliny the Elder says (Book IV.97): Promenturium Cimbrorum excurrens in maria longe paeninsulam efficit quae Tastris appellatur. The promontory of the Cimbri running far out into the seas makes a peninsula, which is called Tastris. The name Tastris is a hapax legomenon, recorded only once in all of history. Its meaning is not known; it may be the name assigned by the pre-Indo-European Mesolithic culture that once dwelled in the region, or by the subsequent agriculturalists. Skagen, on the other hand, seems to follow Pliny's description of a projection running out into the seas (maria). There is a set of obscure words in modern Germanic languages that seem relevant: English skeg, a projection of a ship's keel, shag, a surface with projections, Swedish skägg (pronounced sheg), beard. The root remains as yet unidentified.
Once a remote fishing area, it become considerably easier to travel to Skagen after it became connected to the rest of the country via the Skagen railroad in 1890. A paved road followed in the 1940s. The headland at Grenen, the northernmost point of Denmark, is a spectacular setting where two parts of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea meet. Because of their different density we can see a clear line there that show their ridge. An excellent natural phenomenon. A turbulent seas and strandings beachings and shipwrecks are common. The frequent shipping losses and the strategic location as the gateway to the Baltic led to Skagen being the site of one of Denmark's earliest lighthouses, the Vippefyr, constructed in the 17th century. A reconstruction of the lighthouse is located to the north of the town of Skagen. The lighthouse was originally built and funded by the late Medieval Danish state with the proceeds of the sound dues, and was superseded by the white lighthouse or hvidefyr in the 17th century, and then the far taller grey lighthouse or gråfyr of the 1850s. The desertification that hit the area in the 18th and 19th centuries led to the abandonment of the old parish church to the migrating sands the famous Buried Church (Den tilsandende Kirke). The tower of the church remains protruding from the dunes, as it was left as a sea marker when the church was abandoned at the close of the 18th century. In central Skagen there is a teddy bear museum called Skagen Bamsemuseum. The teddy bears on display belong to the private collection of the owner Jonna Thygesen. To the north of the town, the Skagen Odde Nature Centre, open from May to late October, documents the natural elements. The area is closely associated with the Skagen Painters, a community of artists (artist colony), who flocked to this picturesque, and then unspoiled, area in the late 19th century to escape the city and to record artistically a way of life they realized was soon to disappear.
Street walk - Frederikshavn Denmark
Street walk - Frederikshavn Denmark
Port of Skagen, Frederikshavn, Region Nordjylland, North Denmark, Denmark, Europe
The Port of Skagen is located in Skagen, northern Denmark. The country's leading fishing port consists of an industrial harbour that supports the area's fishing industry as well as facilities for cruise ships. It also has a shipyard and fish-processing facilities. The harbour's marina is open to visitors during the summer months. The fishing harbour was built between 1904 and 1907, with inner and outer sections established under the supervision of hydraulic engineer Palle Bruun. The official inauguration was on 20 November 1907. The distinctive warehouses next to the harbour were designed by Thorvald Bindesbøll, and opened in May 1908. In 1932, on the occasion of the harbour's 25th anniversary, Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen's statue of the fisherman and lifeboatman was unveiled. The harbour was expanded to the east between 1935 and 1938, and in the 1950s an 11 million krone (kr) expansion took place to the west, increasing the off-shore area by 70,000 square metres (750,000 sq ft) and the on-shore area by 90,000 square metres (970,000 sq ft). Between 1964 and 1979 the harbour was further expanded towards the east in a 35 million kr project to facilitate growth at the port, doubling the size of the harbour and providing new facilities for auctioning the catches from the 400 fishing boats registered in Skagen. The Skagen Port Authority is responsible for the harbour's administration. FF Skagen, one of three companies supporting the Danish fish meal industry, has its processing plant on Skagen wharf. The harbour is being adapted to accommodate large international cruise ships. A new 450 m (1,480 ft) berth to be completed by 2015 will also provide facilities for oil bunkering and enhanced facilities for the fishing industry. The Port of Skagen is situated in Ålbæk Bugt (Ålbæk Bay).[3] The harbour covers a total area of 1,015,000 m2 (10,930,000 sq ft), consisting of 645,000 m2 (6,940,000 sq ft) of land and 370,000 m2 (4,000,000 sq ft) of water. The quays and moorings have a total length of 5.5 km (3.4 mi), of which 970 m (3,180 ft) have a depth of 9 m (30 ft). The harbour consists of three main basins (docks with water levels controlled by flood gates): Ydre Forhavnsbassin, Vesthavn and Østhavn. The Vesthavn consists of Indre Forhavnsbassin, Bundgarnsbassin, Auktionsbassin, Mellembassin and Vestre Bassin, while the Østhavn consists of Østbassin I and Østbassin II. Skagen Lystbådehavn (Skagen's pleasure boat harbour) administers the area between Gamle Pier and Pier 2 in the Mellembassin. The harbour can accommodate ships up to 130 metres (430 ft) long and 20 metres (66 ft) wide with a draft of 7 metres (23 ft). Ships less than 90 metres (300 ft) long can moor at Quay 4 with a draft of 9 metres (30 ft). The largest vessel to have visited Skagen Harbour is the cruise ship Silver Cloud with a length of 156 metres (512 ft), which moored on Quay 4 in 2010 and 2011. The Lystbådehavn (marina) between Piers 1 and 2 is open to visiting pleasure boats from 1 April to 30 September. While the Port of Skagen supervises the marina during the summer months, the facilities are used for berthing fishing boats in the off-season. Frederikshavn Municipality is the official administrator. Facilities on Pier 1 include a diesel fuelling station at the end the pier and a barbecue. There is also a service building with toilets, showers, washing machines and dryers. Wifi internet access is available throughout the marina. The Port of Skagen is Denmark's largest fishing port and the first in Europe for landings of pelagic fish, primarily herring. Founded in 1960, FF Skagen is one of three companies supporting the Danish fish-meal industry;[14] its processing plant is located on Skagen wharf. As of 2011, statistics from the Danish Fisheries Directorate list Skagen Harbour as the leading fishing port in Denmark in terms of both the quantity of catches and their value. Statistics for 2013 from NaturErhvervstyrelsen showed a year-on-year increase in fishing takings of 10 percent for a total value of DKK 3.4 billion (c. US $621 million). Harbour director Willy Bent Hansen reported that the Port of Skagen now represented over 25 percent of all fish landed in Denmark. In late April 2014, the 86-meter-long supertrawler Gitte Henning landed a record 3,281 tons of whiting in Skagen after returning from its maiden voyage, apparently the largest catch ever in Denmark.
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Grenen, Skagen, Frederikshavn, Region Nordjylland, North Denmark, Denmark, Europe
Skagen is a projection of land and a town, with a population of 8,220, in Region Nordjylland on the northernmost tip of Vendsyssel-Thy, a part of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. Skagen is located in Frederikshavn municipality. Skagen takes its name from the region, which projects into the waters between the North Sea and the straits of Denmark. Skagen is considered the boundary between the Skagerrak (named after Skagen) and the Kattegat. At its very tip is a sandy, shifting headland known as Grenen. Here it's possible to experience the sight of waves clashing together from each side of the tip. Danish national road 40 also passes through Skagen. Skagen stretches out to the northeast surrounded by the following waters: to the east is Ålbæk Bay (Ålbæk Bugt) and beyond that the waters of the Kattegat, the strait that separates Denmark from Sweden, to the west is Tannis Bay (Tannis Bugt) and beyond that the waters of the Skagerrak, the strait that separates Denmark from Norway. The area is picturesque, and distinguished by its low, yellow houses with red tile roofs nestled into the beach areas. The impressive and wild landscape was largely formed by a severe process of desertification that hit the area in the 18th and 19th centuries. Problems with moving dunes and desertification were brought under control in the latter 19th and early 20th centuries by large-scale plantations of grasses, bushes and fir trees. Two significant migratory dunes remain in the area, including the enormous Råbjerg Mile. The area continues to be a popular tourist destination visited by many people each year. A highlight of the year is the celebration of Midsummer Eve or St. John's Evening (Sankt Hans Aften) on the beach with blazing bonfire and song. Skagen is the setting for small but important parts of Jonathan Coe's novels The Rotters Club and The Closed Circle. Always sparsely populated, until recently Skagen has been of interest mainly to mariners. Of the region now known as Skagen, Pliny the Elder says (Book IV.97): Promenturium Cimbrorum excurrens in maria longe paeninsulam efficit quae Tastris appellatur. The promontory of the Cimbri running far out into the seas makes a peninsula, which is called Tastris. The name Tastris is a hapax legomenon, recorded only once in all of history. Its meaning is not known; it may be the name assigned by the pre-Indo-European Mesolithic culture that once dwelled in the region, or by the subsequent agriculturalists. Skagen, on the other hand, seems to follow Pliny's description of a projection running out into the seas (maria). There is a set of obscure words in modern Germanic languages that seem relevant: English skeg, a projection of a ship's keel, shag, a surface with projections, Swedish skägg (pronounced sheg), beard. The root remains as yet unidentified.
Once a remote fishing area, it become considerably easier to travel to Skagen after it became connected to the rest of the country via the Skagen railroad in 1890. A paved road followed in the 1940s. The headland at Grenen, the northernmost point of Denmark, is a spectacular setting where two parts of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea meet. Because of their different density we can see a clear line there that show their ridge. An excellent natural phenomenon. A turbulent seas and strandings beachings and shipwrecks are common. The frequent shipping losses and the strategic location as the gateway to the Baltic led to Skagen being the site of one of Denmark's earliest lighthouses, the Vippefyr, constructed in the 17th century. A reconstruction of the lighthouse is located to the north of the town of Skagen. The lighthouse was originally built and funded by the late Medieval Danish state with the proceeds of the sound dues, and was superseded by the white lighthouse or hvidefyr in the 17th century, and then the far taller grey lighthouse or gråfyr of the 1850s. The desertification that hit the area in the 18th and 19th centuries led to the abandonment of the old parish church to the migrating sands the famous Buried Church (Den tilsandende Kirke). The tower of the church remains protruding from the dunes, as it was left as a sea marker when the church was abandoned at the close of the 18th century. In central Skagen there is a teddy bear museum called Skagen Bamsemuseum. The teddy bears on display belong to the private collection of the owner Jonna Thygesen. To the north of the town, the Skagen Odde Nature Centre, open from May to late October, documents the natural elements. The area is closely associated with the Skagen Painters, a community of artists (artist colony), who flocked to this picturesque, and then unspoiled, area in the late 19th century to escape the city and to record artistically a way of life they realized was soon to disappear.
Grenen, Skagen, Frederikshavn, Region Nordjylland, North Denmark, Denmark, Europe
Skagen is a projection of land and a town, with a population of 8,220, in Region Nordjylland on the northernmost tip of Vendsyssel-Thy, a part of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. Skagen is located in Frederikshavn municipality. Skagen takes its name from the region, which projects into the waters between the North Sea and the straits of Denmark. Skagen is considered the boundary between the Skagerrak (named after Skagen) and the Kattegat. At its very tip is a sandy, shifting headland known as Grenen. Here it's possible to experience the sight of waves clashing together from each side of the tip. Danish national road 40 also passes through Skagen. Skagen stretches out to the northeast surrounded by the following waters: to the east is Ålbæk Bay (Ålbæk Bugt) and beyond that the waters of the Kattegat, the strait that separates Denmark from Sweden, to the west is Tannis Bay (Tannis Bugt) and beyond that the waters of the Skagerrak, the strait that separates Denmark from Norway. The area is picturesque, and distinguished by its low, yellow houses with red tile roofs nestled into the beach areas. The impressive and wild landscape was largely formed by a severe process of desertification that hit the area in the 18th and 19th centuries. Problems with moving dunes and desertification were brought under control in the latter 19th and early 20th centuries by large-scale plantations of grasses, bushes and fir trees. Two significant migratory dunes remain in the area, including the enormous Råbjerg Mile. The area continues to be a popular tourist destination visited by many people each year. A highlight of the year is the celebration of Midsummer Eve or St. John's Evening (Sankt Hans Aften) on the beach with blazing bonfire and song. Skagen is the setting for small but important parts of Jonathan Coe's novels The Rotters Club and The Closed Circle. Always sparsely populated, until recently Skagen has been of interest mainly to mariners. Of the region now known as Skagen, Pliny the Elder says (Book IV.97): Promenturium Cimbrorum excurrens in maria longe paeninsulam efficit quae Tastris appellatur. The promontory of the Cimbri running far out into the seas makes a peninsula, which is called Tastris. The name Tastris is a hapax legomenon, recorded only once in all of history. Its meaning is not known; it may be the name assigned by the pre-Indo-European Mesolithic culture that once dwelled in the region, or by the subsequent agriculturalists. Skagen, on the other hand, seems to follow Pliny's description of a projection running out into the seas (maria). There is a set of obscure words in modern Germanic languages that seem relevant: English skeg, a projection of a ship's keel, shag, a surface with projections, Swedish skägg (pronounced sheg), beard. The root remains as yet unidentified.
Once a remote fishing area, it become considerably easier to travel to Skagen after it became connected to the rest of the country via the Skagen railroad in 1890. A paved road followed in the 1940s. The headland at Grenen, the northernmost point of Denmark, is a spectacular setting where two parts of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea meet. Because of their different density we can see a clear line there that show their ridge. An excellent natural phenomenon. A turbulent seas and strandings beachings and shipwrecks are common. The frequent shipping losses and the strategic location as the gateway to the Baltic led to Skagen being the site of one of Denmark's earliest lighthouses, the Vippefyr, constructed in the 17th century. A reconstruction of the lighthouse is located to the north of the town of Skagen. The lighthouse was originally built and funded by the late Medieval Danish state with the proceeds of the sound dues, and was superseded by the white lighthouse or hvidefyr in the 17th century, and then the far taller grey lighthouse or gråfyr of the 1850s. The desertification that hit the area in the 18th and 19th centuries led to the abandonment of the old parish church to the migrating sands the famous Buried Church (Den tilsandende Kirke). The tower of the church remains protruding from the dunes, as it was left as a sea marker when the church was abandoned at the close of the 18th century. In central Skagen there is a teddy bear museum called Skagen Bamsemuseum. The teddy bears on display belong to the private collection of the owner Jonna Thygesen. To the north of the town, the Skagen Odde Nature Centre, open from May to late October, documents the natural elements. The area is closely associated with the Skagen Painters, a community of artists (artist colony), who flocked to this picturesque, and then unspoiled, area in the late 19th century to escape the city and to record artistically a way of life they realized was soon to disappear.
Holiday home Ålbækparken Spøttrup XI, Spøttrup, Denmark, HD Review
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Holiday home Ålbækparken Spøttrup XI is located in Ålbæk. It accommodates up to ten guests and offers a sauna and double whirlpool.
The accommodation is provided with satellite-TV, a DVD player, a Hi-Fi music system and a wood-burning stove in the living room. Both bathrooms are outfitted with underfloor heating and have a shower, one of them furthermore features the sauna and the whirlpool. There are three double bedrooms, a double sofa bed in the Alcove and two mattresses in the Mezzanine. The kitchen is fully equipped with a dishwasher and an oven. A washer and dryer are also available.
At Holiday home Ålbækparken Spøttrup XI you will find a garden with a terrace and BBQ facilities. There also is a playhouse, a slide, a football goal, a sandpit and a swing set. Parking is offered in the carport on the plot. Shops and restaurants are available within 985 feet.
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Command Bunker, Bangsbo Fort, Frederikshavn, North Denmark, Denmark, Europe
The Bunker Museum is found in part of a range of defences set up by the Germans during the Second World War to defend the port of Frederikshavn, which was of vital strategic importance to guarantee their supplies of raw materials from Norway. The museum shows the conditions that the German soldiers stationed in the bunker would have lived in and seeks to educate on the history of the local area's military significance during the War. The museum has a shop and picnic area. Bangsbo Fort is located in the south of Frederikshavn. The fort is located 82 meters above sea level, where there is a splendid view over Frederikshavn and Kattegat. In clear weather you can see both Skagen and Læsø. The fort consists of a fortification built by the German occupiers during the second World and developed by the Danish Navy during the Cold War. The fort is thus used in two historical periods, which separates the fort from other paved areas in Denmark. The fort consists of 80 concrete plants, of which 70 were built during the second World War. The last 10 bunkers were built in 1950 by the Navy, which still owns and uses a small part of the fort. Bunker Museum conveys the part of the fort, which the Navy does not use and has so far taken about. 20 bunkers in use. Of these, at least half open at the museum's opening days. Something that is also unique is that more guns still stands in its original bunkers. The three largest is 15 cm guns from the Danish artillery ship Niels Juel that was sunk in 1943. Bunker Museum is part of the North Jutland Coastal Museum which continuously expands services in the fort. When the museum works with both traditional and innovative forms of communication, combined with the unparalleled views and scenery of the place is worth a visit for the vast majority. Bangsbo Fort is a partially open military area, which in recent years is about to undergo major changes. The fort is situated on a hill plateau in the southern outskirts of Frederikshavn. In details on Pikkerbakken which is one of the many hills that were formed when the sea floor was pushed up by the end of the last ice age. The tray consists mainly of clay and stone. Tray height is up to 84 meters. The steep slopes facing the sea and the unique nature makes the place unique. Bakken's strategic importance as a place of observation goes back several hundred years. The occupation of Denmark 9 April 1940 withdrew the German war marine area immediately to a coastal battery and an anti-aircraft battery. Both batteries with the task of protecting the port of Frederikshavn against enemy attack. The port was important for the Germans in the transports to and from Norway as well as a base for military smari's activities in the Kattegat and Skagerrak. During the occupation increased the Kriegsmarine several times its installations on site. A massive expansion of the area came in late 1942 when construction of the Germans' Atlantic took off. Atlantic was a chain of fortifications, which went along the west coast of Europe from North Cape in the north to the French-Spanish border in the south. Wall task was to prevent the Allies from doing landing on this coast. In Denmark started Atlantic precisely Pikkerbakken and then went to Skagen to the Danish-German border. Among other things, as part of the German invasion defense Jylland was divided into two areas. Respectively, South and North Jutland with a commandant in each area. In North Jutland had the commandant's headquarters in Frederikshavn. In 1943 he got his own command bunker on Pikkerbakken, putting in the event of an Allied invasion in northern Jutland to steer the German coastal defenses. In 1944 the Germans also have a radar station in use in the field. The German capitulation in May 1945 Stützpunktgruppe Frederikshavn Süd - which was the German name for the area - a heavily fortified stronghold. A stronghold with 34 heavy and 17 light concrete bunkers and 30 other different concrete plant. The whole area was closed with a triple barbed wire and minefields. The main armament of the two batteries were respectively 15 cm guns on the coastal battery and 10.5 cm guns on anti-aircraft battery. In September 1945 the Navy took over the area - more accurate Kystdefensionen - later changed to Kystbefæstningen. In the beginning were used mainly the bereaved German installations. In addition, the area was expanded with a fleet radio station as well as a coastal radar station. After an expansion and modernization was the fort in 1952 put into operation under the new name Bangsbo Fort. Now as a Cold War fort. From the large investments on the ground in the early 1950s was the fort, however short-lived. Already in 1962 it was dismantled as a result of a great defense. At the same time, however, Naval Base Frederikshavn use. Back in the area remained naval station and coastal radar station and Kattegat Marine District.