Bandholm

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Almost a market town

By Anne Elmer, Uddannet lærer med historie som linjefag. Senere uddannet som naturvejleder og har været projektleder på Museumsformidleruddannelsen (1 story)

The forests around Bandholm are full of prehistoric burial mounds. The mounds show that for more than a thousand years, man has been living by the cove on the coast of North Lolland. When Maribo Abbey was established in 1416, the Bandholm quay became part of the abbey. The mid-1800s are known as the great grain-selling period. Huge amounts of grain from Lolland were shipped off from Bandholm. For a while, Bandholm was Denmark's third-largest grain shipping harbour, beaten only by Aalborg and Copenhagen. The hive of activity at the harbour meant a small town almost like a market town sprang up at the harbour.

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Bandholm's charming harbour

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Story written by Anne Elmer

Time / Periode 0 1970

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Bandholm Harbour is a meeting place for local residents. They stroll down to the harbour on a daily basis to enjoy the view and see if any new ships have come in. Active commercial harbours are interesting. The locals chat with the people they meet, walk around the marina and rowing club and often end up taking a break by the public baths that are 130 years old. From the baths, you can see out over the sea and out to the islands of Askø, Lindholm and Skidtø. Skidtø" meaning "dirt island" is officially called Havneø, or harbour island, but it will never shake off its local nickname. The island was formed by all the earth excavated to make the inner harbour. "