Moving mountains with shovels
The Lolland dike is the longest coastal defence project in the history of Denmark. It protects the South Lolland from Nakskov Fiord and 63 kilometres to the east. After the worst flooding that century, on 13 November 1872, one third of Lolland was left under water and …
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80 people die during the great flood
" Illustreret Tidende reported on the flood in November 1872: "The ruined buildings look…


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