The sand-covered church

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Drifting sand eats everything

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A church spire rises from the sand in Skagen dune plantation. The ruins of the old church have fallen prey to the drifting dunes. As in many Jutland parishes, the church was built in an isolated location. Throughout the 18th century, it gradually became covered by…

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Ældre håndkoloreret fotografi af tårnet på Skagens gamle Kirke

År: 1950 (ca.) PHOTO:Arkiv Kulturarvsstyrelsen

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dune covered of 3 cm. of snow...
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A story from the dunes

" In his story from the dunes (En historie fra klitterne) from 1859, Hans Christian Andersen…

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