Æbelø
| Æbelø | ||
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| Waters | Baltic Sea | |
| Geographical location | 55 ° 38 '20 " N , 10 ° 10' 40" E | |
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| length | 5 km | |
| width | 2 km | |
| surface | 2.32 km² | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Æbelø (Apple Island ) is an uninhabited small island off the north coast of the Danish island of Fyn ( Fyn in Danish ) at the entrance to the Little Belt . It has an area of 2.32 km². The Brådet spit, which is rarely flooded, connects Æbelø with Æbeløholm. You can reach Æbeløholm via a mudflat path , which makes the twin island a popular destination.
To the south of Æbelø are the islets of Dræet and Ejlinge ; Lindø was diked in 1871 and has been connected to Funen ever since. All of them belong to the Nordfyns municipality in the Syddanmark region .
The island is part of the parish community ( Dan. : Sogn ) Klinte Sogn , which until 1970 Harde Skam Herred in the former Odense Amt belonged then to bogense municipality in the former County of Funen , with the municipal reform on 1 January 2007 in the nordfyn municipality in the region of Syddanmark has risen. The island has been uninhabited since 2009.
geology
Æbelø became an island around 8,000 to 9,000 years ago when the area was flooded by the postglacial Littorina Sea. The subsoil of the island consists of various tertiary , mostly clayey layers and ice age deposits from at least five glaciers that came here in the Saale glacial and the Vistula glacial .
On the cliffs of the island, material has been eroded by wave erosion since their formation . While the larger boulder blocks , which often have clearly recognizable glacier scrapes, remain at the foot of the cliffs, the finer-grained material is transported around the island and deposited there on the leeward side of the island. This resulted in a straight spit (Brådet) to the neighboring Æbeløholm, on whose south-east and south-west coast a number of spit hooks have formed.
Because of its interesting geological development, the island is listed as an area of national geological interest ("nationalt geologiskinteresteområde").
Residents and use
In 1787 the island had 17 inhabitants. In 1940 there were around 50. The island was originally mainly used as pastureland. There were several farms and their own school. The lighthouse Æbelø Fyr was built on the north-western tip of Nordre Bråd . Gravel was quarried on Æbelø at the beginning of the 20th century , which was also used in 1935 for the construction of the railway bridge over the Little Belt , the Lillebæltsbro . Remnants of the gravel pits can still be seen, as can rails on which the gravel was brought to a loading station on the west side of the island. Relics of this have also been preserved.
Since the 1960s, the population has continuously decreased; today there is no longer any permanent settlement. Until 1995 Æbelø was used as a hunting ground. Ducks, pheasants, goats, red deer and fallow deer were released. The plant world suffered from this; so the ilex population disappeared .
natural reserve
In 1995 the private environmental foundation Aage V. Jensen bought Æbelø and the neighboring islands from landowner Erik Grevenkop-Castenskiold. In 1999 the area was placed under nature protection, vegetation and coastline should be left to the free play of natural forces. Drainage ditches were abandoned to encourage the creation of wetlands. The old farm buildings were demolished, with the exception of the lighthouse keeper's house and a homestead in the northern part of the island.
Web links
- Æbelø Aage V. Jensen Natural Fund
- Nationalt Geologisk Sorgeområde Æbelø Naturstyrelsen
- Natura 2000 area No. 108 (Æbelø, havet syd for og Nærå) Naturstyrelsen