Blokhus

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Blokhus (Denmark)
Blokhus
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Basic data
State : DenmarkDenmark Denmark
Region : North Jylland
Region : North Jylland
Municipality
(since 2007) : 		Woes
Coordinates : 57 ° 15 '  N , 9 ° 35'  E Coordinates: 57 ° 15 '  N , 9 ° 35'  E
Population :
(2020) 		511
Postal code : 9492
Website: www.blokhus.dk
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Blokhus is a seaside resort in Jammerbucht on the Danish North Sea coast , which belongs to the Jammerbugt municipality in the Nordjylland region. The place is about 15 kilometers as the crow flies southwest of Løkken and has 511 inhabitants (January 1, 2020).

history

The name Blokhus has been in use since the 1630s and refers to the importance of the place for maritime trade with Norway : the warehouses were block houses ( blokhuse ) made of wood, which were imported from Norway as a kit. Trade with the neighboring province developed from the 16th century. From Jutland were v. a. Grain, flour and butter exported, Norway supplied v. a. Wood and iron. The trade route across the Skagerrak was only 70 nautical miles , and the sandy beach in Jammerbugten was as good of landing for boats with flat fuselage suitable.

The development of the town into a North Sea resort began in 1865 after the poet Meïr Aron Goldschmidt spent a vacation here. He published a travel diary ( Dagbog fra en Rejse på Vestkysten af ​​Vendsyssel og Thy ) in which he raved about swimming on the open beach to Copenhagen society. As early as 1844, the ship merchant JCB Klitgaard had built a pension, which later became Hotel Nordsøen ; Especially those with lung disease and former cholera patients looked for relaxation here.

tourism

Blokhus is a popular holiday destination, not least because of its wide beach, on which car traffic is permitted, so that seasonal and day visitors outnumber the permanent residents many times over. German tourists rent holiday homes mainly in the summer months. Many of the Danes who have their own summer house in Blokhus live in nearby Aalborg . There is a regular bus service between Aalborg and Blokhus.

One of the oldest sea rescue associations in North Jutland is located in the village. Today the former rescue station houses a museum.

Fårup Sommerland amusement park is located six kilometers northeast of the town center .

  • 47 bathing huts are permitted on the beach from May to September.

  • Beach at Blokhus.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Statistics Banks -> Befolkning og valg -> BY1: Folketal January 1st efter byområde, alder og køn (Danish)
  2. ^ District of North Jutland (ed.): North Jutland. The sea . 2004, p. 142 ff. ISBN 87-9901-011-9 .
  3. ↑ Løkken , north of Blokhus, was also an important landing site.
  4. ↑ Louise Kande: Blokhus - 150 år som badeby , accessed on July 3, 2015.
  5. ↑ Historien bag badehusene på Blokhus Strand , accessed on July 3, 2015.

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