Bogø

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Bogø
Hulehøj passage grave in Østerskov on Bogø
Passage grave Hulehøj in Østerskov on Bogø
Waters Baltic Sea
Archipelago Storstrømmen
Geographical location 54 ° 56 ′ 0 ″  N , 12 ° 2 ′ 0 ″  E Coordinates: 54 ° 56 ′ 0 ″  N , 12 ° 2 ′ 0 ″  E
Bogø (Sjælland)
Bogø
length 7 km
width 3 km
surface 13.07 km²
Highest elevation 32  m
Residents 1186 (January 1, 2020)
91 inhabitants / km²
main place Bogø By
Skåningebro harbor on the north side of Bogø
Skåningebro harbor on the north side of Bogø

Bogø is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea . It is located between Falster and Zealand, west of Møn . The island is about seven km long, three km wide and has an area of ​​13.07 km². The maximum height above sea level is 32 m. Of the 1186 residents (January 1, 2020), 950 live in the village of Bogø By. Bogø forms its own parish community ( Dan. : Sogn ) Bogø Sogn , which until 1970 Harde Mønbo Herred in the former præstø county belonged then to the Mon community in the former Storstrøms Amt that the municipal reform on 1 January 2007 in the vordingborg municipality in the Sjælland region has risen.

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The hilly island has a diverse landscape including wooded areas, traditional villages and cottage areas. It was a crown property for a long time, but was offered for sale in 1769 and acquired by the islanders for 18,456 Reichstaler. In order to be able to raise the purchase price, the islanders cleared the Vesterskov, which now exists again as a shelter .

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Aerial view of Bogø

West of Bogø is the smaller island of Farø (Sheep Island) connected by a dam , on which there is a connection to the E47 / 55 motorway from Copenhagen to the islands of Lolland and Falster. Bogø has been connected to Møn in the east by a dam since 1943. When the Swedish King Charles X attacked Gustav Møn in 1659, he was still wading through the shallow water between the islands. Today a memorial stone on Møn reminds of this. The connecting road between the motorway in the west and Møn in the east opens up the island. In the south there is a harbor with a car ferry that goes to Stubbekøbing on Falster during the summer months .

Attractions

Bogø's windmill
The museum ferry Ida to Falster
Bogø Navigation School. Main building (1885)

A total of 119 large stone graves from the Neolithic period are known on the only 231 km² islands of Møn and Bogø. 38 of them have been preserved and protected. 21 are passage graves of the funnel beaker culture (TBK) which between 3500 and 2800 BC. BC originated.

In the north-east of the island, in Østerskov (forest), lies Hulehøj , a restored passage grave . Its chamber is 6.3 m long. The access was provided via a 5.5 m long corridor. There are also five long dolmen in the forest near the coast . Another 25 m long with two chambers is in Ellenæs Hage north of the church. A 90 m long and 22 m wide long dysse with two chambers is located north of Vonstrkov.

In the center of the island, at the highest point, Bogø Mølle, is a windmill that has been restored to serve as a museum.

Another attraction is the historic car ferry that commutes between Bogø and Stubbekøbing. With its yellow wooden superstructure, the "Ida" is reminiscent of the time before the construction of the motorway bridge, which now carries long-distance traffic across the neighboring island of Farø. Festival trips also take place on the “Ida” at irregular intervals.

White wine is grown west of Bogø By.

See also

Nordic megalithic architecture

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b statistics banks -> Befolkning og valg -> BEF4: Folketal pr. January 1st demands på øer (Danish)
  2. ↑ Danmarks Statistics : Statistical Yearbook 2009 - Geography and climate, Table 3 Area and population. Regions and inhabited islands (English; PDF; 39 kB)
  3. ↑ Maderne (Møn) in the Danish Wikipedia
  4. ↑ http://www.daenemark-moen.de/Insel_Bogo/Museumsfahre_Ida/museumsfahre_ida.html

Web links

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