Døndalen
Døndalen is a valley in the northern part of the Danish island of Bornholm . Located near the road from Gudhjem to Tejn , it is famous for Denmark's highest waterfall. Døndalen covers an area of 37 hectares.
history
It seems that Døndalen has been forested since the last Ice Age around 10,000 years ago. The area has been made up of deciduous trees for 7000 years. Numerous archaeological finds have been made in the valley, for example burial sites and evidence of cremation. As part of the island's defenses, earth walls were built at the bottom of the valley near the coast in the 16th century. The dams, which can still be visited today, provided protection for those who deterred enemies with cannons and rifles.
landscape
In the middle of the valley, the Døndaleå brook falls about 20 meters, forming Denmark's highest waterfall. The rocky north-west bank rises around 25 meters to the Amtmandsstenen lookout point, which offers a view over the Baltic Sea to Christiansø . Døndaleå is 6.5 kilometers long and has its source in Dammemose near Klemensker . The route from Røvejen (the road from Rø to Olsker ) to the coast is particularly interesting because the landscape here is particularly varied. Most of the time the stream is just a narrow trickle, but in winter and spring the waterfall can be very impressive.
Flora and fauna
Døndalen has an active bird life, especially in spring with nightingales , blackcaps , garden warblers , tree creepers and chaffinches . Even buzzards are often heard. Deer and roe deer can often be seen in the woods early in the morning. Among other things, salmon populate the stream.
In addition to wild garlic and white, yellow and blue anemones , the southeastern arum grows here . Occasionally, different species of orchid can be seen, including orchid and rootwort . Tree species in Døndalen include hornbeam , white birch , common ash , sycamore elm and hazelnut, as well as several varieties of mountain ash . In 1916 the farmer Aksel Jensen cultivated the north-eastern side of Døndalen. He planted 150 tree species from all over the world, including the Chinese cork oak , the coastal redwood , the Himalayan spruce and a rare European variant of the service tree .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ "Døndalen - Danmarks største vandfald" , Explore Bornholm . Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ^ "Døndalen på Bornholm" , Danmarks Naturfond . Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ↑ a b "Døndalen" ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Danmarks Natural Fund . Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ↑ "Landskabet i Døndalen" (landscape Døndalen) , Danmarks Naturfond . Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ↑ "Dyrelivet Døndalen i" (Animal Life Døndalen) , Danmarks Naturfond . Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ↑ "Plantelivet Døndalen i" (plant life in Døndalen) , Danmarks Naturfond . Retrieved August 12, 2013.
Coordinates: 55 ° 13 ′ 40 ″ N , 14 ° 53 ′ 0 ″ E