Helgumannen
Helgumannen is an old fishing spot on the Swedish island of Fårö , which is north of Gotland . It is located at the northern end of the "Digerhuvud" nature reserve , Gotland's largest rocky area . The fishing village is still intact and is used as an ancillary trade for fishing. Helgumannen even has a well that supplies safe drinking water.
The fishing spots (Swedish Gotländska fiskelägen) are typical of Gotland. Today there are still around 150 of various sizes. In the past, they were primarily used seasonally by the farmers living on the coast. Helgumannen used to be a large fishing spot. They harpooned cod and caught herring by threw out the nets from boats without anchoring on the ground. Remains of stone landing devices (slipways) lie in the water. Fishermen's shacks made of wood or stacked stones with board or shingle roofs stand close together. The stone walls are only a few layers high. Some booths look old-fashioned with tall, steep roofs that almost reach the floor. Behind the booths are the remains of the old net garden where the nets were hung up to dry. There are no windows. The entrance is on the gable side. Here the prehistoric architecture seems to have been preserved.
There are stories about Helgumannen and some fishermen have become legendary. For example Ms. Bäta-Bol, who made a living from fishing around the middle of the 19th century and is said to have sailed as far as Visby to sell her fish.
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literature
- Marita Jonsson, Sven-Olof Lindquist: Gotland cultural guide. Almqvist and Wiksell, Uppsala 1993, ISBN 91-88036-09-X , p. 53.
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Coordinates: 57 ° 58 ′ 50 ″ N , 19 ° 7 ′ 56.6 ″ E