Nekselø
| Nekselø Nexelø |
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| Waters | Sejerø Bugd, Kattegat | |
| Geographical location | 55 ° 46 '49 " N , 11 ° 17' 30" E | |
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| length | 3.8 km | |
| width | 1 km | |
| surface | 2.23 km² | |
| Highest elevation | Elmebjerg 41 m |
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| Residents | 16 (January 1, 2020) 7.2 inhabitants / km² |
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| main place | Strandsbjergård | |
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Nekselø , also Nexelø , is a Danish island in the Kattegat , northwest of Zealand . It belongs to the municipality of Kalundborg , Sjælland region , has an area of 2.23 km² and 16 inhabitants (January 1, 2020).
The island belongs to the parish ( Danish : Sogn ) Føllenslev , which until 1970 belonged to Harde Skippinge in the Holbæk district . From 1970 to December 31, 2006 it was part of Bjergsted Municipality in Vestsjællands Amt .
Nekselø is a member of the working group Sammenslutningen af danske småøer (German Association of Danish Small Islands ).
geography
The island is a moraine island that consists of a series of hills. Nekselø was formed with the neighboring island of Sejerø and the Asnæs , Røsnæs and Sjællands Odde peninsulas during the Ice Age through deposits of a glacier tongue .
history
Settlement during the Stone and Iron Ages has been proven by various finds in the north between Sømose and Pandebjerg and in the south between Guldbjerg and Ørnekul. At Ørnekul at the southern end of the island, a 200 m long fish fence from the Ertebølle period extends from the beach into the sea.
In 1157 Waldemar I (Denmark) used the island as a port of refuge on his flight to Jutland . The island was first mentioned in 1203 as "Nixlæ". In 1529 Frederick I handed the island over to the Diocese of Roskilde.
Under Friedrich III. was Hans Rostgaard (1625-1684) for services in Sweden war with the Crown Estate Krogerup rewarded to the Nekselø then belonged. The family remained in possession of the island until 1805. Then the farmers bought the island from Gut Krogerup for 6,500 Reichstaler.
The school was built around 1850 and the church in 1931, the school closed in 1973.
Economy and Transport
A passenger ferry that runs several times a day (until 2012 as a car ferry , since 2013 only for pedestrians) connects the island with Havnsø . The ferry port is on the eastern side in the middle of the island at Strandsbjergård. The access to the courtyards from the port is via the main road, the rest of the island is only accessible by footpaths.
beacon
In the north of the island there is a leading light consisting of an upper and a lower light .
Landscape and nature
The island was placed under nature protection in 1951, which was tightened in 1985 to protect the fire-bellied toad . Beach and uncultivated fields may not be entered during the bird breeding season from April 1st to June 15th.
On the slopes of the eastern coast lies the “troll forest”, which is no longer used for forestry purposes: no wood is felled or dead wood removed. The forest used to consist mainly of elms and ash trees . Since the Dutch elm died out , linden and norway maple have grown between the ash trees . In the southeast at Guldbjerg there is a lake that is kept free of fish in order to protect the toads and frogs that occur there. The south of the island consists of salt meadows that were created by the postglacial land elevation . In the west, pines grow to flee the wind , they are the symbol of the island. In the north is the largest lake on the island - Sømose - with a colony of black-headed gulls . In earlier times the islanders would collect up to 500 seagull eggs every day during the breeding season.
There are two signposted hiking trails on the island (north and south route, duration approx. 1.5 - 2 hours each); both are only suitable for pedestrians.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b statistics banks -> Befolkning og valg -> BEF4: Folketal pr. January 1st demands på øer (Danish)
- ↑ Danmarks Statistics : Statistical Yearbook 2009 - Geography and climate, Table 3 Area and population. Regions and inhabited islands (English; PDF; 39 kB)
literature
- CJ Becker: Ørnekul paa Nekselø: En sjællandsk stenalderboplads med hustomter In: Aarbøger for nordisk Oldkyndighed og Historie, 1952, pp. 60-102