Skansehage

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View of Skansehage from the northwest in winter

Skansehage is a sandbar on the east side of the Danish peninsula Odsherred belonging Rørvig Peninsula and extends into the Isefjord . The peninsulas belong to the municipality of Odsherred on the island of Zealand .

The shoreline of the reef is constantly changing. Skansehage, for example, is growing southwards by about one meter per year. A bay was created on the west side of the reef towards Rørvig , which has served as a natural harbor since the time of the Vikings . Somewhat in the hinterland is the Thingstätte Isøre, where royal elections were held in 1076 and 1104.

The name Skansehagen is derived from the Danish word Skanse , German Schanze and refers to the jumps on the headland . These military installations were built in the early 19th century during the war against Great Britain, which lasted from 1807 to 1814. A closed five-sided facility was created, as well as a ski jump in the form of a semicircle. Both are connected by a 300 meter long wall. Four to five gunboats were stationed in the bay and fought the British Navy after the Danish fleet had been destroyed.

The located in a region of Skanshage today as Schullandheim used white building dates from this period and was originally a cholera - quarantine station .

literature

  • Odsherred - Oplevelser mellem Lammefjord, Sjællands Odde og Rørvig , Odsherred, Nykøbing Sjælland 2013, page 14
  • Rørvig - harbor, town and surroundings , leaflet from the municipality of Odsherred, no year

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Coordinates: 55 ° 56 ′ 52.5 ″  N , 11 ° 47 ′ 20.2 ″  E