Chapter 518: Dinosaur Footprints
Resource Description: It belonged to Denmark in 1658. The island is 36 kilometers long and 28 kilometers wide, with an area of 588 square kilometers (227 square miles). The two-thirds of the island (central and northern) is made up of granite, with undulating hills, with the highest in the center at 162 meters above sea level. Coastal cliffs rise and there are granite quarries. The interior is densely forested. The more densely populated south is undulating with sand dunes along the coast. Produce grains, raise cows and pigs. Agriculture, fishing, and navigation are well developed. Ceramics are famous. Mainly fish, granite, magnet and pottery. Tourism is the main source of the economy. Extant medieval remains include the ruins of a 13th-century Hammershus bunker and four 12th-century rotunda churches. Lenne is the main port city. It has a population of about 42,817 (2008). In 2003, the original county government and five municipalities were merged into a single county-level municipality. On January 1, 2007, it was merged into Gyeonggi Region and remained one city (Bornholms Regionskommune). IntroductionBobornholm IslandEnholm Island is a wonderful little self-sufficient world nestled in the middle of the Baltic Sea, 200 kilometers east of Copenhagen, and the pace of life is very relaxed. In the middle of the island are wheat fields and dense forests, and the shore is dotted with small fishing villages and patches of white sand.
Unique among the many fascinating attractions on the island of Bornholm are its four 12th-century round churches. The snow-white walls are two meters thick, inlaid with solid buttresses, and topped by a black conical roof. They are both places of worship and fortresses against foreign enemies, and Dhjem is a charming seaside village with a low windmill standing on a half-timbered house and the streets sloping down to the beautiful pier.
A 4-kilometre bike path from Gudhjem heads south of the hinterland to the thick-walled Østerlars Rundkirke, one of the most spectacular round churches on the island, which is passed by bus 3.
The most famous attraction on the island of Bornholm, Hammershus Slot Castle, is on the way to Lenne, 3 km south. The magnificent ruins of this 13th-century castle are the largest of its kind in Scandinavia.
The tiny island of Christiansø (about 500 metres long) is a well-preserved 17th-century fortress island that is well worth squeezing in for a visit within an hour's flight northeast of Bornholm. Christiansø has been a seasonal fishing village since the Middle Ages, falling to the Swedes for a brief time in 1658. After this, Christian V decided to turn the island into a naval castle. A fortress and barracks were built, and a church, a school and a prison were built. SceneryBornholm IslandHolm Island is located in the middle of the Baltic Sea and is known as the "Pearl of the Baltic Sea". It is an island with unique style and beautiful scenery, and it is a famous tourist destination in Denmark and the whole of Northern Europe. Denmark is a flat country, while the island of Bornholm is undulating, rocky. Paradise Hill Park is famous for its wind-moving stones. The park is full of towering trees, flowers, birds and cicadas, and flowing water. Walking slowly up the hill along the forest path, there is a crystal clear, mirror-like waterhole bordered by a spectacular cliff. Continue to walk around the pond, and when you reach a flat place, you will see the famous wind-moving stone.
It is more than 3 meters high, about three hugs in diameter, weighs as much as 350 tons, and reclines on an uneven obtuse angle. Legend has it that this huge stone was moved here by nature during the Ice Age from what is now Sweden or Finland. At the same time, many other rocks were moved here, collectively known as aeolian rocks. However, the other wind-moving stones have been nameless, only this one of Heavenly Mountain is still swaying slightly in the wind. If you push this boulder with your hands, it will shake rhythmically, making people wonder how you can push such a heavy stone? The sandy beaches of Shabornholm on the coast of Bornholm are equally attractive. The most famous beach at the southern tip of the island is Diod. It is the largest beach in Denmark with a length of 25 kilometres, ranking even in the whole of Europe. And the whiteness of the beach is even more breathtaking. The flowing sea constantly washes the shells in the sea, and after the shells are washed onto the beach, the beach turns white. The inner side of the beach is a verdant pine forest, and the outer side is a clear blue sea. From afar, Diod Beach looks like a huge silver snake, flying between the blue and blue colors, forming a beautiful and moving picture. Such a beautiful beach naturally attracts a large number of tourists, and the men and women in various swimsuits and surfers fighting in the sea add to the tranquility of the scene. Although the temperature in Northern Europe is low in all seasons, and there are only two or three months of the year to swim in the sea, for tourists, more than 100 days for them to enjoy Diod Beach is enough, and not extravagant. The cuisine "Golden Wave Smoked Herring Enholm" is a world-renowned delicacy on the island. Anyone who has eaten it knows that it is smoked by a traditional method of herring, which is full of color, aroma and taste, golden brown, and the meat is tender and very attractive. The waters around the island of Bornholm are rich in aquatic resources. Since ancient times, fishing has been the island's number one economic mainstay. To this day, it remains an important fishing base in Denmark. The towns along the island's shores are all fishing, and every time you enter the town, you will be greeted by a fishy smell that will whet your appetite for a taste of seafood. "Rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, rely on the sea to eat the sea", the seafood cooking skills of the Bornholm people are really a must. And the most famous of them is the smoked herring. But this technique is kept secret and never passed on, so if you want to eat "Golden Bonnholm", you have to come to Denmark. Culture & HistoryBornholmHolm is Denmark's sunniest place and a great place for leisure travel. The cylindrical church is the symbol of the island of Bornholm. Here you can admire the art of traditional pottery, as well as go on a yacht, fishing, golf or cycling. The main city of Bornholm, Ranne, flourished in the Middle Ages and was an important trading area with Northern Germany. Sights include the ruins of Hammershus Castle, the Bornholm Museum and the Sterlars Kirke.
Bornholm, historically and geographically distant from the other Danish islands, has a geographical feature that is more similar to Sweden, with overlapping rocks, cliffs, pine-covered hills and soft sandy beaches attracting more and more tourists. Historically, the island of Bornholm was a Danish maritime outpost for the defense of Sweden, and a round bunker with a white and black roof is a feature of the island. Stepping onto this island feels like stepping into a paradise, but it doesn't "linger" because it's so quiet and peaceful. The ethnic composition of the population is relatively simple, with Danes accounting for 96.5%, and ethnic minorities such as Germans and Swedes. 97% of the inhabitants are Lutherans of Christianity. Population growth has been slow, with a natural growth rate of about 0.8 per cent in the sixties and a negative growth rate in the eighties. The population density is 118 per square kilometer. 6 people. It is the most densely populated in Northern Europe. The population of cities and towns is as high as 85%, but most of them are small, except for Copenhagen, which has a population of one million, there are only three medium-sized cities with a population of more than 100,000, and most of the islands of Bornholm are small towns.
Bornholm residents like to make gifts with flowers as a token of gratitude. White flowers are sent at weddings and funerals, and white flowers are avoided at other times. It is believed that it is auspicious to give a wooden mallet engraved with love poems to his fiancée, as it brings good luck and fulfillment. The islanders organize the marriage for several days, but it is done in secret, because the public planning will anger the ghosts or arouse their jealousy. The islanders love bicycles and often use them as a means of transportation, with less than 2 people owning 1 bicycle on average.
Winters in Northern Europe are long and cold. December 23 is the winter solstice, the longest night of the year, and the festival of St. Lucia is held to counter the long night. Also known as the Festival of Welcoming Light. On the day of the national holiday, all the people lit a fire pillar at the door and waited for the sunrise together. In the morning, the hostess of the house acts as St. Lucia, distributing breakfast to the family by candlelight. The highlight of the day was the chosen beauty who played the role of St. Lucia, wearing a ring of candles on her head and parading through the streets in an open-top car. City - Lenne, a port city in the western part of the Danish island of Bornholm. Near the Baltic Sea. It has a population of 12,000. It was built in 1327. It is a center of industry, fishing and tourism. There are granite quarries. The ceramics industry is famous. There is a cathedral built in the XIV century. Peculiar Architecture Island has four fortress-like churches with peculiar architecture, located in four small towns. They are of a peculiar shape, cylindrical, plastered with lime and painted in striking white, covered with a pointed dome and covered with green tiles. Why is teaching like this?
Originally, all four churches were built in the 12th century. At that time, Baltic pirates were rampant, and every time pirates came ashore, they had to burn and loot. In order to deal with pirates, someone came up with a good idea, which was to make the church in the shape of a fortress, which was used by the villagers to pray on weekdays and for the villagers to take refuge in case of pirates.
Therefore, the church is made of solid stone bricks and is divided into two floors, the lower floor has windows and the upper floor has shooting holes. Whenever the pirates came, the alarm bell set up in the church was sounded, and the villagers helped the old and the young, brought gold and silver and quickly hid in the church, and closed the door of the church. Archers guard the eyelets on the upper floors and shoot outwards at any time. One husband is a pass, and ten thousand people are not open. The impregnable fortress church protected the islanders from pirate captivity. To this day, the people of Bornholm still have a deep affection for those four churches. Dinosaur footprint fossils in the Jurassic era, Bornholm is the only land area in Denmark on Bornholm (15 photos), with a tropical climate and abundant vegetation, which is very suitable for dinosaurs to survive. Danish archaeology student Jesper Milan has discovered two fossilized dinosaur footprints dating back 170 million years on the Danish island of Bornholm. This is the first time such fossils have been found in this Nordic country. Two of the newly discovered fossils may have fallen from a nearby cliff onto the beach. The two fossils were found near the beach between the towns of Lenna and Heisler in the western part of the island of Bornholm, one of which was 70 centimeters long and probably belonged to a large herbivorous dinosaur up to 20 meters high, and the other was 25 centimeters long and belonged to a herbivorous ankylosaurus. In 2000, researchers found a 135-million-year-old fossilized Talosaur tooth on the island of Bornholm.