Hårbølle
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Hårbølle is a harbour village on the Danish
island of Møn
some 5 km (3 mi) south of Store Damme
. It is located in the parish of Fanefjord
in Vordingborg Municipality. Today it is a popular pleasure boat harbour and summer house
resort.
have been found in the area as well as a grave from the bronze age
. The first historical reference to Hårbølle dates from the beginning of the 16th century but the locality was probably founded in the 11th century after the Wends
had been overcome and the forests were cleared for new villages. The inhabitants no doubt came from Damme to raise cattle in the area or to practice forestry. In 1727, a riding school was opened and, in 1885, the local school was founded. The harbour once provided steamship connections to Bogø
, Stubbekøbing
and Masnedsund from where there were rail connections to Copenhagen
. When the village was officially founded in 1769, there were 20 farmers and 15 other house owners. At the end of the 19th century, Hårbølle had two general stores, one of which was maintained until ca. 1960. There was also a dairy from 1909 to 1943.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
island of Møn
Møn
-Location:Møn is located just off the south-eastern tip of Zealand from which it is separated by the waters of the Hølen strait between Kalvehave and the island of Nyord, at the northern end of Møn. Further south is Stege Bugt...
some 5 km (3 mi) south of Store Damme
Store Damme
Store Damme is a village in Fanefjord Parish on the western part of the Danish island of Møn, Vordingborg Municipality. With a population of 639 it is the second largest community on the island after Stege....
. It is located in the parish of Fanefjord
Fanefjord Church
Fanefjord Church, one of the Danish island of Møn's most famous attractions, is located in an open setting overlooking the Baltic Sea inlet of Fanefjord between Store Damme and Hårbølle. Standing majestically on the top of a small hill, the church's red-tiled roof and whitewashed walls can be seen...
in Vordingborg Municipality. Today it is a popular pleasure boat harbour and summer house
Summer house
A summer house or summerhouse has traditionally referred to a building or shelter used for relaxation in warm weather. This would often take the form of a small, roofed building on the grounds of a larger one, but could also be built in a garden or park, often designed to provide cool shady places...
resort.
History
Hårbølle was inhabited in prehistoric times. Dating from the 16 flint daggers from the late stone ageStone Age
The Stone Age is a broad prehistoric period, lasting about 2.5 million years , during which humans and their predecessor species in the genus Homo, as well as the earlier partly contemporary genera Australopithecus and Paranthropus, widely used exclusively stone as their hard material in the...
have been found in the area as well as a grave from the bronze age
Bronze Age
The Bronze Age is a period characterized by the use of copper and its alloy bronze as the chief hard materials in the manufacture of some implements and weapons. Chronologically, it stands between the Stone Age and Iron Age...
. The first historical reference to Hårbølle dates from the beginning of the 16th century but the locality was probably founded in the 11th century after the Wends
Wends
Wends is a historic name for West Slavs living near Germanic settlement areas. It does not refer to a homogeneous people, but to various peoples, tribes or groups depending on where and when it is used...
had been overcome and the forests were cleared for new villages. The inhabitants no doubt came from Damme to raise cattle in the area or to practice forestry. In 1727, a riding school was opened and, in 1885, the local school was founded. The harbour once provided steamship connections to Bogø
Bogø
Bogø is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea, just west of Møn. The population is 1,135 with 873 living in the largest town, Bogø By. The island is approximately 7 km long by 3 km wide at the largest points, with a total area of 13 km²...
, Stubbekøbing
Stubbekøbing
Stubbekøbing is a town with a population of 2,298 in Guldborgsund municipality in Region Sjælland on the northeastern coast of the island of Falster in south Denmark...
and Masnedsund from where there were rail connections to Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
. When the village was officially founded in 1769, there were 20 farmers and 15 other house owners. At the end of the 19th century, Hårbølle had two general stores, one of which was maintained until ca. 1960. There was also a dairy from 1909 to 1943.