Sjællands Odde
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Sjællands Odde is a 15 km long peninsula on the northwest coast of Zealand between the Kattegat
and Sejerø Bay. From the outermost point of the peninsula, Gniben, a reef juts some 10 km out into the Kattegat
.
In the Stone Age
Sjaellands Odde was a series of island
s, but deposits over thousands of years have made it part of Zealand.
Ferry company Mols-Linien operates catamaran services from the ferry port to the south of the tip of Sjaellands Odde, Odden Færgehavn, to Ebeltoft
since 1966 Aarhus
(since 1999) in Jutland.
The modern catamarans operated by Mols-Linien carry large numbers of cars, which results in periodic heavy traffic on the route (Rute 21) from the peninsula, via Vig to Holbæk and then to Copenhagen.
The village of Havnebyen, some 3 km from the ferry port, has a small harbour with eating places and fish outlets. Sjaellands Odde is hilly at both ends, with the north side of the central section almost at sea level. The landscape is dotted with farms.
The distinctively red Odden Church features frescoes of flowers and leaf decorations with bird motifs. In the churchyard is a monument to naval hero Willemoes, who died during a major sea battle against the British off Sjaellands Odde, and the grave of three British airmen, whose plane was shot down over Sejerø Bay in 1943.
Kattegat
The Kattegat , or Kattegatt is a sea area bounded by the Jutland peninsula and the Straits islands of Denmark on the west and south, and the provinces of Västergötland, Scania, Halland and Bohuslän in Sweden on the east. The Baltic Sea drains into the Kattegat through the Øresund and the Danish...
and Sejerø Bay. From the outermost point of the peninsula, Gniben, a reef juts some 10 km out into the Kattegat
Kattegat
The Kattegat , or Kattegatt is a sea area bounded by the Jutland peninsula and the Straits islands of Denmark on the west and south, and the provinces of Västergötland, Scania, Halland and Bohuslän in Sweden on the east. The Baltic Sea drains into the Kattegat through the Øresund and the Danish...
.
In the Stone Age
Stone 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...
Sjaellands Odde was a series of island
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
s, but deposits over thousands of years have made it part of Zealand.
Ferry company Mols-Linien operates catamaran services from the ferry port to the south of the tip of Sjaellands Odde, Odden Færgehavn, to Ebeltoft
Ebeltoft
Ebeltoft is a town with a population of 7,559 on the central east coast of Denmark, located in Syddjurs municipality in Region Midtjylland on the Danish peninsula of Jutland....
since 1966 Aarhus
Aarhus
Aarhus or Århus is the second-largest city in Denmark. The principal port of Denmark, Aarhus is on the east side of the peninsula of Jutland in the geographical center of Denmark...
(since 1999) in Jutland.
The modern catamarans operated by Mols-Linien carry large numbers of cars, which results in periodic heavy traffic on the route (Rute 21) from the peninsula, via Vig to Holbæk and then to Copenhagen.
The village of Havnebyen, some 3 km from the ferry port, has a small harbour with eating places and fish outlets. Sjaellands Odde is hilly at both ends, with the north side of the central section almost at sea level. The landscape is dotted with farms.
The distinctively red Odden Church features frescoes of flowers and leaf decorations with bird motifs. In the churchyard is a monument to naval hero Willemoes, who died during a major sea battle against the British off Sjaellands Odde, and the grave of three British airmen, whose plane was shot down over Sejerø Bay in 1943.