NYORD the LANDSCAPE in 1846 Nyord Had So Many Inhabit- Nyord Is 5 Km2 Large and Consists of Ants That It Formed Its Own Church
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NYORD THE LANDSCAPE In 1846 Nyord had so many inhabit- Nyord is 5 km2 large and consists of ants that it formed its own church. Nyord is a small island, located about 120h moraine hills. The village The classic 8-cornered shape was between Møn and South Zealand. is surrounded both in the North and designed by the architect C. Glahn. It the East by around 400h meadows, is recorded that in the winter of The island has an interesting history which are flooded with salt water in 1845/46 the inhabitants of Nyord col- of seafaring, trade and pilotage, the winter and enjoyed as grazing lected the necessary stones for the combined with agriculture and meadows in the summer. Nyord villa- foundation and the enclosure of the fish-ing. Today, Nyord is located in ge and nearby fields are located on cemetery outside the village. At the the heart of Denmark's first UNESCO the so-called highlands. The beach same time the village established a meadows are home to a rich plant and rectory and a school. biosphere reserve. The surrounding bird life. They are among the best NYORD waters are a designated Natura habitats for wading and water birds in PILOTING AS A MAIN TRADE ALLE TIDERS Ø 2000 area and the salt meadows are Eastern Denmark. The small island community of Nyord the largest water bird reserve in was largely self-sufficient through From the bird tower along the road agriculture, fishing and pilotage tasks. Eastern Denmark. The village of and the Hyldevang Nature Center, you However, the waters around Nyord Nyord has been preserved and re- can watch the birds on the beach have always had a strategic naval signi- AFTER 40 YEARS, THE MAILBOAT mains as it has looked for centuries. meadows. Hyldevang Nature Center ficance. Already in the Viking Age, a RETURNS TO NYORD The sky above Nyord is free of light is the only farm outside the village, route from Gotland to Hedeby led past A big wish came true in August 2008, pollution, and therefore, has been which is a great location to start your Nyord. A rune stone on Gotland tells of when the Noorboers received an offer visit to Nyord. You will find a bird wat- a merchant who has passed the nar- to buy back their old mailboat for one recognized as part of the first Dark ching area, shelters, a playground, a row passage through the Ulvshale Run Danish crown (1 DKK), after it had Sky Park in Scandinavia. large bee hotel and information about between Møn and Nyord. To the right been privately owned for nearly 40 the wild bees on the island. A path and left of the fairway, the water is years. However, in order to restore In May 2019, a walking path was through the fields offers a beautiful only about 1/2m deep, so a pilot was Røret to its original state, 1.7 million view over the meadows and the bird- necessary. From the year 1721, the Danish Crowns (DKK) had to be solici- opened on Nyord with informative life, while taking you to the village in a farm owners on Nyord were given the ted. Since 2011 Røret has been trans- boards about the wild bee species few minutes. royal duty to guide the ships through porting passengers and bicycles of the island. Start your visit at the the fairways around the island. A por- between Nyord, Southern Zealand Hyldevang Nature Center, where THE VILLAGE OF NYORD tion of the farmers’ revenue from ser- and Stege during the summertime. you, among other facilities, will ‘Nyord By’ is the only remaining vil- ving as pilots went into a community Please find information about the cur- lage in Denmark, which in size and vil- fund. In 1879 the peasant guides were rent timetable in the Infobox. find a bee-friendly garden, a large lage plan, still corresponds to the bor- replaced by state-employed pilots. It insect hotel and an overview map. ders from before the Danish countrys- was during this period that the look- COMMERCIAL LIFE ON NYORD The footpath leads you to the ide reform in the 19th century. Only out 'Møllestangen' was built, however, By 1900 so many people lived on village on a walk about 10 minutes. one of the 20 farms is placed outside in 1966, the pilot system on Nyord Nyord that there was a client base for the village. A semicircle of courtyards, was discontinued. In 2013 Queen 5 stores. One store was called 'Sans partially assembled, form the basic vil- Margrethe II officiated the opening of Soucis' (without worries), and it was We look forward to your visit. lage plan. On your walk through the ‘Møllestangen’ as Denmark's smallest run by Lilly Hansen for more than 50 Thank you and enjoy! village, you can still see the historical museum. years. Still today the commercial life village plan today. flourishes on Nyord, as the clientele WATER, THE MOST IMPORTANT has expanded to many thousands of TRANSPORTATION ROUTE tourists a year, coming to the small All transportation to and from the island by foot, bicycle, boat or car. On island was made by boat until 1968, Nyord you will find specialty shops, when the Nyord Bridge was opened. cafes, a restaurant, galleries and small NYORD – ZU ALLEN ZEITEN From 1902 to 1968, the mailboat, private stands. Enjoy your time in Røret, carried passengers, goods, and Nyord and extend your stay overnig- NYORD – AT ALL TIMES even large machines like tractors, ht! We offer lodging to suit all tastes, between Nyord and Stege. Horses and including free shelters, Bed & Break- cattle were usually drawn by swim- fasts, and apartment rentals. ming over the Ulvshale Run. This met- hod of passage caused a lot of commo- tion, until the animals finally had solid ground under their hooves again. Sugar beets were loaded by hand onto the stonefish boat, Havfruen, and sugarbeet remains were used as ani- mal feed, after they were again unloa- ded by hand once in Stege. For farmers, the Nyord Bridge was a relief. 3 NYORD ER EN LILLE Ø, BYEN NYORD båd Røret tilbage til øen, efter at den BELIGGENDE I FARVANDET MELLEM Nyord By har som en af de eneste lands- havde været i privat eje i knap 40 år. byer i Danmark bevaret størrelse og 1,7 mio kr. i fondsmidler muliggjorde MØN OG SYDSJÆLLAND. plan fra før landboreformerne i det 18. derpå, at skibet blev restaureret. Siden Øen har en spændende historie fra Årh. Kun en enkelt af de 20 gårde er 2011 sejler den med passagerer og urtid til nutid, med søfart, handel og flyttet ud fra landsbyen. Halvkredsen af cykler i sommerrutefart mellem lodseri, kombineret med landbrug og gårde, delvis sammenbyggede, tegner Nyord, Sydsjælland og Stege. Find link stadig landsbyens form. Når du slentrer fiskeri. I dag ligger Nyord i hjertet af til sejlplan i info boksen. gennem de smalle gader, kan du gen- Møn UNESCO biosfæreområde. De kende den oprindelige landsbystruktur. HANDELSLIV PÅ NYORD omgivende farvande er Natura 2000 I 1846 havde Nyord fået så mange ind- Omkring 1900 var der så mange område og Nyords strandenge er byggere, at de ved kongelig mellem- mennesker på Nyord (365), at der var Østdanmarks største fugleområde. komst fik bygget deres egen kirke, kundeunderlag for 5 butikker. En af måske med inspiration til den klassiske dem bærer navnet Sans Souci (”uden Nyord by er bevaret, som den har set 8-kantede kirke bragt hjem fra Friisland sorger”) på muren efter Nyords første ud igennem århundreder. Himlen over af Nyords søfarende. Kirken blev byg- kro fra 1774, og blev af sin sidste ejer, Nyord er uforstyrret af storbyernes lys- get efter tegninger af arkitekt C. Glahn, at købmænd herfra passerede det ophævet i 1879 og lodserne købmand Lilly Hansen, drevet i over forurening og derfor udpeget til at der selv var klassisk inspireret. Efter smalle Ulvshale Løb mellem Nyord og statsansat. Fra denne periode 50 år. Også i dag blomstrer handels- sigende samlede Noorboerne selv i vin- stammer de to dobbelte lodshuse i være en del af Nordens første Dark Sky Ulvshale. Her er vandet mange steder livet på Nyord, da kundekredsen er teren 1845/46 de fornødne sten til kir- kun 1/2 m dybt lige ved siden af sejl- byens vestlige del og lodsudkigget blevet udvidet med mange tusinde Park. kens grund og til indhegning af kirke- renden, så der var behov for lodser “Møllestangen" på bakken lige vest turister, der kommer vandrende, cyk- gården, som anlagdes udenfor byen. allerede dengang, selv om nogle skibs- for byen, hvor man har vidt udsyn lende, sejlende eller i bil til den lille ø. I maj 2019 blev der åbnet en vandresti Samtidig fik byen en præstegård og en førere klagede over, at de var at ligne over farvandene. I 2013 indviede Du opdager på din tur specialforret- med fokus på de vilde bier på Nyord. skole. med sørøvere. HM Dronning Margrethe II her ninger, caféer, restaurant, gallerier og Fra 1721 fik Nyords 20 gårdmænd og 7 Danmarks mindste museum. små gadeboder og kan forlænge dit Start dit besøg på Hyldevang Natur- LODSERI SOM HOVEDERHVERV husmænd af staten tildelt eneret og Lodseriet på Nyord blev nedlagt ophold med en overnatning lige efter center, hvor du, blandt andre oplevel- Det lille øsamfund var dengang stort pligt til lodseri i farvandet. Ved vinter- 1966. din smag, fra gratis shelter til B&B og ser, finder en bi-venlig have, et stort set selvforsynende. Hovederhvervene tid var det hårdt at tage ud i snefog og ferielejlighed.