WELCOME TO THE TRAIL AT chancel and nave, an early Gothic apse and a Gothic sac- OTHER INTERESTING ASPECTS OF THE TRAIL AT HESTEHAVE risty. The porch is situated to the north, and to the west is HESTEHAVE WOOD: a huge tower dating from approx. 1660, with 3 bells. More In the adjacent fields crops like barley, wheat and oil seed Stokkemarke Hestehaveskov is a small, privately owned recently a new porch has been built, using mediaeval clay rape are most commonly seen. Roe deer, hares and wood southwest of Stokkemarke. This delightful circular bricks, at the foot of the tower. The exterior of the church pheasants can be spotted along the trail. route covers 4 km from the town’s civic and cultural centre may appear to be pompous, but inside it is less showy, and the exercise park, and is easily covered on foot or by almost charming in its simplicity, with interesting details bicycle. such as epitaphs, the altar and pulpit from 1593. The church holds many old church requisites such as a “coffin searcher” Leaving Stokkemarke going in a southerly direction, the (a pointed iron lance), alms bags etc. The pews and chan- route is marked by blue triangles attached to poles. After deliers are of more recent style. Past and future combined. Råbuk about 500 m, turn to the left in a south easterly direction, The church is open during the sexton’s working hours and and the wood is in front of you. Continue straight toward on Sundays during church services. the corner of the edge of the wood, and then along this until you cross a little bridge and enter the wood. Later 3 HESTEHAVE WOOD Byg Hvede Raps the trail turns left again, and before you leave the forest Fra gammel tid var hestehaverne fælles græsningsarealer the highlight of the trail is reached – a little woodland lake for landsbyens heste. Frem til udflytningen i 1820´erne havde where one can relax and enjoy a picnic. Keep an eye open gårdene i Stokkemarke en skovlod i Hestehaven, som dog for a pole with a Trail in the Landscape logo + opposed samlet forblev i Godset Knuthenborgs eje herefter. Skoven, blue triangles, this indicates where the lake is to be found! der ejes af John Rasmussen, fremstår i dag som en dejlig varieret skov. After a short rest follow the trail out of the woodland to Vestre Landevej and follow this back to Stokkemarke. 4 The lake Hare Fasan The little lake in Hestehaveskoven is a pleasant place to 1 STOKKEMARKE relax and enjoy a picnic. The town has been known since 1200; it was historically linked to the king and thus one of the few smaller towns 5 THE STRAW BASED POWER on not to be subordinate to the big manor houses. PLANT IN STOKKEMARKE The peasants were proud to be “free” peasants, this was In 2008, Farmer John Rasmussen, Start however later changed. In 1945 the population of Stokke- Højvang, started a CO2-neutral pro- 1 marke peaked at some 2.500 inhabitants. Right up to the duction of district heating to 150 users 5 1960s Stokkemarke was an important commercial town, in Stokkemarke. The heating plant uses 2 which characterises many of the buildings along the long 1700 tons of straw annually. main street. The historical and natural centre is formed by the area round the church. The town’s workhouse was until ca. 1917 situated in front of the church wall, where 500 m the Memorial stone is now placed. The old village school is situated next to the church, in a building which today Look out for the yellow

SPOR I Blue tour houses social evening activities for young people, and a LANDSKABET leaflet box 4 children’s nursery. The building is also acting as the civic FOLDERE - here the tour starts and cultural centre for the town’s associations. 3 2 The tour is marked with blue Before leaving Stokkemarke, the church is well worth a triangles on poles visit. This is a very large building with a late Romanesque WHO IS BEHIND The trail at Stokkemarke Hestehave has been made in Trails at co-operation between John Rasmussen, Højvang, and the Municipality of Lolland. Other partners are: Socialmi- nisteriet, FødevareErhverv, EU og Vækstforum Sjælland. Stokkemarke © Kort & Matrikelstyrelsen

ADDITIONAL OPTIONS Hestehave • The tour can be combined with a very interesting trip from Stokkemarke to Manor and around several ECO-trails there. • In Stokkemarke, where both tours begin, visitors are most welcome to sample the town’s exercise park which is aimed at both children and adults. The tour starts in Stokkemarke, some 11 kilometres north • town and Nature Park Maribo Lakes (Naturpark west of Maribo. Leave the highway E47 at turn-off 48, and Maribosøerne) are definitely worth a visit. From there, cyclists and pedestrians can continue further south follow Vestre Landevej to Tjennemarkevej 4, 4952 Stokke- along the Railway Trail to . marke (GPS 54.836908 and 11.364284). There are several • From Holeby one can proceed along the Railway Trail parking options in the area around the church. and on to Roesporet (the old sugar beet trail) by Lun- gholm Manor and Errindlev village; a great ride in the PRACTICAL INFORMATION southern Lolland flat landscape. Nature trail leaflets are Farmer John Rasmussen, Højvang, has made also available at www.spor.dk or in Holeby. Hestehave wood available for this tour. While HUND I SNOR • From Errindlev one can continue along cycle route 38, using the trail you are thus on private property, Østersøstien (the Baltic Sea Trail). Either by the Paradis- and consideration and respect for the signposting is reque- ruten (the Paradise trail) toward and Nykøbing sted. The trail is open to pedestrians and cyclists. Dogs must Falster, or further southwards toward Brunddragene be leashed. The trail is not suitable for wheelchair users. The where the trail meets the southern Lolland dike. trail may be closed some days due to hunting. Please con- tact the landowner for more information. For further information about other points of interest in the area see:: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION www.visitlolland-falster.com John Rasmussen, Vestre Landevej 227, 4952 Stokkemarke www.naturparkmaribo.dk Tel.: 54 71 14 00/Cell phone: 40 15 66 99 www.friluftsguiden.dk The project „Trails in the Landscape“ iPhones AND smartphones: opens marked trails all over Download the free GoingDK in your appstore and get access to lots of tourist information on Lolland-Falster! The project has the following partners: Danmarks Naturfredningsforening · Dansk Skovforening Friluftsrådet · Kommunernes Landsfor. · Landbrug & Fødevarer Landdistrikternes Fællesråd · Naturstyrelsen Støttet med tilskud fra tips- og lottomidler til friluftslivet. Map Signatures Text: Municipality of Lolland, Dept. for Business and Development Hedgerow Bank Illustration: Lærke Feld Andersen and Michael Pedersen Railway Path Landbrug og Fødevarer, Axeltorv 3, 1609 København V Road Farm road Telefon 33 39 40 00 · [email protected] Blue route 4 Reference to explanation www.spor.dk

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