May 2012

The idea ….

By |2012-05-02T20:53:19+02:00May 2nd, 2012|1000 years of military fortifications tour|

I got this idea for a one day trip theme – to visit as many historic military fortifications as possible in one day.

Danish history contains mostly everything from 10th century Viking fortifications to cold war nuclear shelters dug into chalk cliffs.

The route is plotted into the GPS, and it looks like a 400 km trip. Quite a trip for one day when you consider that you need time to explore the different locations, and it takes a lot of back road riding to get there too.

/Jens

Stevnsfortet

By |2012-05-03T09:07:55+02:00May 3rd, 2012|1000 years of military fortifications tour|

Build during the cold war 1950-1953 to control the entrance to the Baltic sea.

To withstand a nuclear attack, the fortress was dug 18 meters down into the chalk cliff.

Includes the control room for the Danish forces supreme command during the cold war.

Now a museum – but not open today ….

Vestvolden

By |2012-05-03T10:21:27+02:00May 3rd, 2012|1000 years of military fortifications tour|

Build after the wars with Germany in 1848 and 1864, as a very long defence line around Copenhagen.

Actually, this was the largest construction project in Denmark ever, only outperformed by the Great Belt Bridge a hundred years later.

Modern guns made the fortification obsolete in less than 30 years.

Vikingeskibsmusæet, Roskilde

By |2012-05-03T13:21:15+02:00May 3rd, 2012|1000 years of military fortifications tour|

In the 9th century, 6 viking ships was deliberately sunk in Roskilde fjord, to improve the city's defense against attack from the sea.

In the 1960'ies the ships was raised and the museum was build.

Next to the museum is a museum shipyard that is building replica viking ships with the same methods as was used a thousand years ago.

World class attraction.

 

 

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