Denmark: Kronborg Castle

Kronborg is a castle and stronghold in the town of Helsingør, Denmark. The castle's story dates back to a stronghold, Krogen, built by King Eric VII in the 1420s. Along with the fortress Kärnan, Helsingborg on the opposite coast of Øresund, it controlled the entranceway to the Baltic Sea. From 1574 to 1585, King Frederick II had the medieval fortress radically transformed into a magnificent Renaissance castle.

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Denmark: The Genfundene Bridge.

The Genfundene bridge which layed hidden for 85 years was restored in 2014. It is a major tourist attraction in Horsen municipality. The bridge is 13.4 m in height, 50 meters long, built in 1899, was recovered and restored in 2014.

Thanks to Ms Hans. She has used 3, 10 Krone stamps featuring lighthouses from set of 5. These stamps were issued in 2019.

Denmark: Igaliku

Igaliku is a settlement in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland. The town was founded as Igaliko in 1783 by the trader and colonial administrator Anders Olsen and Greenlandic wife Tuperna. In 2010, Igaliku had 55 inhabitants.

Thanks to Ms Hans.J. She has used 2 stamps on manuscripts issued in 2014. The DKK 9.00 denomination stamp features an excerpt of Valdemar’s Law of Zealand with the beautiful blue and red initial “F” decorated with palmette motifs. And the manuscript on the DKK 14.00 stamp is a later copy from circa 1350. The initial capital “H” features a mounted knight. Top right is a stamp, from a set of 5, on Gard, Ejdersted issued on 15th Jan 2005. Other 3 stamps are definitives. A total of 30 DKK airmail postage used for India.

Denmark: The par force hunting landscape in North Zealand

Located about 30 km northeast of Copenhagen, this cultural landscape encompasses the two hunting forests of Store Dyrehave and Gribskov, as well as the hunting park of Jægersborg Hegn/Jægersborg Dyrehave. This is a designed landscape where Danish kings and their court practiced par force hunting, or hunting with hounds, which reached its peak between the 17th and the late 18th centuries, when the absloute monarchs transformed it into a landscape of power. With hunting lanes laid out in a star system, combined with an orthogonal grid pattern, numbered stone posts, fences and a hunting lodge, the site demonstrates the application of Baroque landscaping principles to forested areas.

Denmark: Lyngvig Lighthouse

Lyngvig Lighthouse was the last lighthouse built along the west coast of Jutland. It was built in 1906 and lit for the first time on 3rd November 1906. The 38m tall lighthouse stands on a 17m tall dune; the tower itself it has 159 steps that lead to a balcony with a panoramic view, and there's another 69 steps from the foot of the dune.

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Denmark: Hajarno

Hjarnø is a small Danish island at the mouth of Horsens Fjord on the east coast of Jutland in Hedensted Municipality

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Denmark: Snaptun

Snaptun is a small port town in Denmark. Ferries sail from here to island of Hjarno.

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Denmark: Horsen Ny Theater

Horsens Ny Teater was first built in 1909, but the building was reconstructed in 1991 at a cost of 55 Million DKK. Its acoustics are among the best in Denmark. There is seating for an audience of 500.

The theatre is a privately owned company, and receives financial support from the municipality of Horsens.

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Denmark: Glud Musuem

Glud Museum tells the story of country life in Eastern Jutland over the last 350 years. One can see the most beautiful four-winged farmhouse in Denmark, a 250 year old smithy, Denmark´s oldest peasant´s cottage, dating from 1662 and many other fascinating buildings. One can Wander through the old houses, and see the kitchens and sitting rooms where the farmers and their families lived.

Thanks a lot to Ms Hans of Denmark.