Geopark Det Sydfynske Øhav

Geopark: Lohals Harbour

The small port town of Lohals in North Langeland was approved as a shipping point for goods and people as early as 1630.

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På Lohals Havn finder et lille frilufts-søfarts museum
Lohals, Funen
Architecture and Urban Spaces
photo: Bent Lange
Havnebyen Lohals kan dateres helt tilbage til 1630
photo: Marstal Søfartsmuseum

It wasn't until after the English Wars (1801-1814) that the town got the beginnings of a harbor, when it took over the piers from the gunboat station that had been built on the site during the war.

In 1863, the worn-out bridges were replaced with a new pier and jetty as the town prospered in freight, shipbuilding, ferrying and, to a large extent, fishing.

Lohals' heyday as a seafaring community peaked in the early 1900s, but by then tourists had taken notice of the small community with its good ferry connection to Zealand.

The last cargo ship in Lohals was sold in 1972 and the ferry route closed in 1998. Today, the harbor is a popular marina and the Archipelago Trail has one of its end points here.

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Facilities
  • Picnic table
  • Dogs allowed
  • Coach park
  • Restaurant/Cafe
Flere filtre
  • Dogs allowed
Type
  • Harbour

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Lohals Havn

5953 Tranekær

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updated_by:VisitLangelandvisit@langelandkommune.dk

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