Egernsund- Gråsten

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NV Cruising Guide

Navigation

EGERNSUND and GRÅSTEN: 
The approach is possible day and night, but is limited by the operating times of the bascule bridge - 6.30 am to 10 pm - opening of the bridge every hour minute 15 after the hour. First steer at 335° (at night 2 lights in line 2F.R) to the second green fairway buoy (at night: Fl(2)G) and then, following the buoy line, turn to starboard towards the bascule bridge. This has a maximum height of 6 m when closed. The passage of the bridge, which is also lit at night, has a width of 25 m. South of the bridge, on the east side, there are piles for mooring during bridge waiting times. (A waiting time of 30 minutes is possible until the bridge opens). After passing the bascule bridge, head past Toft Marina, then round the lighted dolphin (Fl.R) and turn into the Graasten fairway. From the fairway, the recreational skipper approaches the moorings as soon as they are abeam.

Berths

EGERNSUND:
In the narrows of Egernsund there are some private moorings that are prohibited for guests. We therefore recommend calling at Gråsten.
GRÅSTEN:
In Marina Toft, guests can moor in free berths (green signs) at a water depth of 2.3 - 4m. The marina belongs to Marina Minde.

In the Gråsten Sejlklub marina, guest boats can moor at a depth of 2 m by prior arrangement. On the eastern shore of the "Sildekule" in Marina Fiskenæs there are further berths available at a water depth of 1.5 - 2.6 m. The town center of Gråsten is a 10-minute walk away.

Surroundings

GRÅSTEN:
In Gråsten, the famous summer residence of the Danish royal family, there are good supply options. There is a customs office.

NV Land Guide

EGERNSUND: A production site for bricks since time immemorial. In 1880, there were 13 brickworks in Egernsund and Rendbjerg. The family names show that the brick industry attracted many seasonal workers from Poland and Germany who settled here. Work stopped in the winter because the production techniques only allowed bricks to be made in the summer. When production was running at full speed, the Ergernsund sailors who transported the fired clay were also busy. As soon as they returned to their home port, the next shipload was already being stowed away, because the sailors only had a few months between the ice winters to bring in their annual earnings. Despite the haste, the bricks had to be loaded very carefully according to an ingenious system so that there was no breakage at sea or - as the sailors were particularly afraid of - the load slipping. The disadvantage of the job-creating brick industry can be seen everywhere. It left clear traces in the landscape in its search for usable clay. With the old chimneys of the brickworks still dominating the townscape today and low houses from earlier days of clay processing, the past is still present in Egernsund. The Nydam boat, a Viking ship that now stands in Gottorf Castle (see Schleswig), was found near the village near Öster-Sottrup. The Nydam Moor was a Viking sacrificial site where two more ships and weapons from around 500 AD were found before the Danish-Prussian War. However, these two ships are said to have served the Austrians as firewood (!) during the war of 1864. Fortunately, the Nydam boat was not burned and is now one of the showpieces of the Schleswig-Holstein State Museum of Prehistory and Early History. It was a pure rowing boat 23 meters long. In the vicinity of Egernsund, Gråsten Castle is a good destination for an excursion (see also Gråsten). It is also possible to cross over to the German side of the Flensburg Fjord from Egernsund.

GRÅSTEN: The town near Nybøl Nor is a particularly attractive place due to its successful combination of old and new architecture. The wooded surroundings of Gråsten are also appealing. 700 hectares of trees and one of the most beautiful beech forests in Denmark are reason enough to take the time for a walk or bike ride here. The tour to Humlebjerg and the lakes, which all bear the royal family's first names, is also popular with the local population. Part of the route leads through a wooded valley with a stream. This part of the forest is known as Gråsten Switzerland. The jewel of the village is the castle surrounded by small lakes, a baroque complex that was rebuilt after a major fire in 1757 and can now be partially visited when the royal family is not in their summer residence. This rule also applies to the beautiful English castle park. A popular tourist spectacle at the castle is the daily changing of the guard between 11.30 am and 12 noon.

Under the Grand Chancellor Friedrich Ahlefeldt (1623 to 1686), the aristocratic residence experienced its heyday. He and his sons were Stadtholders in the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein under the Danish King Frederick III. It was also during this time that the precious orangery in the castle garden was built, where the first famous Gråsten Æbler (Gravenstein apples) grew.

The later Duke Christian the Elder liked the aristocratic residence to serve as a home for artists. The poets Jens Baggesen and Hans Christian Andersen were often his guests. Andersen wrote some of his famous fairy tales here.

A memorial at the entrance to the castle commemorates the head of the border police, Paludan-Müller, who was killed by German soldiers during the Second World War. Although he fought alone from his official residence against a large superior force, he refused to surrender to the soldiers who wanted to arrest him.

The statue of the Gråsten girl is an eye-catcher at Gråsten market.

If you can make it, you should visit the Ring Rider and Folk Festival on the third weekend in July.

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