Kragenæs

Name: Kragenæs Marina
Rating: 5

Marina near Birket

Last edited 14.08.2025 at 09:51 by NV Charts Team

Latitude

54° 54.963' N

Longitude

11° 21.624' E

Description

Comfortable ferry and marina on the western shore of Ståldyb opposite the island of Fejø

NV Cruising Guide

Navigation

The approach to the lighted harbor is possible day and night. However, the poorly lighted Ståldyb fairway requires a sure instinct for navigation at night. The buoyed and lighted approach channel branches off from the main fairway at 260°. The dredged channel has a nominal depth of 3 m and tends to silting up, especially after northerly storms.

Attention: The ferries' right of way must be observed, as the fairway is crossed when entering the port. Overall, shipping is requested to show consideration for ferry traffic.

Berths

Guest boats are moored at the northern bulwark at a water depth of approx. 2.5 m together with the fishermen or at free places on the southern jetties. At the jetties, the water depth is 2 - 3m.
Payment is made in Kragenæs by entering the mooring number on the Internet.
QR code for this on the electricity boxes. You will receive access data for the modern sanitary facilities and Wi-Fi by text message.

The ferry jetties north of the marina are closed to pleasure craft.

Surroundings

Good repair service, diesel and supply options at the nearby shop, which is also a restaurant

In addition to rental bikes, there are also canoes, kayaks and SUPs for hire

NV Land Guide

The car traffic caused by the ferry connections to Femø and Fejø does not detract from the coziness of the harbor. Kragenæs is also a worthwhile stopover, especially because of its hinterland. It is also known as "Lolland Switzerland". In Viking times and during the Middle Ages, its hills were often the starting point for major war or trading voyages. The grave of King Svend (see map) and other prehistoric graves are reminders of the early settlement of the hilly land along the Småland fairway. From the top of Lolland's highest peak, the 30-metre-high Bavnehøj, you can get an overview. Immediately to the north-east is the 5000-year-old Glentehøj ditch with a five-meter-long passage. Ravnsborg, which is easily accessible on footpaths, would certainly be an even more impressive testimony to Lolland's past than the stone tombs if the ruins consisted of more than just a few foundation walls. Today, sheep graze among the remains of the once important fortress. Standing on the castle hill, you can still easily imagine how the warships of Ravnsborg sailed into the fortress harbor.

Our drawing shows what the castle probably looked like. The natural hill on which it stood measures a dizzying 18 meters high for Lolland. It was surrounded by water all around. Where the sea did not reach the hill, a moat provided the necessary distance from the common people. Ravnsborg could only be reached from land via two narrow bridges. The only entrance to the castle itself was a double gate in the curtain wall.

The protection from the land suggests that there was a constant fear of an uprising by the population. Although the German count who built the castle in 1330 called himself "Johann der Milde von Holstein" (John the Mild of Holstein), his leniency cannot have been so great when you look at the castle's security. He had received Lolland as a pledge from the Danish king.

The complex, which was 116 meters long from north to south, consisted of three courtyards surrounded by a curtain wall. Land and sea were kept in view from the height of a watchtower. Secured in this way, the castle was considered impregnable and remained so until Lolland was once again under Danish rule. Fearing that the fortress might fall into the wrong hands, King Hans had the castle torn down in 1508.

Kong Svends Høj (five kilometers west of Kragenæs) is one of the largest Danish megalithic tombs.

Other attractions in the area include the Reventlow Museum near Pederstrup and Reventlow Park (5 km WSW). In the museum, the personalities who were involved in the Danish land reform of 1788 are captured on canvas. The Birket Church with one of the oldest wooden bell towers in the country is also worth a visit. The Torrig forest, which is criss-crossed by a network of hiking trails, begins northwest of the harbor. Art installations in the area make for an interesting walk. There is a small grocery store at the harbor where you can buy the essentials. Away from the ferry dock, a few fishermen's huts and the wooden clubhouse dominate the scene. The hotel in the village offers home-style cooking.

South of the village you will find the new landmark of Lolland - a monument consisting of 12 stone sculptures and up to 12 meters high, completed in 2018 - the Dodekalitten. All year round, from sunrise to sunset, specially composed music can be heard from the center of the arrangement.