Hals

Description

NV Cruising Guide

Navigation

Access to the illuminated harbor is possible day and night. Due to the strong harbor lighting, it is difficult to make out the small sector beacon on the pier at night. When entering the port, a strong cross-current is to be expected.

Berths

Guests will find good mooring options in the inner part of the harbor on free spaces or on the inside of the southwestern pier. The two central bridges can be a little choppy on the south side due to swell. The water depths are 3-4 m. The pilot berths in the south-eastern part of the harbor may not be used by yachts. The new harbor to the east of the fishing harbor is mainly occupied by domestic small boats.

Surroundings

In addition to good sanitary facilities, there is also a repair service, fuel, stores and restaurants at the recommendable, welcoming harbor. Other good shopping facilities can be found in the center of Hals, 500 m away. There is a ferry connection across the Limfjord to Egense and a bus connection to Aalborg.

NV Land Guide

Hals, the gateway to the Limfjord (see NV. Sporting Navigation Charts Series 9) with its impressive illuminated beacons, is popular with many pleasure boaters as a transit stop. This popularity is probably due in no small part to the good catering facilities in the ferry and fishing town at the eastern exit of the Limfjord. Four restaurants near the harbor, a ship chandlery and grocery stores are among the stores in this small town of 2,600 inhabitants with a village atmosphere, which is too lively in summer to stay here for more than a day. The large vacation home area along the beautiful sandy beach plays its part in the busy season. The harbor is also a restless "crossroads" for several destinations: In addition to Skagen, Læsø or Anholt, these include the Limfjord, which is an attractive alternative to the harbors on the coast of North Jutland, especially during a prolonged period of heavy weather.

The most eye-catching sight in Hals is located on the market square: the house-sized jawbones of a "Boryvalus" whale. The extremely powerful bones come from a whale that was killed by Captain Klitgaared and his men in the northern Arctic Ocean in 1868.

For many centuries, Hals was a prominent strategic location. This is where the Limfjord tolls were levied and where attempts were made to prevent enemy fleets from passing through the narrows into the Limfjord. The cannons on the Hals redoubt north of the harbor secured the entrance to the fjord. Only the powder magazine and the armory remain of the fortress, which was razed in 1848 and made Hals a difficult place to capture from land. The museum housed here includes weapons and uniforms from the old days of the former fortress town. Crafts and the development of rural culture are also among the topics of the local history exhibition.

Christian IV ordered the construction of the redoubt, but died before it was completed. It was completed by Frederik III in 1657 and captured by the Swedes in the same year. However, the Danes successfully defended Hals during another Swedish attack in 1659.

With the completion of the fortress, the up-and-coming town became a customs post for ships entering and leaving the Limfjord. When the customs office moved to Aalborg in 1905, economic development stagnated in Hals, where there is said to have been a ferry connection to the opposite Egense in Viking times and today a busy car ferry ferries tourists and locals to the other side of the fjord. Hals is still a pilot station.

The name of the small Jutland town first appears in history in 970, when the Norwegian King Harald Graafeldt (Graufell) and the grandson of King Gorm the Great, Guld-Harald (Gold-Harald), met here for a "peaceful discussion" that ended in a dispute. Gold-Harald ended the conversation by slaying King Greyfell. The street name Nordmandshage (Norwegian chin) is said to have originated in allusion to the Norwegian's overly soft chin.

For excursions in the surrounding area, we recommend visiting Aalborg, 15 kilometers west of Hals. North Jutland's largest city, founded by the Vikings at the narrowest point of the Limfjord, offers a range of cultural experiences:

North Jutland Art Museum at Kong Christian Allee 50, the Aalborg Historical Museum in Algade, the Aalborg Tower in Syder Skovvej (view from a height of 105 meters above sea level), the Technical Museum in Riihimäkivei 6, Aalborg Waterland in Vandmanden 5 (subtropical swimming paradise with slides, solarium, sauna and steam bath), Tivoli Land in Karolinelundsvej with 15 restaurants and food stalls alone and Aalborg Zoo in Mølleparkvej. The Limfjord Railway, a veteran train, runs on Sundays from June 18 to September 3 from Aalborg station to Gröndland Harbour.

One of the most impressive sights in North Jutland is "Lindholm Hoje" just north of Aalborg. It is the largest burial site in the North from the Germanic Iron Age and Viking Age. The burial site comprises around 700 graves, 150 of which are ship burials, and is accessible all year round. The oldest graves date from the 5th century, the youngest from around the year 1000. A museum on the site provides information about the origins of the graves and the burial rites.

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