Tunø is a

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island in the

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, approximately 4 km west of the neighbouring island of

Samsø Samsø (Anglicized: "Samso" or "Samsoe") is a Danish island in the Kattegat off the Jutland Peninsula. Samsø is located in Samsø municipality. The community has 3,724 inhabitants (2017) (January 2010:4,010) called ''Samsings'' and is 114&n ...

. The island covers an area of , has a circumference of and has total of 66 inhabitants as of November 2022. It comes under the administration of

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. Tunø By is the only

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on the island, with the

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of Løkkegårde as the second most populated area. Tunø harbour, lies a little east of the town of Tunø By, and is protected by 2 piers. The marina here has room for approximately 170 boats. From the harbour there is a daily ferry service to and from the town of Hou,

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. Until 2020 every summer Tunø hosted Tunø Festival, a popular music festival attracting Danish and international artists alike. In 2016, Tunø Festival enjoyed its 30th anniversary.

Tunø church

Tunø church was most likely built in the 14th century in a Romanesque style, however it has undergone many refurbishments and now stands as a

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church with stepped gables or corbie steps. The church is famous for its tower which also functions as a lighthouse. The tower was originally completed in 1801. It was extended to a height of above sea level in 1820. The tower was again heightened in 1906 to improve view to and from the lighthouse. In the past the minister would have also served as the

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. In 1216 the

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handed over control of Tunø to the

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of Aarhus. Inside Tunø church the minister and parish clerk's seats, which date from around 1520, are carved with the coat of arms of Niels Clausen Skade, the then bishop of Aarhus. The church is adorned with several frescoes and

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s. The sepulchral tablet on the north wall of the choir has a fresco depicting the

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Jørgen Hansen, who was said to have been tossed by a bull in 1640. A triptych, with two moveable panels that were painted by evangelists in 1731, is a cupboard altar from around 1490. The triptych depicts the

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as heavenly Queen perched on a crescent holding the

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in her left arm whilst holding a bunch of

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s in her right hand. The Virgin Mary is flanked by Saint Clemens with an

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and

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. This is believed to be the only depiction of Saint Alexius in Denmark. It is said that prior to the foundation of the church, Tunø's residents would sail to nearby

to attend Nordby Kirke, whose bricked up northern door is referred to as ''Tunboernes dør'' or Tunø islander's door."The Church on Tunø"
Retrieved 25 July 2010.

Gallery

Nordsamsoe.jpg, Tunø's placement in relation to Samsø. Tunøfærgen 2011.jpg, The ferry of ''Tunøfærgen'', connecting with Hou on the mainland. Tunø Marina.jpg, The harbour is often packed with yachts in the summer. ONE4254.jpg, Tunø Festival Tunø.16.jpg, The main road through Tunø By. Tunø Skov.JPG, The forest on the northwestern end. Tunøs kyst 2.JPG, The coasts are mostly steep sandy cliffs, always with a beach below.

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