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Hirsholmene is a group of ten small
Only Hirsholm is inhabited, with a small settlement dating from the 16th century, and a lighthouse from 1886. The island was the summer retreat for the noted Danish author Dines Skafte Jespersen who wrote the children's book series called ''Troldepus'' in addition to other works. He also wrote three autobiographical works, including one about his year living and working on the island, called ''Himmel, hav og en ø'' (Sky, Sea and an Island).
The Annotated Ramsar List: Denmark
Ramsar, 5 August 2013
Hirsholmene is a group of ten small Danish islands
This is a list of islands of Denmark.
Overview
There are about 406 islands in Denmark, not including the Faroe Islands or Greenland. Some 70 of them are populated while the rest are uninhabited. Some of the uninhabited islands have only become u ...
in the Kattegat
The Kattegat (; sv, Kattegatt ) is a sea area bounded by the Jutlandic peninsula in the west, the Danish Straits islands of Denmark and the Baltic Sea to the south and the provinces of Bohuslän, Västergötland, Halland and Skåne in S ...
; Hirsholm, Græsholm, Lilleholm, Tyvholm, Kølpen and Deget, located approximately 7 km to the northeast of Frederikshavn
Frederikshavn () is a Danish town in Frederikshavn municipality, Region Nordjylland, on the northeast coast of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. Its name translates to "Frederik's harbor". It was originally named Fladstrand.
The town ...
. Noted for their impressive bird populations, the islands have been a Danish nature reserve since 193Only Hirsholm is inhabited, with a small settlement dating from the 16th century, and a lighthouse from 1886. The island was the summer retreat for the noted Danish author Dines Skafte Jespersen who wrote the children's book series called ''Troldepus'' in addition to other works. He also wrote three autobiographical works, including one about his year living and working on the island, called ''Himmel, hav og en ø'' (Sky, Sea and an Island).
Protections
Hirsholmene has been an internationalRamsar Ramsar may refer to:
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area since 2 September 1977. Today it has number 147 and encompass 3,714 ha.Ramsar, 5 August 2013
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