Olsker is a small community in the north of
Bornholm island
Bornholm () is a List of islands of Denmark, Danish island in the Baltic Sea, to the east of the rest of Denmark, south of Sweden, northeast of Germany and north of Poland.
Strategically located, Bornholm has been fought over for centuries. I ...
,
Denmark
Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...
. It is situated in
Olsker parish, some 3.5 km south of
Allinge and 2.5 km from
Tejn. As of 2009, it has 67 inhabitants.
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''Bornholms Regionskommune''. Retrieved 25 October 2012. It is known for having the highest of the island's four round churches,
Sankt Ols Kirke
Sankt Ols Kirke (St Olaf's Church), also known as Olsker Church, is a 12th-century round church located in the village of Olsker, south of Allinge on the Danish island of Bornholm. Built in the Romanesque style and reaching three storeys high, ...
, from which it takes its name.
[H.A. Koefoed, "Gøbbanissa – og andre sære bornholmske ord og stednavne", Bornholms Tidendes Forlag, 1997, ] Olsker also has
Bornholm Cable
The Bornholm Cable is a submarine power cable under the Baltic Sea, connecting the power grid of the Danish island of Bornholm to the Swedish power grid owned by E.on with a capacity of 60 MW. It is owned by Energinet, previously by Östkraft.
...
substation. Views from Olsker include that of the
Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by the countries of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden, and the North European Plain, North and Central European Plain regions. It is the ...
,
Christianso island, and two other islands.
History
Olsker Church is a Romanesque round church dating back to 1200. It stands alone on a hilltop and can be seen from miles around. It used to serve sailors as a landmark for navigation. To the east of the church, evidence of bronze-age and iron-age settlements have been found as well as living quarters from the Viking period. The village's old schoolhouse is also part of its heritage.
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Notable people
References
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