Hejlsminde

Marina near Hejlsminde

Last edited 03.12.2022 at 14:17 by NV Charts Team

Latitude

55° 21’ 39.3” N

Longitude

9° 36’ 1.5” E

Description

Small marina on the shore of the bay of the same name.

NV Cruising Guide

Navigation

The approach to the unlit harbour is only recommended during the day. The channel tends to silting up and is privately buoyed..

Berths

Good berthing options are available for guests at the jetty south of the breakwater at 2.3m water depth. The bulwark north of the 1.5m high bridge is reserved for fishermen.

Surroundings

The scenic harbour offers basic sanitary facilities as well as supplies at the nearby campground.

NV Land Guide

The most impressive thing about HejIsminde is Hejlsminde Nor, a bird sanctuary separated from the Baltic Sea by a dam. However, special consideration should be given to the birds' breeding business. Therefore, you should stay away from the shore areas and leave it at a look through the binoculars. If you don't take the opportunity to walk along the Noor from Hejlsminde to Hejls, you are missing out on a beautiful experience.

In Hejlsminde itself, there is not much to linger over. Near the harbour there is a hotel, a harbour café with a terrace, a bakery, a small shop, a row of buildings between the Noor and the Baltic Sea and a camping site in the north of the small village. More interesting is Christiansfeld, a small town ten kilometres west of the harbour, founded in 1773 by the Herrnhutters as a colony of brothers. Some of the buildings have remained unchanged for 200 years.

While the beliefs of the Herrnhuter Brethren were not significantly different from those of the Danish folk church, the customs of the denomination, some of which are still alive today, were their unusual hallmark. Central roles were played by music and craft tradition. Community life was subject to very strict rules, which apparently did not prevail. But the custom of baking honey cakes according to the old recipes spread throughout Denmark.

The church of the Brethren community between Nørregade and Lindegade is worth a visit with its simple but effective interior. The spartan church interior seats 1000 (!) people. The seating arrangement in the church was revolutionary for its time, as no distinctions were made between social classes by means of prominent seats. The fact that all people were equal was even more true for the Herrnhut people after death. Their cemetery at the end of Kirkegårdallee underlines this feature of faith by its simplicity. There are no family graves, the women are buried on the right, the men on the left.

Near the church is the former widow's house, in the west wing of which you can learn more about the Brethren community. The Herrnhuter Museum has collections from mission areas around the world. The South Jutland Fire Brigade Museum has also been established in the rooms of the widow's house.

Christiansfeld was a German-Danish border area before the referendum in 1920 that made South Jutland Danish again. The reunification square (Genforeningsplads) in Christiansfeld is a reminder that the border ran right through the town.

The highest point in the landscape around Hejlsminde is Skamlingsbanken. 113 metres above sea level, you have a fantastic view of the Little Belt and the island of Fyn - don't forget binoculars! However, the viewpoint is about ten kilometres north of Hejlsminde harbour.

Marina Information

Max Depth 2.3 m

Contact

Phone +45 29704063
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Website https://hejlsmindehavn.klub-modul.dk/cms/ShowContentPage.aspx?ContentPageID=1&AliasPageName=default.aspx

Surroundings

Electricity

Water

Toilet

Shower

Crane

Grocery

Ramp

Public Transport

Bikerental

Garbage

Comments

Torsten, de Glorie
Netter kleiner und familiärer Hafen. Aber Achtung: Es herrscht ein bisweilen tückischer Querstrom, der das Einlaufen in die Pfahlboxen schwierig machen kann, zumal der Platz zum Manövrieren begrenzt ist. Also: Auf die Pfähle achten, ob sie eine eigene Heckwelle haben, dann den Strom mitbedenken.
16.09.2021 12:26

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