Asaa

Marina near Sønder Sørå

Last edited 06.04.2024 at 09:37 by NV Charts Team

Latitude

57° 8’ 37.6” N

Longitude

10° 25’ 40.5” E

Description

Small, well-kept fishing and yacht harbour on the east coast of Jutland, located about 10 nm north of Hals.

NV Cruising Guide

Navigation

The approach to the fired harbour is possible day and night and takes place via a pair of buoys approx. 350m in front of the pier heads. At 250°, a channel with a target depth of 2m, which tends to silt up, leads into the harbour. The entrance to the marina is very narrow with a passage width of 9m. One nautical mile to the north of the harbour is a shoal with a water depth of approx. 0.5 m, which even dries up at times. To the north and south of the harbour, set nets must be expected along the entire coast. In onshore, stormy winds, there is a bottom sea in front of the harbour, which makes it impossible to enter and leave the harbour.

Berths

Guests will find good berthing possibilities in boxes at the middle bridge of the marina at a water depth of 2.0 m - or you can come to terms with the fishermen in the fishing basin, here the water depths are also 2 m.

Surroundings

The beautifully situated harbour offers good sanitary facilities as well as repair facilities at a shipyard and engine workshop. Satisfactory supply possibilities can be found in the nearby village.

Boat harbour Voerså: The small boat harbour, approx. 4 nm north of Asaa with water depths of 1.5 m tends in the entrance very strongly to silting up and should not be approached by people not familiar with the place.

NV Land Guide

Only a road embankment connects the port of Aså with the village about a kilometre away. Houses standing between dunes and a child-friendly, shallow sandy beach characterise the peninsula off the coast, where a few years ago there was only a fishing harbour. A north basin for yachtsmen has been added to this old harbour, thus eliminating the lack of space during the holiday season. Despite the new harbour construction and the holiday homes south of the harbour, Aså has remained a recommendable destination with a peaceful atmosphere. The shallow areas on the eastern side of the peninsula, which is one kilometre long and 500 metres wide, are breeding grounds for many species of birds.

The village, which has a population of 1500 and has been built up recently, has no particular attractions. However, there are numerous opportunities for excursions. Amber, the gold of the north, is on display at the Gerå Amber Museum. In the museum, three kilometres south of Aså, the stones can not only be viewed but also bought. Amber stones that you bring with you are cut into jewellery according to your own wishes in the former tenant farm of Dronninglund Castle, but are first checked for authenticity in a bath. If it is indeed the 20-50 million year old resin of a pine tree, it will also be appraised for its value on request.

If you are cycling to the town of Dronninglund, five kilometres away, where you can take advantage of the better shopping facilities, you should not miss a visit to Dronninglund Castle, to the west of the town. It is not possible to visit the main building of the former nunnery, but the church with its well-preserved frescoes of exotic animals and ecclesiastical heroes and the castle park are open to the public. The seven pagan gods in the gallery symbolise the seven days of the week. Dronninglund Castle was later the residence of Queen Charlotte Amalie. In 1786 it was rebuilt in neo-classical style and is now the exclusive course centre of a foundation. An exhibition in the former stable building by the castle provides interesting information about the wooded mountain range Jyske Ås (see below) and the history of Dronninglund Castle. A 30-kilometre cycle and footpath runs through the mountain range to the north of Dronninglund. Detailed information about this trail and maps of the Jyske Ås nature reserve are available here or at the tourist offices in the area. Dronninglund Castle is an ideal starting point for a cycle trip to the Jyske Ås mountain range, which begins with Storskov (the Great Forest, see below). A small road here leads dead straight across Orsø Gåde and Hullen into the woodlands broken by heath and moor.

Two kilometres southwest of the castle, in the settlement of Try, stands Dronninglund Municipality's local history museum. In addition to its local history exhibition, it is known for its "living exhibitions", where the working methods of old crafts are demonstrated. Wheelwrights, coopers, blacksmiths, woodcarvers and spinners demonstrate their crafts.

Between Dronninglund Castle and the town lies the re-created mill pond "Klokkerholm". Its shore areas have been declared a scientific research area, but access is still allowed. The restored biotope was destroyed 65 years ago when the small mill lake was drained. Also (one kilometre) west of the town is the "Dronninglund Kunstcenter", where regularly changing art exhibitions are held.

The Storskoven (Great Forest), three kilometres north of the town of Dronninglund, is said to have a mystical atmosphere. The inexplicable atmosphere is enhanced by the forest's trees reflected in the bog water. Around the Seemoor (Sømosen), some 80 years ago, market people, scissor-grinders and jugglers had dug their simple dwellings into the slopes of the hills or built their houses against the elevations. Some of the minstrels later became known as circus performers. Dronninglund Storskov is also home to the highest viewpoint in the Vendsyssel landscape. "Knøsen" is 116 metres high.

Two kilometres north of the large forest, a windmill built in 1887 has been restored in the village called "Dorf" and is open to the public. Originally, the mill was built as an auxiliary mill for the water mill that had been operating on the mill pond in the village since 1664. When wind conditions permit, the Dutchman's mill is set in motion, and this is to mill biodynamic flour.

Three kilometres northeast of "Dorf" lies Voergård, one of Denmark's finest Renaissance castles with an extensive collection of art and antiques. The castle was established by the Danish-French Count Oberbecht-Clausen, who owned several wine castles in France. Many of the exhibits are therefore of French origin. These include, for example, the tableware of Napoleon I. The count bequeathed his entire estate to a foundation, which Voergaard administers today. The castle, located about 14 kilometres from Asaa, can also be visited by a different route. On the coastal road you can first drive from Aså to Voerså and from there to Præstbro. From here it is a three-kilometre drive to Voergård.