Dueodde
Hidden in the forest one can find the ruins of the two gun batteries Bornholm Süd, which were constructed by the German Wehrmacht from 1940, but closed down unfinished in 1941, when the soldiers were transferred to Kristiansand (Norway) to build the battery Vara.
Geography
Bornholm has varied natural features, such as Almindingen, Hammeren, Jons Kapel, Paradisbakkerne, and Helligdomsklipperne. Dueodde is the largest beach on Bornholm and is reachable by a short walk from the bus stand. Buildings in the area include Dueodde Vandrerhjem & Campground, Restaurant Granpavillonen and Dueodde Badehotel. It is located south of Nexø, extending several kilometres from Snogebæk on the eastern coast to the south and west. Most of the landscape is a wilderness of pine and spruce trees, salt-tolerant shrubs, and sand dunes. The sea water is generally calm and is shallow for about 100 metres (330 ft), after which the depth increases. The beach has some of the finest sand deposits. The sand dunes formed by the blowing wind rise to heights of 12 metres (39 ft) above the nearby sea. Because of its fine quality, sand is sent to the Sahara beach in the southwest of Bornholm. The fine white sand grains have been used for filling hour glasses. Tourists crowd the beach in July and August. There are several hundred meters of boardwalks along the beach which are crowded during the summer season.
See also
References
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- ^ "Dueodde on Bornholm". Bornholm Strande: Dueodde. Retrieved 21 October 2012.