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Hjelm is a small Danish unpopulated island located in the Kattegat 10 km (6 mi) south-east from Ebeltoft.

Hjelm

Hjelm seen from Djursland
Hjelm
Geography
Location	Kattegat
Area	0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
Highest elevation	39 m (128 ft)
Highest point	Fyrbakken
Administration
Denmark
Demographics
Population	0
Hjelm Lighthouse
Constructed	1856
Construction	brick
Height	18 m (59 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white (tower), red (dome)
Power source	solar power
Focal height	61 m (200 ft)
Range	14 nmi (26 km; 16 mi) (white), 11 nmi (20 km; 13 mi) (red, green)
Characteristic	Iso WRG 8s
Denmark no.	DFL-1900[1]

In 2009, the island was included in Mols Bjerge National Park. The island is privately owned.

The name Hjelm literally translates to Helmet in English. The island has also been referred to as Helm in English.[2]

History

There have been found evidence of human activity on Hjelm, as early as the Stone Ages, but it first entered Denmark's history in 1287, when the outlawed Marsk Stig fled to this barren island, after the murder of Erik Klipping the year before. The outlawed sought help and assistance from the Norwegian king Eric "Priest Hater" and he supplied them with a total of three fortresses, various fortifications, ships and troops. Recent archaeological excavations have revealed, that in the year of 1289 Marsk Stig and his men attacked and demolished the royal castle of Brattingsborg on the island of Samsø, just south of Hjelm. [3] With that neighbouring threat out of the way, the outlaws conducted piracy and counterfeiting from Hjelm until 1295. Marsk Stig died on the island in December 1293 of unknown causes, but it was not until 1306, that Erik Menved felt strong enough to take back the small island.

Today there is only an automated solar-powered lighthouse on Hjelm.

See also

• List of lighthouses and lightvessels in Denmark

Literature

• Pauline Asingh og Niels Engberg: "Marsk Stig og de fredløse på Hjelm" Jysk Arkæologisk Selskab (2002). ISBN 87-88415-13-9. On the recent archaeological excavations. (in Danish)

References

External links

• Hjelm Multimedia-site hosted by the Danish Agency for Culture.
• Hjelm The islands own homepage (in Danish)

На других языках

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[de] Hjelm (Insel)

Hjelm ist eine kleine, unbewohnte Insel im Kattegat, welche zu Dänemark gehört.

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- [en] Hjelm (island)

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[fr] Hjelm

Hjelm est une île du Danemark situé dans la mer de Kattegat.

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[ru] Ельм (остров)

Ельм[1][2] (дат. Hjelm) — небольшой датский остров в проливе Каттегат, у берегов полуострова Дьюрсланд[en], к северо-востоку от Самсё[3], в 10 км к юго-востоку от порта Эбельтофт. Административно относится к коммуне Сюддюрс в области Центральная Ютландия.

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