Ærø (from Danish Ær = maple and Ø = island) is one of the Danish Baltic Sea islands, and part of Funen County. Ærø, Denmark Created from other Wikipedia maps of Denmark File links The following pages link to this file: Ærø Categories: GFDL images ... See also Maple computer algebra system. ... The Baltic Sea is located in Northern Europe, bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Eastern Europe and Central Europe, and the Danish islands. ... Fyns Amt (English Funen County) is a county in south-central Denmark, located on the islands of Funen, Ærø, Langeland, Taasinge, and about 90 other islands. ...

• Population: about 7.200
• Area: 88 km²
• Length of coast line: 167 km

Geography

Ærø's length is of about 30 km, its width up to 8 km. The landscape is dominated by hills, there are 3 small towns. At the latest census, the island was inhabited by a total of 7050 souls. The largest town is Marstal with its 2340 inhabitants - Ærøskøbing has 978 and Søby 598. 14 villages and a number of farms is also to be found on the island. Ærø is a nice place for hiking and cycling, and provides quiet beaches, which also attract fishermen and artists. Beautiful natural scenes are common hiking destinations Hiking is a form of walking, undertaken with the specific purpose of exploring and enjoying the scenery. ... Cycling is a recreation, a sport, and a means of transport across land. ... Fishing from a Pier Fishing is a term applied to any activity which aims to capture fish or shellfish for subsistence, scientific, commercial or recreational purposes. ... Great Museums in the World (Louvre, Metropolitan Museum, MoMA, Picasso …) CGFA: A Virtual Art Museum Very large website with good reproduction quality scans of thousands of paintings Goetia Fine Art - Surrealism Art History With biographies and Works of the Surrealist Masters Art-Atlas. ...

The town of Ærøskøbing represents the historic center of the island, with narrow lanes and picturesque houses from the 18th century. Main port is Marstal, the economic center of the island is Marstal. Ærøskøbing is a municipality in central Denmark, in the county of Funen. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... Seaport, a painting by Claude Lorrain, 1638 A port is a facility at the edge of an ocean, river, or lake for receiving ships and transferring cargo and persons to them. ... Marstal is a municipality on the island of Ærø in the county of Funen in Denmark. ... Marstal is a municipality on the island of Ærø in the county of Funen in Denmark. ...

At the highest elevation of the island near Molde, there is the "peace bench" made by the sculptor Erik Brandt. It is intended to invite people to take a look about the island and the sea, pondering over world peace. Ancient Greeks depiction of ideal form of the body is expressed through sculpture such as this one. ...

Located in the South-of-Funen Archipelago, Ærø is favoured by particularly fine weather. The number of sunshine hours on Ærø is higher than the average of the rest of Denmark, and the year-round temperature is also a few degrees higher than the national average.

Technology and transport

Ærø has one of the world's largest solar power plants, with an area of 18.365 m². It covers a third of Marstal's power consumption. Solar power describes a number of methods of harnessing energy from the light of the sun. ...

Ærø's two municipalities are endeavouring to make the island self-sufficient in energy, and in 2002 a figure of 40% self-sufficiency in renewable energy was reached. The initiatives have entailed high international recognition and Ærø is considered as one of the world's leaders in this field.

Ærø's three district heating systems of solar collectors have won international acclaim. With the recent expansion the system in Marstal is now the world's largest solar collector system for heating.

In 2002 three modern wind mills were erected. The wing tip of these mills is 100m above the ground and between them the mills cover 50% of the island's electricity consumption.

Ærø is the only island among the larger Danish Baltic Sea islands that is not connected with a bridge, and road traffic is generally low. There are car ferry lines to Als, Funen and Langeland. Ærø also lies within a popular sailing boat area, the dansk Sydhav (Danish South Sea). A small airport with grassed runways is located near Marstal. Als (German Alsen) is an island in the Baltic sea, off the coast of Schleswig, in the Little Belt. ... Funen (Danish: Fyn) is the third largest island of Denmark. ... Categories: Stub | Islands of Denmark ...

History

Archaeological excavations prove settlements going back to earlier than 8000 BC. There are some burial mounds on the island, as well as an old Ting place. Rescue excavation in Southwark, London by the Museum of London Excavation is the best-known and most commonly used technique within the science of archaeology. ... (9th millennium BC – 8th millennium BC – 7th millennium BC – other millennia) Events The south area of Çatalhöyük. ... Alternate meanings of barrow: see Barrow_in_Furness for the town of Barrow in Cumbria, England; also Barrow, Alaska in the U.S.; also River Barrow in Ireland. ... A ting, also þing or thing, was the governing assembly in Germanic societies, made up of the free men of the community. ...

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Relics of antiquity are found all over the island. Burial mounds, passage graves, and dolmens bear witness of human activity through more than 10,000 years. In the new history, especially the period of the duchies is of interest. During this period - from the 14th century to the year 1864 - Ærø was united and separated, alternately, in a number of enclaves. Ærø was outside the tariff wall of the Kingdom, leading to flourishing smuggling which was a way of living for many of Ærø's inhabitants. Alternate meanings of barrow: see Barrow_in_Furness for the town of Barrow in Cumbria, England; also Barrow, Alaska in the U.S.; also River Barrow in Ireland. ...

In 1629 the main town of Ærøskøbing burnt down in a great fire. There was no other disaster of comparable scale. In 1750 the island, previously split in exclaves of numerous duchies, was united as single administrative district. Until 1864 Ærø was part of Schleswig. Events March 4 - Massachusetts Bay Colony is granted a Royal charter. ... Ærøskøbing is a municipality in central Denmark, in the county of Funen. ... Events March 2 - Small earthquake in London April 4 - Small earthquake in Warrington, England August 23 - Small earthquake in Spalding, England September 30 - Small earthquake in Northampton, England November 16 – Westminster Bridge officially opened Jonas Hanway is the first Englishman to use an umbrella James Gray reveals her sex to... D is Bs exclave, but is not an enclave. ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the region of Schleswig on the German/Danish border. ...

Until 1864, Ærø was part of the Duchy of Schleswig - the northern part of Schleswig is now the Danish area of Sønderjylland. King Christian IV's cousin, also named Christian, was the Duke of Ærø from 1622 till 1633 and lived with his concubine Cathrine Griebels at Gråsten Manor House. This article is about the region of Schleswig on the German/Danish border. ... This article is about the region of Schleswig on the German/Danish border. ...

When the Duke died, a banner was found at Gråsten composed of nine pieces of cloth and in three colours - body colour, sea green, and golden yellow. This banner has provided the inspiration to the flag of Ærø which is seen today all over the island. When Duke Christian died, Ærø was distributed among four of his brothers, and this offers one explanation of why two towns developed in the island - Ærøskøbing and later on Marstal that each came to be in their own »country«.

Gråsten Manor House was abolished in 1766 and the buildings were demolished. The name of Gråsten is still alive today in the farmhouse that stands almost on the same spot as the ducal manor. Gråsten of today offers bed and breakfast accommodation.

In 1750 Ærø was united, and has not ever since been separated. This is marked by the memorial stone at Olde Mølle(English = Olde mill. At the union, the old Jutland Law from 1241 was applied and even today some of those rules are still valid. In recent history, the fight for survival as an outskirt area is the most important element. The solidarity between the inhabitants of Ærø was clearly shown in the year 2000, as a movement among the inhabitants saved Marstal Maritime School from closing down. More than 2 thousand inhabitants travelled to Copenhagen to protest against this, and the politicians were convinced. The Maritime School survived.

External link

• Map of Ærø (http://www.arre.dk/de/Resources/troelsaeroea.gif)