16 Facts About Bornholm

1.

Bornholm is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea, to the east of the rest of Denmark, south of Sweden, northeast of Germany and north of Poland.

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2.

Bornholm formed part of the historical Lands of Denmark when the nation united out of a series of petty chiefdoms.

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3.

Bornholm was pawned to Lubeck for 50 years starting in 1525.

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4.

Bornholm attracted many famous artists at the beginning of the 20th century, forming a group now known as the Bornholm school of painters.

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5.

Bornholm, as a part of Denmark, was captured by Nazi Germany on 10 April 1940, and served as a lookout post and listening station during the war, as it was a part of the Eastern Front.

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6.

On 22 August 1942 a V-1 flying bomb crashed on Bornholm during a test – the warhead was a dummy made of concrete.

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7.

Bornholm was heavily bombarded by the Soviet Air Force in May 1945, as it was a part of the Eastern Front.

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8.

Bornholm was later granted asylum and rewarded for providing Western intelligence with the then-newest Soviet jet fighter.

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9.

Bornholm Regional Municipality was a county in its own right during its first four years from 1 January 2003 until 31 December 2006.

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10.

From 1 January 2007 all counties were abolished, and Bornholm became part of the Capital Region of Denmark whose main responsibility is the health service.

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11.

Bornholm has 21 parishes that before 1 April 1970 were parish or market city municipalities themselves.

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12.

Bornholm is connected to the Swedish electricity grid by a submarine 60 kV AC cable, which is among the longest AC cables in Europe.

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13.

However Bornholm generates its own electricity at small thermal power plants and especially wind turbines.

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14.

Bornholm is home to a large internationally funded demonstration project to test the viability of novel energy market mechanisms to regulate energy networks with a high prevalence of renewables .

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15.

Bornholm has an oceanic climate relatively similar to southern Sweden and mainland Denmark, whose summer highs and winter lows are heavily moderated by its maritime and isolated position.

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16.

The DBU Bornholm is the local branch governing football on the island.

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