Tejn

Tejn
Town
Tejn harbour
Seal
Tejn Location on Bornholm
Coordinates: 55°14′43″N 14°50′06″E / 55.24528°N 14.83500°E
Country	Denmark
Region	Capital (Hovedstaden)
Municipality	Bornholm
Population (2014)
• Total	959
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Tejn is a harbour town on the north-western coast of the Danish island of Bornholm, 5 km (3.1 mi) south of Allinge-Sandvig. As of 1 January 2014, it has a population of 959.^[1] Initially a fishing village, it grew considerably during the 20th century as the harbour was enlarged on several occasions. The local fishing industry reached its peak in the 1970s and 1980s but has since decreased, with negative implications for the town's activities.^[2]

Tourism

The large harbour with both fishing vessels and pleasure craft is an impressive sight. As a result of its westerly location and the protection offered by the surrounding heights, it can be accessed without danger in all weathers. The post mill standing high above the harbour was built around 1800 in Årsballe but some 50 years later it was moved to Tejn where it continued to operate until 1941. Now a listed building, it has been well preserved but is not open to the public. In the adjoining village of Sandkås there are several hotels, guest houses and summer houses overlooking the rocky coastline. Sandkås also has a pleasant sandy beach, the only one suitable for bathing in the area.^[3]

Church

Tejn Church, the most recent of Bornholm's churches, was designed in the Functionalist style by Emanuel Grauslund and completed in 1940.^[4]

References

1. "BEF44: Population 1st January, by urban areas" database from Statistics Denmark
2. "Tejn: /Fakta", Bornholm.info. (Danish) Retrieved 11 May 2010.
3. "Oplevelser i Tejn - havn og fiskeri", Bornholm.info. (Danish) Retrieved 11 May 2010.
4. "Tejn Kirke", Kirkehistorie.dk. (Danish) Retrieved 4 October 2012.

Coordinates: 55°14′43″N 14°50′6″E / 55.24528°N 14.83500°E