Vestermarie

Vestermarie
Village
Vestermarie Church, Bornholm
Vestermarie Location on Bornholm
Coordinates: 55°06′28″N 14°49′24″E / 55.10778°N 14.82333°E / 55.10778; 14.82333
Country	Denmark
Region	Capital (Hovedstaden)
Municipality	Bornholm
Population (2014)
• Total	245
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Vestermarie is a village midway between Rønne and Aakirkeby on the Danish island of Bornholm. As of 2014, it has a population of 245.^[1]

History

The village takes its name from the original Vestermarie Church which was dedicated to the Virgin Mary in 1335. The prefix "vester" (west) distinguishes it from Østermarie, "øster" meaning "east". Today's church was completed in 1835 in the Neo-Romanesque style. The churchyard contains a number of runestones.^[2]

The village today

The village is essentially a residential area for those working in Rønne, only 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) away. Since the 1950s, it has grown gradually to the west and northwest of the church. There is a school (1964) and a food store but no other businesses. The community hall (forsamlingshuset) is of interest to the local heritage.^[3]

Prehistoric sites

An impressive group of menhirs stands on Bjergebakken (102 m) some 2 km north of the village.^[4] The grave site on Store Bjergegårdsbakken was investigated in the 1890s and listed in 1894. In addition to burnt bones, there were fibulae, a sword, beads, iron keys and small pots indicating that the graves date from the end of the iron age, i.e. 500–400 BC.^[5]

References

↑ "Statistikbanken Tabel BEF44", Danmarks Statistik. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
↑ "Vestermarie", Den Store Danske. (Danish) Retrieved 9 November 2012.
↑ "309 - Vestermarie", Bornholms Regionskpmmune. (Danish) Retrieved 8 November 2012.
↑ "Oldtidsminder på Bornholm", Bornholms Historiske Samfund. (Danish) Retrieved 9 November 2012.
↑ "Kongstubbe - Hakkeled - Bjergebakke", På 367 ture i Bornholms natur. (Danish) Retrieved 9 November 2012.

Bornholm, Denmark



Towns & villages	Aakirkeby Aarsdale Allinge-Sandvig Balka Gudhjem Hasle Klemensker Listed Lobbæk Nexø Nyker Østerlars Østermarie Pedersker Rønne (seat) Snogebæk Sorthat-Muleby Svaneke Tejn Vestermarie

Localities	Aarsballe Arnager Nylars Olsker Rutsker Rø Stenseby Vang

Churches	Aa Church Allinge Church St Bodil's Christiansø Church St. Clement's Gudhjem Church Hasle Church St Ib's St. Knud's Nexø Church St Nicolas' Nyker Church Nylars Church Østerlars Church Østermarie Church St. Ol's Tejn Church St. Peter's Rø Church Ruth's Svaneke Church Vestermarie Church

Culture	Bornholm Art Museum Bornholm Museum Bornholm Railway Museum Erichsens Gård NaturBornholm Nexø Museum Oluf Høst Museum Rønne Theater

Fortifications	Christiansø Fortress Gamleborg Hammershus Lilleborg

Lighthouses	Christiansø Lighthouse Dueodde Lighthouse Hammeren Lighthouse Hammer Odde Lighthouse Rønne Lighthouse Svaneke Lighthouse

Windmills	Aarsdale Mølle Egeby Mølle Gudhjem Mølle Myreagre Mølle Pedersker Kirkemølle Svanemøllen Tejn Mølle

Beauty spots	Almindingen Døndalen Dueodde Ertholmene (Christiansø) Ekkodalen Gryet (megaliths) Hammeren Hammerknuden (round rock) Hammersø Helligdomsklipperne Jons Kapel Louisenlund (megaliths) Paradisbakkerne Rispebjerg (stone age graves) Rytterknægten

Transport	Bornholm Express BornholmerFærgen Rønne Airport

Attractions	Medieval Centre Joboland Amusement Park Melstedgård Farming Museum Nexø Butterfly Park

Coordinates: 55°06′28″N 14°49′24″E / 55.10778°N 14.82333°E / 55.10778; 14.82333

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