Kegnæs
Kegnæs (German: Kekenis) is a peninsula on the southern coast of Als in Denmark.[1]
Location and Size
Kegnæs borders the outer Flensburg Fjord to the south and the Höruphaff - a side arm of the Flensburg Fjord - to the north. Only the Spit Drejet, approximately 700 meters long, connects the peninsula to Lysabild.
The peninsula covers just under 17 square kilometers and is home to approximately 600 residents [2], according to the 1860 census, the population was 733.[3]. The moraine landscape, which rises to 20 meters above sea level, is quite fertile and has a few small woodlands.
Kegnæs is predominantly characterised by large-scale agriculture and small clusters of houses. Only Sønderby, Vesterby and Østerby can be described as villages.
Places of Interest
- Kegnæs Kirke (Church) in Sønderby, commissioned by Duke John the Younger in 1615.
- Kegnæs Fyr, 18 metres high, built in 1896. The Lighthouse is open from May to September, and visitors can also climb to the top. It also houses a meteorological station and a Danish Navy observation post.
References
- ↑ Sailing Directions for the Baltic - Volume 1. United States Hydrographic Office. 1958. p. 194.
- ↑ https://kegnaes-sydals.dk/kegnaes-om-os/fakta/ (Danish)
- ↑ https://www.kegnaeslokalarkiv.dk/ (Danish)