Dansk version
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På Langeland, næsten så langt mod syd, som det er muligt at komme, ligger den lille fiskerby Bagenkop på en breddegrad sydligere end den dansk-tyske grænse i Sønderjylland.
Bagenkop Kirke byggedes i 1920 som filial til den lidt nordligere beliggende Magleby Kirke. Den hvidkalkede korskirke er højt beliggende på den tidligere møllebakke, der blev ledig som byggegrund for kirken, efter at møllen var brændt 1913. Den er i unggotisk stil med stejle kamtakkede gavle til alle fire sider og et stort rytterspir midt på taget.
Det mest bemærkelsesværdige inventarstykke (bortset fra orglet) er en meget stor lysekrone fra 1934, udført af kunstsmed Knud Eibye, Odense. Den store krans skal symbolisere muren om det himmelske Jerusalem med tolv porte og tolv engle, som beskrevet i Åbenbaringen, kap. 21.
I 1998 fik den afsides beliggende kirke et ”nyt”orgel. Indtil da havde man måttet tage til takke med et nedslidt 5-stemmers orgel fra 1932.
Lyngby-Paris-Bagenkop
Der er næppe mange danske organister, som mener at kende orglet i Bagenkop Kirke på Langeland. Men hvis de får at vide, at det tidligere stod i Den Danske Kirke i Paris (Frederikskirken) klarer deres ansigter op: det instrument har de alle hørt om - hvis ellers de er tilstrækkelig gamle; det var jo et af Orgelbevægelsens stolte slagskibe, der blev sendt af sted til det store udland for at vise, hvad dansk orgelbygning og dansk design havde at byde på: friske orgelklange og udsøgt møbelsnedkerkunst, begge dele moderne i stilen og alligevel med dybe rødder i traditionen.
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De danske aviser skrev i 1955 i stor opsætning om det fornemme Frobenius-orgel, der blev indviet i byernes by, under overværelse af Kong Frederik IX og dronning Ingrid Det smukt udførte instrument kunne opfattes som et markant vartegn for den bygning, det stod i: det nye Maison Danois på den mondæne Champs Elysées. Her, ikke langt fra den berømte triumfbue, skulle dette hus og dette orgel symbolisere den danske kulturs og det danske kunsthåndværks fremmarch på den europæiske scene. Nu har orglet haft sin tid i Frederikskirken, hvor man i 1998 anskaffede et nyt og større instrument. I Bagenkop Kirke glæder man sig imidlertid over at have overtaget det berømte præsentationsorgel, der nu er vendt tilbage til sit fædreland efter 43 år i det fremmede.
Kirken har åbent alle hverdage fra kl. 9-20
Hvor mange ord står der på kirkeklokken? Antal = A
Hvor mange havelamper står der foran hoveddøren til kirken? Antal = B
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Lige syd for Hulbjerg ligger Hulbjerg-jættestuen som er Langelands nok flotteste og bedst bevarede jættestue med et endnu overdækket kammer og gang. Den ligger på et offentligt areal med fri adgang hele året. Indtil omkring 1850 lå der en gruppe på 7 dysser og jættestuer omkring det kuperede område omkring den tidligere hovedgård Søgård nær Langelands sydspids. Hulbjerg-jættestuen er i dag den eneste bevarede.
Jættestuen er anlagt i en rund høj med tætstillede, lave randsten med tørmurstætninger imellem. På højens østside, mellem to randsten, findes gangåbningen. Medbring lommelygte til besøg i jættestuekammeret!
Den 5 m. lange, lave gang rummer to steder dørindfatninger med karm- og tærskelsten. Yderst i gangen ligger på gulvet en stor flad sten, der sandsynligvis har fungeret som gangens solide dør. Selve kammeret er firkantet, 6,5 x 2 m, rejst af 13 bæresten med velbevaret tørmur imellem. Tre af oprindelig 5 dæksten forefindes; den resterende del af kammeret er ved restaureringen overdækket med granitbjælker. Kammeret har flisebelagt gulv; i syd-enden er der ved hjælp af kantstillede heller afskilt et lille rum, hvis anvendelse ikke er sikker.
Ved udgravningen fandtes i kammerets syd-ende og gangens inderste del svære knogledynger og i øvrigt rige fund af ler-, flint-, ben- og ravsager, som viser at graven har været benyttet med mellemrum gennem hele jættestuetid og ind i dolktid (dvs. ca 3.000-2.000 f.Kr.). Foran gangåbningen lå et ikke særlig righoldigt skårlag hidrørende fra offerkar henstillet på randstenene. I gangen fandtes et kranie med tegn på trepanering (operativt indgreb på hovedskallen; i stenalderen foretaget jævnligt af ukende grunde – men ofte med held!)
Oldsagerne er udstillet i Langelands Museum.
Også i Gulstavskovene findes spor af vore forfædre, bl.a. en stendysse i vestkanten af Vestre Gulstav og resterne af en kammerløs stendysse i Østre Gulstav
Ca. hvor mange mennesker (incl. børn og voksne) er der fundet i graven? Antal = C
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English version
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On the island of Langeland, almost as far south as you can get, you find a small fisherman village called Bagenkop, situated one degree (latitude) farther to the south than the Danish-German border in the south of Jutland.
The church in Bagenkop (Bagenkop kirke) was built in 1920 as an annex to the church a little farther north in Magleby. The white stucco church in Bagenkop, which has a crucifix floor plan, resides on the hill of a former corn mill, elevated over the surrounding area. In 1913 the mill burned to the ground, and hence the area became available as a site for the church to be built upon. The architecture of the church resembles young gothic style, with steep staggered gables on all four ends of the building and a large spire in the center.
Except for the organ (see below), the most noticeable piece of furniture is a very large chandelier dating from 1934, made by Knud Eibye from the city Odense (Funen). The large diameter garland is supposed to symbolize the wall around heavenly Jerusalem with 12 gates and 12 angles, as described in the Revelation, chapter 21.
In 1998 this somewhat remotely situated church got a “new” organ. Up until then, the congregation had gotten by with a worn down five voice organ from 1932.
Lyngby-Paris-Bagenkop
There are probably not many Danish organ players who, when asked, would know anything about the organ in the church in Bagenkop. But if you mention that it previously belonged to the “Danish Church in Paris” (called Frederikskirken) they most certainly know it – that is, if they are old enough to have read about it. It was one of the organ-movement’s big ”battleships”, shipped abroad to show foreign countries a symbol of what the Danish art of organ construction, and Danish design more generally, was all about.: Clear and bright sounding organs and exquisite carpentry, in the style of the Modern Movement but with roots in old tradition. In 1955 the Danish newspapers wrote in big headlines about this prestigious Frobenius organ, which was inaugurated in the city of all cities (Paris); an event that even was attended by King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid.
The beautifully engineered instrument was a prominent trademark for the building it came to inhabit, the new Maison Danois (Danish House) on the mundane alley of Champs Elysées. This house, not located far from the famous Arch of Triumph (Arc de Triomphe), symbolized the endeavor of Danish culture and arts and crafts emerging on the European scene.
After serving time in Frederikskirken, the “Danish Church in Paris” decided to acquire a new and bigger organ in 1998. And to the delight of the church in Bagenkop, they were able to receive this famously displayed organ back in Denmark, after having spent 43 years abroad.
You can visit the church Monday to Friday from 9am to 8pm
How many words are staying on the churchbell? Number = A
How many gardenlamps are staying in front of the maindoor to the church? Number = B
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Just south of Hulbjerg, you find the passage grave of Hulbjerg (Hulebjerg Jættestue), which probably is the finest and most well preserved examples of passage graves (jættestuer) on the island of Langeland. It still has an open main chamber and corridor, and is located on a freely accessible public area, open all year round. Up until 1850 there was a group of 7 dolmens and passage graves located in this hilly area around the former manor, Søgård, close to the southern tip of Langeland. Today, the passage grave Hulbjerg is the most well preserved among all of them.
The passage grave is laid out in a circular mound with closely poised, edge pillar stones separated by drywalls. On the eastside of the mound, you will find the doorway of the corridor right between two pillar stones. Bring a flashlight if going inside the chamber!
Inside the 5 meter (16.5 feet) long corridor, you will find two doorframes, still with intact frame- and threshold-stones. Where the corridor begins, a big flat stone, which probably served as a very solid door, is now resting on the floor. The chamber itself is square (6.5x2 m, 21x6.5 feet), raised on 13 stone pillars separated by drywall. Three of the original five cover stones are still visible; the rest of the chamber has been restored with load bearing granite stone girders. The floor of the chamber is covered with tiles; in the southern section, a small room is laid out by raised stones. The purpose of this room is unknown.
Stacks of bones were discovered during the excavation of the southern end of the chamber and the inner part of the corridor. Also a wealth of clay, flint stone, bone and amber artifacts have been discovered here, suggesting that the tomb was used frequently during different ages of time, throughout the Age of Passage Graves (Jaettestuetiden) and until the Ages of Sheath Knives (Dolktiden, approx. 3000-2000 B.C.). In front of the doorway, chips have been found from pottery, such as offering bowls that were put on top of the edge pillar stones. Inside the corridor, a human skull was discovered during the excavation, showing signs of trepanering (a surgical procedure performed on the skull; a practice that quite frequently was performed during the Stone Age – for unknown reasons, but usually without the subject dying).
All of the excavated artifacts are on display at the Museum of Langeland (Langeland Museum).
You can also find signs of our forefathers in the area around Gulstav (Gulstavskovene): e.g. a dolmen in the western part of Vestre Gulstav and the remains of a dolmen, without main chamber, in Østre Gulstav.
How many people (incl. adults and children) have they found in the grave? Number = C
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