Rubjerg Knude is an unusual and unknown
destination, but surely it doesn’t lack of fascination and mystery. Even if
from the pictures it can seem a mirage in the desert, or the creation of some
artist’s fantasy, this abandoned place exists for real.
The Rubjerd Knude in fact is situated on the
coast of the North Sea, in Jutland,
Denmark.
Its
construction began in 1899 and it’s been lit for the first time the December 27
of 1900. The lighthouse, which stands 60 meters on the sea level, on a cliff in the
city of Lønstrup, has
operated with gas until 1908. The shifting sands and the strong coastal
erosion, caused its closedown the August 1st of 1968. The coast, in
fact, is eroded on the average of 1,5 meters every year, and the dunes shift of 9 meters per year.
From the day of its shutdown, the lighthouse
and the surrounding buildings have been used for some time as a museum and a
cafeteria, but the continuous movement of the sands, and the disastrous effect
of erosion, caused the final abandonment in 2002. Today, the surrounding
buildings, damaged by the continuous pressure of the sand, have been removed,
while the lighthouse still resists to the strength of the wind, although it’s
estimated that soon it will be completely submerged by the sand.
A magical and enchanting place, where you can
stop perceiving the time, which here is defined only by the perpetual movement
of the sands modelled by the wind. The Sands Lighthouse, which by now has it’s
days numbered before being completely submerged, it’s a destination of
undoubted charm for who is going to discover the beautiful Danish territory,
and it’s easily accessible. In this site, you can find some handful
informations: Rubjerg Knude kultur-og Naturhistorie.
Image gallery on ORIGINAL POST.
(Translation by Alessandro Zanchi)
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