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| Almindingen | |
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,_by_Klugschnacker_in_Wikipedia_(11).JPG) Ekkodalen in Almindingen | |
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 Map of Bornholm; Almindingen, the largest forest area spreading from the centre to the east | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Island of Bornholm, Denmark |
| Area | 38 km2 (15 sq mi) |
Almindingen ("the common") is one of the largest forests in Denmark. It is located in the centre of the island of Bornholm.[1] The forest covers 3,800 hectares (9,400 acres), making it Denmark's third largest. Though it was at one time common grazing land for cattle, it was fenced in for forestry in 1809 by Hans Rømer, the forest supervisor. As a result, by the beginning of the 20th century, Bornholm had become Denmark's most forested region.[2]
Bornholm's highest point is Rytterknægten at 162 metres (531 ft), where there is a memorial to Frederick VII of Denmark and Countess Danner's visit to the island in 1851. In 2012, the Nature Agency brought seven European bison from a Polish primeval forest to a 200 acres (81 ha) paddock in Almindingen, marking the first time in 2,500 years that Europe's heaviest land-living mammals were in Denmark.[3][4] There are a number of walking paths through Almindingen such as the ones leading to Ekkodal and Gamleborg.
- ^ "Danmarks skove i tal" (in Danish). Træ Er Miljø. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
- ^ "Walks – Almindingen". Bornholm.info. Archived from the original on 2013-02-18. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ "Europæisk Bison" (in Danish). Naturstyrelsen. Archived from the original on 2013-09-10. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
- ^ "Almindingen", Den Store Danske. (in Danish) Retrieved 21 October 2012.