Olsker

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Olsker
Village
Sankt Ols Kirke in Olsker.
Sankt Ols Kirke in Olsker.
Olsker is located in Bornholm
Olsker
Olsker
Location on Bornholm
Coordinates: 55°14′26″N 14°47′50″E / 55.24056°N 14.79722°E / 55.24056; 14.79722
CountryDenmark
RegionCapital (Hovedstaden)
MunicipalityBornholm
Population
 (2009)
 • Total67
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Olsker is a small community in the north of Bornholm island, Denmark. It is situated in , some 3.5 km south of Allinge and 2.5 km from Tejn. As of 2009, it has 67 inhabitants.[1] It is known for having the highest of the island's four round churches, Sankt Ols Kirke, from which it takes its name.[2][3] Olsker also has Bornholm Cable substation. Views from Olsker include that of the Baltic Sea, Christianso island, and two other islands.[4]

History[]

Olsker Church is a Romanesque round church dating back to 1200. It stands alone on a hilltop and can be seen from miles around. It used to serve sailors as a landmark for navigation. To the east of the church, evidence of bronze-age and iron-age settlements have been found as well as living quarters from the Viking period. The village's old schoolhouse is also part of its heritage.[1]

Notable people[]

See also: Bornholm § Notable residents

References[]

  1. ^ a b "407 - Olsker", Bornholms Regionskommune. (in Danish) Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Sankt Ols Kirke", Den Store Danske. (in Danish) Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  3. ^ H.A. Koefoed, "Gøbbanissa – og andre sære bornholmske ord og stednavne", Bornholms Tidendes Forlag, 1997, ISBN 87-7799-058-7 (in Danish)
  4. ^ Marryat, Horace (1860). A residence in Jutland, the Danish Isles, and Copenhagen (Public domain ed.). J. Murray. pp. 330–. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
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