Balka

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Balka is a small village with 244 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013) located on the east coast of the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea that borders north to Snogebæk and about three kilometers south of Nexø is.

History

Balka ( Balka - beach ) is first mentioned in the 18th century. Originally there were only a few farms in the otherwise barren Balka Mark in the bay between Nexø and Snogebæk. The inhabitants took advantage of the small town as a base for fishing. In 1915, a small port was built, which was expanded in the 70s and 80s on three basins and is now used only for recreational purposes. Balka grew in recent times by detached houses along the main road.

Between 1900 and 1968, Balka was involved with the station Balka beach in the railway Ronne - Nexø the De Bornholmske Jernbaner.

The place belongs to the parish of Bodil ( Bodilsker Sogn ), which belonged to the Office Harde Sønder Herred in the former Bornholm to 1970. With the dissolution of the hardware structure of the parish was included in the municipality Neksø, the Commune in turn went to a popular decision on 1 January 2003 with other municipalities in the region Bornholm municipality. Between 2003 and 2007 this was acyclic, since 1 January 2007, it is part of the Capital Region.

With its wide sandy beach and fine sand Balka is a popular seaside resort today.

Geology and landscape

The floor of Balka consists of the Balka Sandstone, also called Hardeberga Sandstone, a medium- grained quartz sand, which is rich in trace fossils. Thus in protection between the sandbanks of the oldest Danish animal and plant remains found in the form of microscopic algae and Kohlehäutchen of worm-like animals in coastal waters.

Hundsemyre, located west of Balka, is a nutrient-rich bog with open water and many small islands. The 94 hectare site is an important resting and feeding area for migratory birds and breeding ground for many species of birds. In the northern area is drained by the Mela. The high moor peat was once used to, especially during the two world wars. Since 1977 it is a nature reserve, which may not be entered during the breeding season in the spring.