Kegnæs

Kegnæs (German: Kekenis, Danish Kajnæs earlier, for the first time in 1460 mentioned as Kekenisse ) is a peninsula in northern Schleswig, Denmark, and forms its own parish church Kegnæs Sogn. It forms the southern end of the island of Als (German: Alsen ) at the output of the Flensburg Fjord. Since 1970 it belonged to Sydals municipality, which is in turn in 2007 merged into the new Sønderborg municipality.

Municipality

Kegnæs bordered to the south by the Flensburg outer fjord. In the north of Fördenarm of Hørup Havs separates the peninsula of As, with only the east by the 700 m long isthmus Drej ( Drejet ), an alluvial sand bank, a narrow land connection to the neighboring community Lysabild (German: ' Lysabbel ') on as there.

The municipality covers almost 17 square kilometers on which 594 people ( as of 1 January 2013), 150 years ago there were only about 1000 The Moränenland which rises up to 20 m, is quite fertile, but almost completely treeless. .

The population is predominantly dominated by farms and smaller groups of houses. Only Sønderby (German: Sonderby ) and Østerby (German: Osterby ) form closed villages. Together they form one district, while the northern part of the district Hjortholm (originally niederdt 1649 Hartz Holm, dt: . Hirschholm ), the eastern district of Nygaard (German: Neuhof ) belongs. The three districts formed in the period from 1867 to 1920 independent rural communities.

History

In the Stone and Bronze Age Kegnæs peninsula was densely populated, but are thereafter for the next 1500 years no evidence of settlements determine. In historical times Kegnæs was first an uninhabited forest district which from 1373 was first mentioned in Good Kegnæsgård (German: Kekenis - Court) from was administered; this court certainly was not on the peninsula itself, but just north of it at Skovby (German: Schauby ) in the parish Lysabild Sogn. In the 16th century, the forest cover was largely destroyed by intensive pig. At the beginning of the 17th century decided the Duke Johann the Younger, who ruled over the former offices Sønderburg Office and Nordborg Office ( incl Ærø ) and in Holstein about the area around Plön around and all noble estates had been bought in its precincts, for clearing and repopulating the peninsula.

First, three villages were created, which were simply called their position according to Vester, Sønder and Østerby. The village Vesterby was soon dismantled in favor of Allodialguts Hjortholm. The first inhabitants of Kegnæs consisted of forcibly displaced people who owed money to the Duke. 1615 Kegnæs was separated as a Protestant parish of Lysabild and got its own church at Sønderby. It is located almost at the same time built and very similar in construction Church of Neukirchen in fishing (now the municipality of Quern ) on the other side of the Flensburg Fjord diagonally opposite.

In the division of the land of Duke Johann the Younger South Als Kegnæs remained with the Special Burger headquarters. After its bankruptcy in 1667, it was royal. First, the two Kegnæser Lehnsdistrikte Hirschholm and Neuhof remained as Birk Kegnæs, but they were soon with the other goods on South Als, which were not by and by the Duke of Augustenburg, a descendant of the Sønderborg Dukes, bought and remained royal, for as Sønder Herred (German: Als Süder Harde ) summarized. As a part- Sønderborg single parish on as part Kegnæs to the diocese of Schleswig and not to the diocese of Odense.

1765/66 was coupled Kegnæs and which meant he was still existing basic structure of scattered farms of different sizes. In 1848-1850 war remained as Kegnæs with continuous control of Danish troops. 1864 was followed by the annexation to Prussia. 1867, the community was divided into the two rural communities Østerby and Sønderby and down to the circle Sonderborg. When the storm surge of November 13, 1872 large parts of the peninsula were flooded and severely damaged shaft.

Attractions

• Church in Sønderby, Duke Johann the Younger let them build in 1615 to repentance, since he had put to death, even though they were innocent 10 farmers in the winter before.

• Built lighthouse on Kegnæs, 18 m high in 1896. The tower can be visited from May to September, also climbed. This area has a meteorological station and an observation post of the Danish navy. An already erected on the same site in 1845, the tower was dismantled later.
• The Kajborg, even visible in small remnants Outbound castle from the early Middle Ages directly at the south end of the land bridge Drej.

Economy and Transport

• Tourism: There are several campsites and holiday home areas on the peninsula
• Agriculture
• Traffic- bit remote