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[[File:Samsø municipality Tranebjerg sogn.svg|thumb|right|The parish of Tranebjerg.]]
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'''Tranebjerg''' is a parish and small [[town]], situated at the centre of the South Island of [[Samsø]] in [[Denmark]]. It is the largest town on Samsø, with a population of 814 (1 January 2020) and also the municipal seat of the small [[Samsø Municipality]].<ref>[https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY3?lang=en BY3 Population 1st January, by urban areas], The Mobile Statbank from [[Statistics Denmark]]</ref>
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'''Tranebjerg''' is a [[town]], situated at the south central part of the island of [[Samsø]] in [[Denmark]]. It is the largest town on Samsø and also the municipal seat of [[Samsø Municipality]].


Tranebjerg is an old town, with a big village church from the 14th century and was once home to [[Brattingsborg Castle]], a royal castle that burned down in the year 1289. Of the more modern facilities the town is home to a tourist office and an [[Ecomuseum]]. At the Ecomuseum, restored old buildings like an active oldfashioned [[smallholding]], a skipper-farmhouse, a [[blacksmith]] and a [[grain mill]] amongst others, exposes the connection between Samsø's landscape, culture and inhabitants through the ages which includes an exhibition of the islands [[Nordic Stone Age|Stone Age]] past, traced to about 9.000 BC.
Tranebjerg is an old town, with a big village church from the 14th century and was once home to [[Brattingsborg Castle]], a royal castle that burned down in the year 1289. Of the more modern facilities the town is home to a tourist office and an [[Ecomuseum]]. At the Ecomuseum, restored old buildings like an active oldfashioned [[smallholding]], a skipper-farmhouse, a [[blacksmith]] and a [[grain mill]] amongst others, exposes the connection between Samsø's landscape, culture and inhabitants through the ages which includes an exhibition of the islands [[Nordic Stone Age|Stone Age]] past, traced to about 9.000 BC.


==History==
<gallery>
Tranebjerg is first mentioned in 1424 as ''Tranberg'', but has been inhabited long before that. Tranebjerg was the location of a castle, [[Brattingsborg Castle]], in the 1100s-1200s. The castle was burned down by [[Stig Andersen Hvide]] in 1289, and not discovered again until 2008 where the castle's church was discovered. <ref>[https://denstoredanske.lex.dk/Tranebjerg Denstoredanske.lex.dk] "Tranebjerg" Retrieved 11 August 2020</ref>
File:Tranebjerg Kirke (Samsø Kommune).JPG|Tranebjerg Church.

File:Kolby Mølle (Samsø, Danmark).JPG|Koldby grist mill. Now the headquarters of Ecomuseum Samsø.
==Tranebjerg Church==
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Tranebjerg Church is located in Tranebjerg and was built in the late 1300s. The church has several [[Embrasure|embrasures]], which indicate that the church has had a defensive role in the town. The altarpiece is from 1615. The church went through a significant restoration between 1866 and 1869, where all windows in the church was also replaced. There are two organs in the church, one from 1954 built in [[Kongens Lyngby]], the other from 1909 and built in [[Horsens]]. A model ship from 1850 to 1851 hang in the church. It is a model of the [[ship of the line]] ''Christian VIII'' which was blown up in 1849 during the [[Battle of Eckernförde]]. It was donated in 1851 by local merchant Jens Peter Gylling and his wife Gjertrud Gylling. The church's [[turret clock]] is from the middle of the 1800s and made by A.H. Funch. Another turret clock from 1500s or 1600s was built in Eastern [[Jutland]], and later donated to Samsø Museum after suffering severe rust. There are two bells in the church, one from 1400 to 1425 by Nicolaus Eskilii, the other from 1654 by Jørgen Hansen. <ref>[http://danmarkskirker.natmus.dk/uploads/tx_tcchurchsearch/Holbaek_2561-2618.pdf Danmarkskirker.natmus.dk] "Tranebjerg Kirke" Retrieved 10 August 2020</ref>

==Climate==
{{Weather box
| width = auto
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| location = Tranebjerg (1981–2010)
| Jan high C = 3.3
| Feb high C = 3.1
| Mar high C = 5.6
| Apr high C = 10.4
| May high C = 15.2
| Jun high C = 18.3
| Jul high C = 21.1
| Aug high C = 20.9
| Sep high C = 16.8
| Oct high C = 12.1
| Nov high C = 7.5
| Dec high C = 4.4
| year high C = 11.6
| Jan mean C = 1.7
| Feb mean C = 1.4
| Mar mean C = 3.1
| Apr mean C = 7.0
| May mean C = 11.5
| Jun mean C = 14.5
| Jul mean C = 17.0
| Aug mean C = 17.1
| Sep mean C = 13.8
| Oct mean C = 9.9
| Nov mean C = 5.8
| Dec mean C = 2.8
| year mean C = 8.8
| Jan low C = -0.2
| Feb low C = -0.4
| Mar low C = 1.0
| Apr low C = 4.0
| May low C = 8.1
| Jun low C = 11.0
| Jul low C = 13.4
| Aug low C = 13.8
| Sep low C = 11.3
| Oct low C = 7.7
| Nov low C = 3.9
| Dec low C = 1.0
| year low C = 6.2
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 41.8
| Feb precipitation mm = 30.8
| Mar precipitation mm = 37.7
| Apr precipitation mm = 31.2
| May precipitation mm = 40.8
| Jun precipitation mm = 58.5
| Jul precipitation mm = 54.8
| Aug precipitation mm = 56.9
| Sep precipitation mm = 54.6
| Oct precipitation mm = 55.3
| Nov precipitation mm = 45.9
| Dec precipitation mm = 44.5
| year precipitation mm = 552.6
| source 1 = [[Danish Meteorological Institute|DMI]]<ref name="DMI">{{Cite web |title=DMI Report 18–19: Climatological Standard Normals 1981–2010 Denmark, The Faroe Islands and Greenland Based on Data Published in DMI Reports 18–08, 18–04 and 18–05 |url=https://www.dmi.dk/fileadmin/user_upload/Rapporter/TR/2019/DMIRep18-19.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190210040507/https://www.dmi.dk/fileadmin/user_upload/Rapporter/TR/2019/DMIRep18-19.pdf |archive-date=10 February 2019 |url-status=live |access-date=31 August 2024 |publisher=[[Danish Meteorological Institute]]}}</ref>
}}

==Notable residents==
*[[Anni Bisso]] (born 1969), sport shooter


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
<references/>


==External links==
==External links==
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* [http://www.visitsamsoe.dk/en/ Samsø's tourist office]
* [http://www.visitsamsoe.dk/en/ Samsø's tourist office]


{{Samsø Municipality}}
{{Coord|55|50|N|10|36|E|display=title|region:DK_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki}}
{{Municipal seats of Denmark}}
{{Municipal seats of Denmark}}


[[Category:Samsø]]
[[Category:Samsø]]
[[Category:Samsø Municipality]]
[[Category:Municipal seats of the Central Denmark Region]]
[[Category:Municipal seats of the Central Denmark Region]]
[[Category:Municipal seats of Denmark]]
[[Category:Municipal seats of Denmark]]

Latest revision as of 02:30, 1 September 2024

Tranebjerg
Town
Tranebjerg Church
Tranebjerg Church
Tranebjerg is located in Denmark Central Denmark Region
Tranebjerg
Tranebjerg
Location in the Central Denmark Region
Coordinates: 55°50′N 10°36′E / 55.833°N 10.600°E / 55.833; 10.600
CountryDenmark
RegionCentral Denmark
MunicipalitySamsø
Population
 (2024)[1]
843
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Tranebjerg is a town, situated at the south central part of the island of Samsø in Denmark. It is the largest town on Samsø and also the municipal seat of Samsø Municipality.

Tranebjerg is an old town, with a big village church from the 14th century and was once home to Brattingsborg Castle, a royal castle that burned down in the year 1289. Of the more modern facilities the town is home to a tourist office and an Ecomuseum. At the Ecomuseum, restored old buildings like an active oldfashioned smallholding, a skipper-farmhouse, a blacksmith and a grain mill amongst others, exposes the connection between Samsø's landscape, culture and inhabitants through the ages which includes an exhibition of the islands Stone Age past, traced to about 9.000 BC.

History

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Tranebjerg is first mentioned in 1424 as Tranberg, but has been inhabited long before that. Tranebjerg was the location of a castle, Brattingsborg Castle, in the 1100s-1200s. The castle was burned down by Stig Andersen Hvide in 1289, and not discovered again until 2008 where the castle's church was discovered. [2]

Tranebjerg Church

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Tranebjerg Church is located in Tranebjerg and was built in the late 1300s. The church has several embrasures, which indicate that the church has had a defensive role in the town. The altarpiece is from 1615. The church went through a significant restoration between 1866 and 1869, where all windows in the church was also replaced. There are two organs in the church, one from 1954 built in Kongens Lyngby, the other from 1909 and built in Horsens. A model ship from 1850 to 1851 hang in the church. It is a model of the ship of the line Christian VIII which was blown up in 1849 during the Battle of Eckernförde. It was donated in 1851 by local merchant Jens Peter Gylling and his wife Gjertrud Gylling. The church's turret clock is from the middle of the 1800s and made by A.H. Funch. Another turret clock from 1500s or 1600s was built in Eastern Jutland, and later donated to Samsø Museum after suffering severe rust. There are two bells in the church, one from 1400 to 1425 by Nicolaus Eskilii, the other from 1654 by Jørgen Hansen. [3]

Climate

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Climate data for Tranebjerg (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 3.3
(37.9) 		3.1
(37.6) 		5.6
(42.1) 		10.4
(50.7) 		15.2
(59.4) 		18.3
(64.9) 		21.1
(70.0) 		20.9
(69.6) 		16.8
(62.2) 		12.1
(53.8) 		7.5
(45.5) 		4.4
(39.9) 		11.6
(52.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 1.7
(35.1) 		1.4
(34.5) 		3.1
(37.6) 		7.0
(44.6) 		11.5
(52.7) 		14.5
(58.1) 		17.0
(62.6) 		17.1
(62.8) 		13.8
(56.8) 		9.9
(49.8) 		5.8
(42.4) 		2.8
(37.0) 		8.8
(47.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −0.2
(31.6) 		−0.4
(31.3) 		1.0
(33.8) 		4.0
(39.2) 		8.1
(46.6) 		11.0
(51.8) 		13.4
(56.1) 		13.8
(56.8) 		11.3
(52.3) 		7.7
(45.9) 		3.9
(39.0) 		1.0
(33.8) 		6.2
(43.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 41.8
(1.65) 		30.8
(1.21) 		37.7
(1.48) 		31.2
(1.23) 		40.8
(1.61) 		58.5
(2.30) 		54.8
(2.16) 		56.9
(2.24) 		54.6
(2.15) 		55.3
(2.18) 		45.9
(1.81) 		44.5
(1.75) 		552.6
(21.76)
Source: DMI[4]

Notable residents

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References

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  1. ^ BY3: Population 1st January, by urban areas The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. ^ Denstoredanske.lex.dk "Tranebjerg" Retrieved 11 August 2020
  3. ^ Danmarkskirker.natmus.dk "Tranebjerg Kirke" Retrieved 10 August 2020
  4. ^ "DMI Report 18–19: Climatological Standard Normals 1981–2010 Denmark, The Faroe Islands and Greenland Based on Data Published in DMI Reports 18–08, 18–04 and 18–05" (PDF). Danish Meteorological Institute. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
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