Listed is a little fishing village on the

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island of

Bornholm Bornholm () is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea, to the east of the rest of Denmark, south of Sweden, northeast of Germany and north of Poland. Strategically located, Bornholm has been fought over for centuries. It has usually been ruled by ...

, northwest of Svaneke. As of 2015, it has a population of 217. Fishermen have used the harbour since at least 1379."Listed"
''Den Store Danske''. Retrieved 10 November 2012.

Etymology

Listed comes from Old Danish "lista" which meant "strip" or "edge". It denotes the narrow strip of land along the coast below the hills to the south."Listed"
''På 367 ture i Bornholms natur''. Retrieved 9 November 2012.

History

The place is first documented in 1379 when the

Archbishop of Lund List of (arch)bishops of Lund. Until the Danish Reformation the centre of a great Latin (arch)bishopric, Lund has been in Sweden since the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658. The Diocese of Lund is now one of thirteen in the Church of Sweden. Cathol ...

encouraged herring fishing by having six fishermen's huts built there. The harbour was first laid out with three basins in the middle of the 19th century. In 1891, a fourth basin was dug out in the rocks to the east of the other three. The harbour was further enlarged in 1982. Over the years, the village has developed combining farming and fishing.

Today

With its rocky coast and old half-timbered houses, Listed is a well preserved village. The paths along the shore lead to woods and streams with views of the waves breaking on the rocks. The harbour accommodates both fishing boats and pleasure craft. The old houses, many of them listed buildings, are packed tightly together along the main road and up little lanes. There is a small sandy beach bordered by low rocky cliffs."Listed på Bornholm - et lille smukt fiskerleje"
''Explore Bornholm''. Retrieved 10 November 2012. In addition to the distinctive chimneys of a number of former

smokehouse A smokehouse (North American) or smokery (British) is a building where meat or fish is cured with smoke Smoke is a suspension of airborne particulates and gases emitted when a material undergoes combustion or pyrolysis, together with t ...

s, there is a little fishing museum which can be visited by arrangement with the keeper. File:Listed 6.jpg, Harbour File:Listed 7.jpg, Village center

References

{{Authority control Bornholm Cities and towns in the Capital Region of Denmark