Hirsholmene is a group of ten small Danish islands in the

Kattegat The Kattegat (; sv, Kattegatt ) is a sea area bounded by the Jutlandic peninsula in the west, the Danish Straits islands of Denmark and the Baltic Sea to the south and the provinces of Bohuslän, Västergötland, Halland and Skåne in Sweden ...

; Hirsholm, Græsholm, Lilleholm, Tyvholm, Kølpen and Deget, located approximately 7 km to the northeast of

Frederikshavn Frederikshavn () is a Danish town in Frederikshavn municipality, Region Nordjylland, on the northeast coast of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. Its name translates to "Frederik's harbor". It was originally named Fladstrand. The town ...

. Noted for their impressive bird populations, the islands have been a Danish nature reserve since 193

Only Hirsholm is inhabited, with a small settlement dating from the 16th century, and a lighthouse from 1886. The island was the summer retreat for the noted Danish author Dines Skafte Jespersen who wrote the children's book series called ''Troldepus'' in addition to other works. He also wrote three autobiographical works, including one about his year living and working on the island, called ''Himmel, hav og en ø'' (Sky, Sea and an Island).

Protections

Hirsholmene has been an international

Ramsar Ramsar may refer to: * Places so named: ** Ramsar, Mazandaran, city in Iran ** Ramsar, Rajasthan, village in India * Eponyms of the Iranian city: ** Ramsar Convention concerning wetlands, signed in Ramsar, Iran ** Ramsar site, wetland listed in ...

area since 2 September 1977. Today it has number 147 and encompass 3,714 ha.The Annotated Ramsar List: Denmark
Ramsar, 5 August 2013

References

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