Hårbølle is a harbour village on the Danish island of

Møn Møn () is an island in south-eastern Denmark. Until 1 January 2007, it was a municipality in its own right but it is now part of the municipality of Vordingborg Municipality, Vordingborg, after merging with the former municipalities of Langeb ...

some 5 km (3 mi) south of Store Damme. It is located in the parish of Fanefjord in

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. Today it is a popular pleasure boat harbour and

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resort.

History

Hårbølle was inhabited in prehistoric times. Dating from the 16 flint daggers from the late

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have been found in the area as well as a grave from the

Bronze Age The Bronze Age () was a historical period characterised principally by the use of bronze tools and the development of complex urban societies, as well as the adoption of writing in some areas. The Bronze Age is the middle principal period of ...

. The first historical reference to Hårbølle dates from the beginning of the 16th century but the locality was probably founded in the 11th century after the

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had been overcome and the forests were cleared for new villages. The inhabitants no doubt came from Damme to raise cattle in the area or to practice forestry. In 1727, a riding school was opened and, in 1885, the local school was founded. The harbour once provided steamship connections to Bogø,

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and Masnedsund from where there were rail connections to

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. When the village was officially founded in 1769, there were 20 farmers and 15 other house owners. At the end of the 19th century, Hårbølle had two general stores, one of which was maintained until ca. 1960. There was also a dairy from 1909 to 1943.

Hårbølle's stone quarry

Founded in 1901, Hårbølle Stenminer (Hårbølle Stone Mines), now Daneflint, is the largest local employer, providing a variety of stones quarried both from the land and the sea near the village.

Hårbølle today

The little harbour is now a popular destination for pleasure boats during the summer months. Thanks to its sandy beaches, the village has also become one of Møn's summer house resorts."Hårbølle Havn"
Retrieved 22 April 2011. A new Hårbølle Dairy was established by Per Sørup lavet in 2011. The dairy delivers handmade cheeses and other dairy products to a number of Danish Michellin-starred restaurants, including

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, Alchemist and Frederiksminde.

Neighbouring attractions

Fanefjord Church Fanefjord Church (''Fanefjord kirke'') is on the Danish island of Møn. It is located in an open setting overlooking the Baltic Sea inlet of Fanefjord between Store Damme and Hårbølle. Standing on the top of a small hill, the church's red-til ...

* Gronsalen

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Harbolle Møn Villages in Vordingborg Municipality Ports and harbours of Denmark