A first class nature experience
Langeland is an island and this fact makes the landscape special in many ways. With 152 kilometres of coastline, Langeland has numerous and varied coastal landscapes.
Langeland is like a miniature version of Denmark, everything is there and the distances between the special landscapes are short. A route can be experienced in one direction and completely differently on the way back, because the individual parts, their interplay and their orientation are decisive for the landscape experience.
Discover the geopark of the south fyn archipelago
The diversity of the coastal landscape
The entire east coast of Langeland towards Langelandsbælt and the north-west coast of the island towards Langelandssund are levelling coasts. Over the centuries, waves and currents have moved the sand and flattened the shape of the coastline so that today it appears almost straight.
On the west coast, narrow beaches alternate with high or low cliffs and low areas with bays. The bays are cut off from the sea by low dikes or embankments.
Discover our beaches
Ristinge Klint is the highest cliff on the coast of Langeland, but there are many other hilly cliffs on the island.
Sylter and Nor are special coastal habitats that are characteristic of Langeland. Sylters are low meadows along the east coast of the island. Noren are bays and beach lakes that are more or less cut off from the sea by sand and stones.
Strynø, Strynø Kalv and Siø are the largest islands in this part of the South Funen Archipelago. Strynø, Strynø Kalv and Siø are flat hills in a flooded hilly landscape.
Ristinge Klint and the peninsula
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There are a number of areas on Langeland where nature is managed using cattle and wild horses
Birds - especially migratory birds, love Langeland.
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I skovens dybe, stille ro, hvor sangerhære bo. Hvor sjælen lytted mangen gang – til fuglens glade sang, der er idyllisk stille fred i skovens ensomhed, og hjertets længsler tie her, hvor fred og hvile er!
I skovens dybe stille ro
The folk song "In the deep silence of the forest" was written on Langeland by Fritz Andersen and is popularly known as "Langeland's national melody".
The deep silence is exactly what you will find in the forests of Langeland. The forests vary from large coastal beech forests to smaller mixed forests that lie like islands in the landscape.
Two hiking friends recommend: Six routes through the forests of Langeland
Forests play an important role in the wooded landscape of North Langeland. Here, forest and farmland alternate in wide belts across the island, creating simple and clearly defined spaces between the forest edges.
Langeland has several unspoilt forests, known as primeval or primary forests, which are self-sufficient.
Visit Longelse Bondegårdsskov.
If you pass through Løkkeby near Tullebølle, you will see large areas that have just been planted with trees.
New forest is being planted here as part of a large private forest and nature project.
The hilly landscape
Unique to Langeland are the hilltops, which are easily recognisable by their round shape and look as if they have been tilted by a trailer.
Langeland has about 1000 mounds, which can be found all over the landscape, except in the municipality of Stoense and on the Ristinge peninsula. Most are between 10 and 20 metres high, but some are over 30 metres. The 38 metre high Hesselbanke west of Tranekær and Fakkebjerg (37 metres) on South Langeland are good vantage points, while the highest hill on the island, Støvlebjerg (47 metres) near Tryggelev, is forested (on private land).
Discover the hat hills
Manor landscapes
Langeland has a number of manor houses - Broløkke, Egeløkke, Fårevejle, Hjortholm, Møllegård, Nedergård, Skovsgård, Steensgård, Søvertorp, Tranekær and Vestergård.
These farms have shaped the surrounding landscape throughout history. It is above all the spaciousness and simplicity of the large estates that distinguishes them from the smaller and more complex agricultural landscapes on Langeland.
The primary agricultural landscapes are distinguished by expansive open fields, extensive forests, and few structures beyond the manor houses themselves. Field boundaries and roads are often marked by avenues, stone walls, and hedgerows. The large scale of the landscapes is often seen as a contrast to the traditional agricultural landscape.
Langeland has around 30 villages, situated a few kilometres apart from each other, high in the landscape and inland on the island. These villages were established at the end of the Viking Age when the rich soil became available for ploughing, making it necessary for the villages to be located close to the fields.
Unfortunately the treasure hunt is only available in Danish