Snekkersten

History

The name Snekkersten is first recorded in 1582. The first part of the name comes from snekkja or snekke, a type of longship. The suffix -sten means "boulder", The name Snekkersten also refers to a specific very large boulder on the beach in the northern part of Snekkersten. The fishing village was destroyed during the Swedish invasion in 1660. In 1681, Snekkersten consisted of a fisherman's house and three small farms. In 1771, Snekkersten consisted of 15 families of which 10 were fishermen, one was seafarers, two combined farming and fishing, one was a shoemaker and one was a day-laborer. The existence of the local inn Snekkersten Kro is first documented in 1770s but it may be considerably older. It was a popular Sunday destination for people from Helsingør. The settlement was located directly on the beach. The first building to be constructed more inland was Snekkersten's first school which opened in 1794. It was located close to Borupgaard's fields. In the middle of the 19th century, due to the improvements in infrastructure, summer visitors from Copenhagen began to venture further up the coast. The steam boat Hamlet began to operate regularly between Copenhagen and Helsingør, calling at various points along the way. Passengers to Snekkersten were picked up by local fishermen in row boats. The North Line did not have a station in Snekkersten when it opened in 1864 but a halt opened at Borupgaard in 1879. The railway was then located further inland. Snekkersten station opened when the railway was moved in 1891. Traffic increased significantly when the Coast Line opened in 1897. Some of Borupgaard's land was sold off in lots, first at Parallelvej and Sortevej and later at Mathilde Bruuns Vej og G.A. Hagemanns Vej, attracting a new middle class. The new…

Most-observed species

• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  20,694
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  13,916
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  13,288
• Red Kite

  Milvus milvus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  13,217
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  13,084
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  12,807
• Common Chiffchaff

  Phylloscopus collybita (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  12,381
• Graylag Goose

  Anser anser (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  11,380

Most recent

• M 3.5 — 2026-05-20
  7 km WSW of Bjæverskov, Denmark
• M 4.2 — 2012-08-06
  39 km WSW of Steninge, Sweden
• M 4.3 — 2008-12-16
  7 km NW of Skurup, Sweden
• M 2.6 — 2005-03-16
  13 km NNW of Kalundborg, Denmark
• M 2.8 — 2005-03-03
  29 km E of Ebeltoft, Denmark
• M 3 — 2005-02-03
  29 km NNW of Nykøbing Sjælland, Denmark