Jernhatten
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{{Short description|Hill and view point in Denmark}}
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| name = Jernhatten
| other_name = The Iron Hat
| type = Hill
| photo = Jernhatten, Dråby Bugt.JPG
| photo_caption = View towards Bay of Draaby, from path to the top of Jernhatten.
| map = Denmark
| map_caption = Jernhatten in Denmark
| location = Syddjurs, Central Denmark (Midtjylland), Denmark
| coordinates = {{coord|56|10|N|10|45|E|type:landmark_scale:500000|display=inline,title}}
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Jernhatten ({{Lit|The Iron Hat}}) is a protected hill and view point on the peninsula, Djursland, in Denmark protruding into the sea, Kattegat between Denmark and Sweden. From the top of the hill, 49 meters above sea level,Gyldendal there is a view up and down the coast including and the island Hjelm as well as an inland view over the hilly southern Djursland area, called Mols.
Geography
File:Jernhatten, udsigt nord.JPG
File:Jernhatten, set fra stranden.jpg
File:Jernhatten, udsigt mod Dråby Bugt.JPG
The coastal hill Jernhatten is exposed to the sun, and at the same time located in the driest part of Denmark. This gives a microclimate that favors vegetation with similarities to what can be seen in South-Eastern Europe. At the wind exposed top of the hill there is stunted beech tree growth with anemone, ivy, and wild apple trees. The northern and eastern part of the hill merges into a common, maintained through grazing, with primrose blossom in spring.Visitdjursland At the foot of the hill lies an elevated beach plain resulting from land uplift due to release of pressure when the heavy ice sheet covering large parts of Denmark melted away 10.000 years ago at the end of the last ice-age.
The coast down from Jernhatten is known among anglers and divers, due to a varied sea bed with kelp and stones, giving favorable conditions for fish life. The stream Havmølle Å just south of Jernhatten has a run of sea trout.Lystfiskernet In the same area one can find the last signs of entrenchments from the English Wars, where most of the Danish fleet was lost.Historiefaget This place, as well as Jernhatten, is part of 266 hectares of protected land.
Hiking
From a small car park to the top of the hill there is a 300 meter footpath leading to the main viewpoint. The area is not overrun. A longer walk is over the top of the hill down along the coast to the coastal hills of Rugaard Forest, which can be seen from the viewpoint, going back the same way. This 8 kilometer round trip passes empty coastline and wooded hills with wellsprings running into the sea, and trees falling out over the stony beach and into the sea. On this stretch there is also a hill with angled beech trees, growing on unstable ball clay, that is slipping into the sea. The tidal difference in the area is normally negligible in the order of one foot, so one does not have to worry about being cut of, even though the beach down from Rugaard Forest is narrow to pass at some places. From Jernhatten and north the coastline is varied and empty up to the coastal town Grenaa and Grenaa Beach 20 kilometers further up the coast of Djursland. This stretch partly joins an international hiking and bicycle trail, the North Sea Trail starting in Sweden and ending in Spain.Gyldendal
Image:Jernhatten-1.JPG|Jernhatten seen from south-west
Image:Jernhatten-2.JPG|Marl-soil at Jernhatten
Image:Jernhatten-4.JPG|Vegetation at Jernhatten
Image:Jernhatten, forkrøblet bøg.JPG|Wind stunted beech tree at the top of Jernhatten
Image:Jernhatten, vinter, solnedgang.JPG|View from top, south, winter
Image:Jernhatten, udsigt fra stien.JPG|View, from path, direction inland
Image:Jernhatten, udsigt fra toppen.JPG|View, east from top
Image:Jernhatten, mindesten.JPG|Jernhatten, memorial stone by the car park
References
- Gyldendals Åbne Encyklopædi
- Historiefaget.dk
- Lystfiskernet.dk
- Visitdjursland.com
Category:Syddjurs Municipality
Category:Protected areas of Denmark
Category:Tourist attractions in Denmark