Skagen is a place where the Baltic Sea and the North Sea border
We invite you to get acquainted with the cozy resorttown, the northernmost point of Denmark. In addition, that Skagen is a city of amazing picturesque nature, here you can witness a unique natural phenomenon. Here the Northern and Baltic seas are bordered. The border is visible to the naked eye. This is truly a delightful sight!
Skagen is a small cozy Danish town
The small town is located on the cape called Grenen, it divides the Straits of Kattegat and Skagerrak. The first separates Denmark from Sweden, and the second - from Norway.
The warm current of the Gulf Stream is washed by the Grenen Cape, andbecause here the most sunny days in the year. Due to this Skagen has become one of the most attractive Danish resorts. Here are located dachas business elite of the entire Scandinavian Peninsula.
Features of the town
Sand is the main attraction of Skagen, andat the same time his punishment. The sand dunes move all the time, despite the fact that the locals always plant them with trees and grass. The fight against sand has been going on for over 200 years.
In the middle of the 19th century, the city was chosen by artists. Some came here for the entire summer season, in order to immortalize in their pictures of the amazing beauty of nature, the urban life of the settlers of Skagen. They were afraid that after a while everything would turn out to be tons of sand. A unique piece of land between the two seas was reflected in the works of artists such as Michael and Anna Anker, PS Kreier, etc. Since Skagen has always been a fishing city, many canvases depict local fishermen. Now the works are kept in the museum of painting.
At the "edge of the world" lived and the famous storyteller GH Andersen. He said that here any person can visit incredible inspiration.
One of Scagen's business cards is"The Buried Church." Constant pressure of the elements, she gave up in the middle of the 18th century, and now the first floor is completely filled with sand. Today, the white walls of the Lutheran church beautifully rise above the sand dunes.
Cape Grenen - a must see placetourists. Here you can see with your own eyes how the Baltic Sea and the North Sea connect. This place residents consider the main attraction of the city.
Unique landscape
Only here, a few kilometers from the townSkagen, if you walk along the coast to Cape Grenen, one hand can be lowered into the Baltic Sea, and the North Sea will splash under the second. The merging of the two seas creates the effect of some mystery, mysticism. Local residents even call this place "the end of the world." Despite the fact that the temptation to swim immediately in two seas is extremely high, swimming here is strictly forbidden - the current is too strong, it can be life threatening.
Nature of the phenomenon
The Baltic Sea and the North Sea do not mix inpoint of its contact, since the water currents have a different density. The area of their contact is relatively small. The reason is that the place where the Baltic Sea and the North Sea meet is shallow.
Due to the fact that the Baltic Sea falls intonumerous freshwater rivers, the level of salinity of its waters is quite low. Most of the waters of this sea do not flow outside the Baltic basin. There is only a small passage to the North Sea. And the Baltic Sea would be a huge lake with fresh water, if not for him.
