Stevns Klint 
6 km/4 mi to the east of Store Heddinge is Stevns Klint, a chalk escarpment, which extends along the shore and from it there is a magnificent view over the sea.
The white crag, 41m/135ft high, near Hojerup is particularly beautiful, and here stands a little church of 1357 in the choir of which can be seen an even older chapel. According to legend this was built by a fisherman who had been rescued at sea.
The white crag, 41m/135ft high, near Hojerup is particularly beautiful, and here stands a little church of 1357 in the choir of which can be seen an even older chapel. According to legend this was built by a fisherman who had been rescued at sea.
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Since the sea has constantly eroded the chalk cliffs, the church - so the legend continues - moves inland a fraction on each New Year's night so as not to fall into the sea! In 1928 the choir collapsed and the rest of the church has now been made safe.
In the early 1980s the scientist Walter Alvarez and his son, Luis, discovered an overabundance of rare earth element - iridium - in the rock layer separating the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary, dating 65 million years.
This discovery provides major evidence of asteroid or comet collision with the earth which contributed to the destruction of the dinosaurs.
In the early 1980s the scientist Walter Alvarez and his son, Luis, discovered an overabundance of rare earth element - iridium - in the rock layer separating the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary, dating 65 million years.
This discovery provides major evidence of asteroid or comet collision with the earth which contributed to the destruction of the dinosaurs.
