Middelfart Attractions
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Middelfart, an important seaport and seaside resort, is situated in the extreme northwest of the island of Funen on the Little Belt. From Jutland the town can be reached by means of one of two bridges - one a rail bridge, the other a road bridge - leading from the Danish mainland to Funen.
History
The Middelfart was already populated in prehistoric times. The Royal Castle of Hindsgavl ("Summit of the Hintze") which stood here was first mentioned in 1295, when the Danish King Menved and the Norwegian king concluded an armistice there; in the 14th C. the castle passed to King Valdemar IV. Hindsgavl was destroyed in a storm in 1694. In 1784 a mansion was built on the site. The people of Middelfart operated ferries across the Little Belt. About the year 1500 dolphins were hunted here.
Middelfart, an important seaport and seaside resort, is situated in the extreme northwest of the island of Funen on the Little Belt. From Jutland the town can be reached by means of one of two bridges - one a rail bridge, the other a road bridge - leading from the Danish mainland to Funen.
History
The Middelfart was already populated in prehistoric times. The Royal Castle of Hindsgavl ("Summit of the Hintze") which stood here was first mentioned in 1295, when the Danish King Menved and the Norwegian king concluded an armistice there; in the 14th C. the castle passed to King Valdemar IV. Hindsgavl was destroyed in a storm in 1694. In 1784 a mansion was built on the site. The people of Middelfart operated ferries across the Little Belt. About the year 1500 dolphins were hunted here.
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