Attractions and Places To See in Bommerlund Plantage - Top 3

Here you'll find a lovely sunny resting spot right next to the Bommerlund Plantation. From here, you can easily start hiking or cycling tours.

The Gejlå Bro bridge takes its name from the small stream Gejl Å, which has been crossed on a horse or by foot since centuries before Christ. Apparently the first bridge around here was built between 750 and 1050.

Gejlå Bridge The bridge takes its name from the small stream Gejl Å (German: Gehlau or Geilau), which it spans in the village of the same name. The village and bridge are located today in the present-day municipality of Bov (German: Bau) in the municipality of Åbenrå (German: Kommune Apenrade).[1] History Edit As early as the Bronze Age (1800–500 BC), there was a stone-fortified ford over the Gejlå River, which was crossed on foot or by horse. The first bridge was built between 750 and 1050. The first written mention of the Gejlå Bridge dates from 1660 and refers to a wooden bridge built by the bailiff J. Møller from Flensburg. Due to its short lifespan, the stone ford soon had to be used again. In 1765, the first stone bridge was built from solid natural stone. The current bridge was built by Thomas Fries from Flensburg and inaugurated on August 21, 1818. His name is also immortalized in one of the railing stones. The total construction costs amounted to 3,030 marks, of which 530 marks were labor costs. Master builder Thomas Fries gave a ten-year "guarantee" on his construction. Some flat stones beneath the bridge are said to be the remains of the old ford.[2]

Oldest bridge in Denmark. On your way North or South nice stop from the road to see this interesting arch bridge.

Old bridge over the Gejl Å river. It was built in 1818 by Thomas Fries from Flensburg as a "stone beam bridge", a self-supporting round arch bridge with a double arch made of hewn natural stone and is considered the most beautiful preserved stone bridge in Denmark. There were other bridges in front of her, some of them made of wood. The first written mention of a bridge over Gejl Å is from 1660, but it is assumed that the first bridge existed much earlier (750-1050).

The Bommerlunder was probably distilled and sold here in earlier times. The memorial stone reminds of this.

Simple overnight place. You can pitch your tent and camp here for up to two nights free of charge. There is also a fireplace with firewood and fresh water. There is also a garbage can - although it is still desirable to take your garbage with you.

Bommerlund / Frøslev / Skomagerhus - sights Bommerlund: Gejlå Bridge: On the edge of the Bommerlund Plantation is the bridge over the Gejlå of 1818. The special feature of this is that it consists of two arches of split field stones. Before the bridge was built there was a ford of flat stepping stones. These stones are still under the bridge. Bommerlund stone: The memorial stone was erected in 1960 on the site where once the inn Bommerlund Kro lay. On the stone you can see the relief of a brave knight. According to legend, an exhausted French knight brought the recipe of the famous Bommerlunder schnapps here and thanked the innkeeper for the good treatment. The remaining stones in the forest area are Wegepflichtsteine, which date from the period 1770-1900. They stand at their original locations along the way. In earlier times, the farmers were responsible for maintaining the path. The path had already existed before the planting of the Bommerlund plantation in the open heathland, and the peasants often lived far from the stretch of road they needed to take care of. The waypoints indicate which farm was responsible for which section.