We are living in Kalundborg, a provincial provincial town, right in the middle of Denmark. We are about 20,000 inhabitants living in Kalundborg or in the small communities surrounding the town.
In January 2007 the boroughs of Kalundborg, Bjergsted, hvidebæk, Gørlev and Høng were amalgamated into one borough (keeping the name of Kalundborg) with almost 50,000 inhabitants.
The church in the background of this picture is The Church of our Lady (Vor Frue Kirke in Danish). it is the only five towered church in Denmark. The church was built around 1170 by Esbern Snare. Esbern Snare was a chief and warrior who also built the castle of Kalundborg. The church belonged to the castle.
In old days jackdaws were called "kaa" and the na
me Kalundborg is supposed to be derived from that name = the castle by the Jackdaws' Grove (lund=grove, borg=castle).
2 comments:
Hi
Kalundborg seems a very nice and historical place. The images from the church are really beautiful. But I must confess that I have loved the "shinny" black bird. It reminded me of the same bird in the Tower Bridge in London.
In Portuguese it is called" corvo".
Love and see you in the next post.
Hi Helle!
It is very good to know about a bird. I really preciate that you let us know that information.
Love to you ..
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