The Sound of Langeland
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The Sound of Langeland
THE SOUND OF LANGELAND is a podcast universe that offers you a unique opportunity to experience or rediscover Langeland in a whole new way. Together, we’ll head out into nature, to the attractions and the places that hold the best stories. We hope you’ll join us – listen to THE SOUND OF LANGELAND as you visit the sights and discover what makes these places special.
Listen to the podcast here by clicking on the individual episodes or listen to them wherever you usually listen to your podcasts.
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Podcast: Sounds of the Beech Tree
Was the national anthem, ‘Der er et yndigt land’ (There is a lovely country), written on Langeland? Or is it just a rumour spread by the locals? Listen to ‘The Sound of Langeland’ and find out.
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Podcast: Sounds of Tranekær Castle
Come inside Tranekær Castle, which is not normally open to the public. Hear Count Christian Ahlefeldt-Laurvig talk about the castle and find out whether there are crocodiles in the moat...
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Podcast: Sounds of the Passage Grave
What is a megalithic tomb and what was it used for? Join us as archaeologist Otto Uldum enlightens us about the mysteries of burial mounds.
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Podcast: Sounds of wild horses
Why do we have wild horses on Langeland? Listen to Max Dinesen talk about the daily life and activities of his colleagues, i.e. the wild horses.
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Podcast: Sounds of the Hat Hills
How did Langeland's approximately 1,000 hat hills come to be? And why are they called hat hills? Listen to biologist Astrid Ejlersen recount the best theories and stories.
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Podcast: Sounds of black squirrels
For some 11,000 years the black squirrel has been Denmark’s “the king of the trees”. The black squirrel was once an endangered colour variant of the European red squirrel, but a “rescue mission” has now secured its survival. Today the black squirrel is thriving in the woodlands of North Langeland.
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Podcast: Sounds of the Dutchman's House
History of the people who worked in the forests and the Devil's Stone from the Bronze Age.
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Podcast: Sounds of A.S. Ørsted
Anders Sandøe Ørsted is a native of Rudkøbing and has helped revolutionise Danish law, but very few people are aware of this.
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Podcast: Sounds of the medieval town of Rudkøbing
In this section, ethnologist and former museum curator Peter Dragsbo explains what makes Rudkøbing a town that can be traced all the way back to the Middle Ages.
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Podcast: Sounds of Strynø mill
Strynø Mill is more than just a beautiful relic from the past. It holds wonderful stories from island life and its agricultural community. In the section THE SOUND OF STRYNØ MILL, John Sørensen talks about the establishment of the mill and shares amusing stories about the creative farmers of Strynø.
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Podcast: Sounds of angling
The coastline of Langeland offers countless recreational opportunities – one of which, enjoyed by many locals and tourists alike, is fishing. In this section, we will take you by the hand and guide you to a great fishing experience as a beginner. Sea trout enthusiast Jim Müller will give you his best tips and tricks along the way.
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Podcast: Sounds of the sea's pantry
Get ready to head out into the great outdoors and find your own ingredients for your next meal.
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Podcast: Sounds of Shipwrecks
In the 1600s, Funen and Langeland flourished in the production of tiles and bricks, as the islands were rich in clay and forests. The giant lorries of the time were cargo ships, which set sail from the coast heavily laden. The combination of low water and heavy storms could be fatal.
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Podcast: Sounds of Ristinge Cliff
Listen to biologist and nature communicator Marianne Petersen talk about Ristinge Klint – a geological hotspot – which has been designated a geosite because it tells the story of the formation of Denmark. The numerous and differently coloured layers in the cliff tell a fantastic story of 130,000 years of geological landscape formation.
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Podcast: Sounds of King Humble Grave
In Humble, there is a 50-metre-long and 8-metre-wide long barrow dating from 4,000 BC. Many years later, it was given the name King Humble's Tomb, although this is probably an exaggeration.
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Podcast: Sounds of the Dano-Swedish Wars
Listen to historian and museum curator Jeppe Jøhn Hørsholm explain how Langeland's location on the map was crucial to our role in the Swedish wars and where the memorials to the fierce defence of the Langelanders against the Swedish forces in 1657-1660 stand today.
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Podcast: Sounds of the spies
A moving box containing thousands of photographs of Langeland's coastline and infrastructure – taken by East German spies with the aim of invading Langeland if the Cold War had turned hot. Hear museum director Peer Henrik Hansen talk about it and how badly things could have gone.
This podcast is co-funded by the EU.
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