Allinge

The small, cosy market town on North Bornholm is a very old town. Long back in history, the city has had other names.
Over 600 years ago the name of the town was Alland, which later became Allandt and Allent. In the early 1600s the town was given the name Alling, similar to what we know today. The first time the name Allinge appears in writing is in the mid-1600s.

In the Middle Ages, Allinge was only a small fishing village consisting of a few fishermen’s cottages and agricultural properties, but the town was nevertheless of great importance to the Hanseatic herring markets on the Baltic Sea. Oceans of herring could be caught in the Baltic Sea, which was mainly sold to Catholics in southern Europe. The Catholic people had a meatless day – a fast day – and they did not consider fish to be meat. During the herring season, the Hanseatic ships sailed back and forth between their towns, herring markets and their customers. During that time, prosperity came to the people of Allinge. But unfortunately this herring adventure stopped in the 1500s.

Allinge Customs House and Warehouse

Allinge

The old customs house in Allinge was built in 1909 and is on 2 floors. The building was erected on the site of a 7-storey half-timbered house from 1827. From 1877 to 1908 the building was owned by Otto Wilhelm Alexander Marchmann, colloquially known as Mester. He was mayor, postmaster and customs inspector and had a post and customs office at this address. In 1905 the post office was moved to ...

Allinge Station Building

Allinge, Building Art

Next to Cirkel K is the old railway station built in 1912 and designed by architect Ove Funch-Espersen. However, the station was not put into operation until the following year, when there were delays with the railway. The building is on 2 floors, built in red bricks and with mansard roof and arched gables so that the 1st floor could be used for a functional dwelling. The ...

Allinge Smokehouse

Allinge, Smokehouses

Allinge Røgeri was built in 1922 in concrete with a cardboard roof. The chimney is foundation walled and also built in concrete with two smoke chambers. The original building consisted only of a smokehouse and a lounge, but over the years the smokehouse has undergone a number of renovations and extensions so that today there is both a restaurant with sand on the floor, a ...

Allinge Town and Court House

Allinge

Allinge Råd- og Tinghus was built in 1881 as a replacement for Sandvig Town Hall. The building was designed by architect Mathias Bidstrup. The building served as the seat of the Rønne Court until 1973, when the Nexø and Rønne courts were merged. Before construction could begin, some blasting was needed as there was a rather large rock rubble on site. When the building ...

Allinge harbour

Allinge

Allinge harbour, like many of the other harbours on Bornholm, was created by natural indentations in the rocks that could provide a harbour for smaller boats. From around 1200 - 1500 there were many herrings in the Baltic Sea and Allinge played a major role in the great herring adventure with the Hanseatic cities that bought herring for resale in southern Europe where the Catholics had a ...

Allinge old smokehouse

Allinge, Smokehouses

The old smokehouse from 1883 is built into the rocks. The smokehouse is in four bays and built in a very simple timber frame as there is no filling timber. The gables are brick and the roof is tiled. The chimney, which is also built directly on top of the rocks, is referred to as a factory chimney, as it is built on the outside of ...

Love House

Allinge, Experiences & Activities

Kærnehuset is the old Citizens' School in Allinge from 1890-91. The building was designed by architect Mathias Bidstrup, who designed many of the old buildings on Bornholm. On this site there used to be a school from 1826 until its demolition in 1890, this was the first foundation-built house in Allinge, apart from the Ammunition House, which later served as a fire station. The old school ...

Allinge old fire station

Allinge, Building Art

Allinge's old fire station was built in 1800 of rough-cut boulders and with a tiled roof and arched gables. The building was originally built by Bornholm Militia as an ammunition and material store. In 1904, the municipality buys the building and a small front room is built as an extension, as well as a gymnasium for Allinge School ( Kærnehuset ). The building is used as a gymnasium ...

Allinge Church – Where the clock never strikes 9

Allinge, Churches & Cemeteries

Allinge Church, built in the mid-16th century, was originally a chapel, referred to in 1569 as Alende Capell. Until 1941 it was an annex of Ols Church. The church is located in the middle of the town, 11 m above sea level and only about 100 m from the sea. There is no large cemetery at the church, as the road network and buildings have prevented the cemetery ...

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