Sønderside - Ho, Danmark - Homesteads on Waymarking.com

Sønderside var bygget ved den gamle kystlinje før området Skallingen blev dannet.

Sønderside opstod omkring 1400 -1500 tallet men blev udslettet ved en en stormflod natten mellem den 12. og 13. oktober 1634 hvor vandet var 6,3 meter over normalen. Tusindvis af mennesker og dyr langs vestkysten druknede, også indbyggerne i Sønderside. Bygningerne blev skyllet væk og det var afslutningen på Sønderside bebyggelsen.

Sønderside opstod oprindeligt da jydske tilflyttere begyndte at opføre huse og gårde i de store øde områder på vestkysten. Samtidig viste det sig at Sønderside lå perfekt for fiskeri og sejllads til og fra Danmark. Mange landmænd boede i Sønderside om vinteren. Her kunne de tjene penge ved fiskeri mens de om sommeren kunne beskæftige sig med landbrug.
Sønderside menes at være et par kilometer lang. Der kom efterhånden flere og flere erhverv til området, pottemagere, rebslagere, smede og endda bordeller.

Der har været foretaget arkæologiske undersøgelser i området af flere omgange. Her er der fundet potteskår og murrester.

Fra parkeringspladsen kan man gå langs med en sti gennem det tidligere Sønderside. Her er flere steder opsat forskellige informationstavler hvor man kan læse om den tidligere bebyggelse.
Det kan være svært at forestille sig at området for flere hundrede år siden var en livlig kystby. Området er i konstant forandring og det tidligere hav nu er et engområde og sandklitter.




Sønderside was built on the old coastline before the Skallingen area was formed.
Sønderside arose around the 1400s -1500s but was wiped out by a storm surge on the night between 12 and 13 October 1634 when the water was 6.3 meters above normal. Thousands of people and animals along the west coast drowned, including the inhabitants of Sønderside. The buildings were washed away and that was the end of the Sønderside settlement.

Sønderside originally arose when immigrants from Jutland began to build houses and farms in the large deserted areas on the west coast. At the same time, it turned out that Sønderside was perfectly located for fishing and sailing to and from Denmark. Many farmers lived in Sønderside during the winter. Here they could earn money by fishing while in the summer they could engage in agriculture.
Sønderside is believed to be a few kilometers long. Gradually, more and more professions came to the area, potters, rope makers, blacksmiths and even brothels.

Archaeological investigations have been carried out in the area on several occasions. Pottery shards and brick remains have been found here.

From the car park you can walk along a path through the former Sønderside. Various information boards have been set up here in several places where you can read about the former settlement.
It can be hard to imagine that the area was a lively coastal town several hundred years ago. The area is constantly changing and the former sea is now a meadow area and sand dunes.

Link to the Homestead: [Web Link] Additional Parking or Point of Interest: N 55° 31.889 E 008° 13.434 Structure Type: Unknown History if no Link: Not listed

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