The Hominde-Pole-Boom

Rødby Fjord gave access to Baltic Sea trade, but it also gave the enemy access to the interior of Lolland. To protect themselves from enemy attacks, its inhabitants laid a 200m wide barrage across the fjord inlet consisting of poles driven into the seabed. A narrow opening made it possible for savvy locals to get in and out. The fjord was fully drained by 1927, and the boom discovered during ploughing There’s a good view of the "fjord" from Kramnitsevej at Tjørnebjerggård. In front of this farm, to the east you’ll see a dip in the land that marks the oldest entrance to Rødby Fjord.