Bornholm, Denmark (Danmark) T-Shirt

Bornholm is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea located to the east of (most of) the rest of Denmark, the south of Sweden, and the north of Poland. The main industries on the island include fishing, arts and crafts like glass making and pottery using locally worked clay, and dairy farming. Tourism is important during the summer. The topography of the island consists of dramatic rock formations in the north, sloping down towards “pine and deciduous forests” and farmland in the middle and sandy beaches in the south. Strategically located in the Baltic Sea, Bornholm has been a bone of contention between several countries. Through most of its history it has been ruled by Denmark, but also at times by Lübeck and Sweden. The castle ruin Hammershus, on the northwestern tip of the island, is the largest mediaeval fortress in northern Europe, testament to the importance of its location. The people of Bornholm speak their own dialect of Danish known as Bornholmsk.