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Intro
The harbour is the island’s lifeline and Tunø Harbour was built in 1896. Previously there were only two slipways where boats could be hauled on land, one by Ålekæret (the Eel Pond) on the south side of the island and one near the western district of Stenkalven (the Stone Calf).
The harbour is the island’s lifeline and Tunø Harbour was built in 1896. Previously there were only two slipways where boats could be hauled on land, one by Ålekæret (the Eel Pond) on the south side of the island and one near the western district of Stenkalven (the Stone Calf).
Besides ferrying people back and forth, the harbour was mainly used to get commodities such as fuel, feedstuffs and fertilizer to the island. From 1980 onwards, pleasure boats arrived at Tunø in ever increasing numbers. Mooring jetties were built in the mid-1980s to provide space for the many small yachts during the summer.
The ferry traffic has changed over the years. Earlier, small craft shuttled between Tunø and the mainland.
For several centuries, there was a scheduled ferry link between Aarhus and Kalundborg on Zealand – also operating a link to Tunø and Samsø. Between 1868 and 1979, the ferry would call at the port of Samsø on its way.
This ferry was too big to put in at Tunø Harbour, so when the islanders wanted to go to Samsø or to the mainland, they were sailed out to the ferry. This ‘shuttle service’ was initially provided by a sailing dinghy, and later a motor boat, which would then touch in alongside a hatch in the ship’s side. It wasn’t much fun in bad weather, and when the sea was frozen, people had to travel out to the ferry on foot.
When Tunø was annexed to Odder Municipality as part of the local government merger in 1970, a permanent ferry route was established between Hou and Tunø. The present ferry is from 1993.