There are several ways to approach a stay in Lysabildskov: the Alsstien, a hiking route on Als; the local landscape; and the history of farms and the school. These topics can help you choose the focus of your stay without combining hiking, cycling and history into a fixed programme.

Hiking and cycling

The Alsstien is a 64-kilometre hiking route on the island of Als. It runs along the coast, through fields and forests. Lysabildskov is one of the places named on the route. Depending on the route you choose, the section between Mommark and Drejet is 13 or 16 kilometres long. The total route and the section are two different scales; the two options for the section differ by three kilometres. When planning, you can therefore distinguish between following the entire Alsstien and focusing on the Mommark–Drejet section. There are many opportunities for cycling in the countryside around Lysabildskov. For hiking, you can follow a specific route with stated distances; for cycling, you can explore the opportunities in the countryside around the village. Route details may change; check the information before setting out.

Landscape between ridge and hill

The Lysabild-åsen is four kilometres long and runs from the area near Gl. Pøl via Lysabildskov to Hummelore. This also places the village within the context of a longer landscape feature. Sorghøjen, a small, tree-covered hill near the lake in Lysabildskov, offers a different scale. It is also known as “Sjaafeld” and “Sorgfeld”. While the Lysabild-åsen describes a longer line through the landscape, Sorghøjen refers to a single hill in the village. Thus, two different landscape features sit side by side: an expanse stretching for several kilometres and a small-scale feature within the village.

Farms and school history

The history of Lysabildskov can be traced through changes in the settlement and its schools. From 1779 onwards, twelve farms were dismantled in Lysabild and later rebuilt in Lysabildskov. In 1782, Duke Frederik Christian granted the cottagers relocated from Lysabild permission to establish their own school. These represent two developments side by side: the rebuilding of farms and the educational arrangements for the relocated cottagers.

Johan Christoffer Bouhige is named as the schoolmaster in Lysabildskov from 1785 to 1815. In 1790, the residents engaged Joh. Christian Bouhige as their schoolteacher by contract. The accounts shed light on different forms of educational activity: one names a schoolmaster over a period of time, while the other concerns a specific contractual engagement. The 1790 contract falls within the period given for Johan Christoffer Bouhige, but remains a separate historical event. Together with the 1782 permission, these details make it possible to trace the development from the establishment of a school to later educational roles.

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