Securing our common cultural heritage
There are traces from many historical periods on both sides of the Fehmarnbelt. When we construct the land installations for the link, this cultural heritage will be preserved to the greatest possible extent. Recording the valuables will also mean more attention will be attracted to the physical traces of historical development, and ensure that our successors will enjoy our cultural heritage and be able to explore it. Cultural heritage of our time On land, settlements and other installations from ancient times attract the attention of archaeologists, even when buried beneath heavy layers of earth. Villages, agricultural settlements, manor houses, areas from which mineral have been extracted, infrastructure, industrial environments, tourist attractions, harbours and towns have all made their mark on the cultural landscape, and often they hold interesting culture-historical values. Investigation and assessment of cultural heritage in conjunction with the Fehmarnbelt project is a process involving several phases, where measurements will
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Cultural heritage is an important resource for the further development of society, since it forms a bridge between the past, present and future. The cultural heritage of the Fehmarnbelt includes preserved artefacts, preserved buildings worthy of conservation, stone and earth dykes, archaeological cultural heritage, valuable cultural environments and churches and their surroundings. In brief, both the visible and hidden traces of the landscape.
