HISTORY
| Today, one of the old machines is left standing
as a garden decoration at the holiday home. The old circular brick
kiln at the right, has been replaced by a row of summer chalets just above Norreborg harbour |
An important part of Hven's history
is the history of brick and tile making.
Its golden age was from around the turn of the century up to about 1930.
Declining thereafter it died out with the onslaught of the second world
war. At its height, the island supported some 2000 inhabitants and boasted
6 taverns and 5 shops
Well there still is an abundance of good taverns or restaurants,
but only one regular store.
The inhabitants of today numbers about 370, in summer maybe a thousand.
Foto: David Lindell
Pretty well nothing remains of that old era today, except the echos of all the BrickWorks transformed into dams or ponds and the ubiquitous worn down brick-rests scattered about the beaches.