Stige færge - Stige, Denmark - Ferries and Ferry Landings on Waymarking.com

Stigefærgen - i folkemunde kaldt Færge Hans - regnes for Danmarks korteste færgeoverfart. 78 meter er der over Odense kanal fra færgelejet ved Baagø til Stige på den nordlige side.

I over 200 år sejlede den lille Stige Færge fodgængere og cyklister over kanalen, men efter åbningen af Odins Bro i 2014 blev ruten nedlagt, og færgen sejler nu kun ved særlige lejligheder. Den er altså stadig aktiv og et spændende stykke bevaret kulturarv fra området.

Oprindeligt var færgen en kabelfærge, men efter et ulykkelig forlis, der kostede menneskeliv, i midten af 70'erne, hvor færgen blev trukket ned af et passerende skib, droppede man kabelføringen og gik over til en alm motor. Der var oprindeligt to motorfærger. Kun den ene er - så vidt jeg ved - bevaret. Den ligger i den lille havn - Odense Yachtklub ved Østre kanalvej og sejler ud ved særlige lejligheder.

English: The Stige ferry - popularly called Ferry Hans - is considered to be Denmark's shortest ferry crossing. There are 78 meters across the Odense canal from the ferry berth at Baagø to Stige on the northern side.

For over 200 years, the small Stige Færge sailed pedestrians and cyclists across the canal, but after the opening of Odins Bro (Odins bridge) in 2014, the route was closed, and the ferry now only sails on special occasions. It is thus still active and an exciting piece of preserved cultural heritage from the area.

Originally, the ferry was a cable ferry, but after an unfortunate shipwreck that cost lives, in the mid-70s, when the ferry was pulled down by a passing ship, they dropped the cable management and switched to a regular engine. There were originally two motor ferries. Only one is - as far as I know - preserved. It is located in the small harbor - Odense Yacht Club by Østre kanalvej - and sails out on special occasions.

Body of water served: Odense kanal Places served: Baagø and Stige Terminal / landing address: Østre dæmning 3 Odense, Fyn Denmark 5000 Seasonal: yes Dining room / cafeteria: no Gift shop: no Hours of operation (non-scheduled ferry service): Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   07/20/2023 Heva visited it