Bornholm
Proper noun
Meaning
Bornholm
An island and municipality of Denmark, in the Baltic Sea.
Examples
Although many of his works feature gothic elements, the first one which is considered to belong purely in the "gothic fiction" label is Ostrov Borngolm (Island of Bornholm) from 1793.
Bornholm has also become an internationally recognised venue for 'match racing', a sailing sport where two identical (or one design) supplied racing yachts are raced in one on one dogfights on the water.
On 22 August 1943 a V-1 flying bomb (numbered V83, probably launched from a Heinkel He 111 ) crashed on Bornholm during a test – the warhead was a dummy made of concrete.
Electricity supply Bornholm is connected to the Swedish electricity grid by a submarine 60 kV AC cable, which is among the longest AC cables in Europe.
Fire Department Bornholm.
Match racing unlike other sailing sports is suited to locations like Bornholm due to the racing taking place in close proximity to the shore which provides spectacular heat of the action viewing for the on-shore audience.