The document describes several historic buildings and structures located in Ballum, Denmark. It discusses two mills that were erected in 1842 to pump water into ditches for farmers' grazing animals, and how they were replaced by a diesel pump in 1962. It also mentions a village called Misthusum that was destroyed in 1634 when 44 people lost their lives due to flooding. Additionally, it provides brief descriptions of Østerende and Vesterende Ballum, Hjerpsted Church, Shackenborg Castle, and Ribe Cathedral, noting interesting details about each location.

1. Historic Buildings

2. Pump mills
• In 1775, the farmers in Ballum acquired their own land. Yet more than
60 years passed before the farmers moved out of the village to
Ballum Enge. In 1836, the plot owners made their own plan for
dividing up the land and people began to dig ditches and build
bridges and roads. Two mills were erected in the marshland in 1842
to pump water into the ditches for the farmers' grazing animals. In
1962, the mills were replaced by a diesel pump. Since 1965, the cattle
have quenched their thirst through self-service nose pumps.

3. The big man drowning, misthusum
Misthusum was once a small village located in the flat Wetlands. They built farms
on 8 hills that lay like islands in the flat wetlands to protect farms against flooding.
The hills could not handle the preasure as the water surged forward. In 1634
thevillage was destroyed and 44 people lost their life
And the survivers rebuilt the farms, and the house has been used until the 1900’s

4. Østerende and vesterende Ballum
Østerende and Vesterende Ballum is located at the watten sea. It is a unique
situation, and the only village in the natural park of the watten sea.
There is big old farmhouses of østerende built on the rim of dry land, in the
village there is also cottages of vesterende. Many of the cottages are roofed
with thatch

5. Hjerpsted church
Hjerpsted church is situated lonely west of the village Hjerpsted. And
its situated on the hill island Hjerpsted and it faces the watten sea.
The church was usually opened to the public but now it is closed
because people from east europe have stolen gold and silver from the
church.
The nave and choir are form early roman times.
The masonry of the nave is granite stone, while bricks from the
demolished is used in the choir.
And all the roofs are made of lead.

6. Shackenborg castle
Shackenborg castle was originally owned by the bishop of Ribe, and fell to the crown
after the reformation in 1536.
In 1661 the king transferred schackenborg to Hans Schack as thanks for his meritorious
action during the war with Sweden
In 1978 Schackenborg came back to the danish royal family since the eleventh and last
count Schack gave it to Queen Margrethe the 2.s Youngest son Joachim
And now Marie Cavallier Who marriaged Prince Joachim lives there.

7. Ribe Cathedral
Ribe Cathedral is the only church in Denmark with 5 names. The church is 63
meters long and 36 meters wide.
It has 3 towers the riding spire over the choir, Maria tower and the civic tower.
Which originally was 65 meters high and with a spire but it crashed in 1534.
The church was built in romanesque style and is considered today to be the best
preserved romanesque cathedral in Denmark