At Nyvang, you can visit the rural police officer's office, set up in his private home. The desk and cabinet are original and come from the office of rural police officer Peter Marius Stub, who lived in Nykøbing Sjælland. The other police-related furnishings come from the police stations in Nykøbing and Holbæk. The door to the detention cell comes from the old police station in Kalundborg.
The rural police officer was a local authority figure in the village. Around the time of World War II, they were employed and paid by the county councils. The officer often lived far from the main station and had to set up a police station in his own home without extra pay. However, the county did install a phone, which had to be answered by the officer’s wife "in the policeman's absence." The rural officer's salary was very modest, and he often had to rely on a bicycle to get around the parish. His duties varied widely from investigating petty thefts, arresting the local drunk, to handling paternity cases.
At Nyvang, you can visit the rural police officer's office, set up in his private home. The desk and cabinet are original and come from the office of rural police officer Peter Marius Stub, who lived in Nykøbing Sjælland. The other police-related furnishings come from the police stations in Nykøbing and Holbæk. The door to the detention cell comes from the old police station in Kalundborg.
The rural police officer was a local authority figure in the village. Around the time of World War II, they were employed and paid by the county councils. The officer often lived far from the main station and had to set up a police station in his own home without extra pay. However, the county did install a phone, which had to be answered by the officer’s wife "in the policeman's absence." The rural officer's salary was very modest, and he often had to rely on a bicycle to get around the parish. His duties varied widely from investigating petty thefts, arresting the local drunk, to handling paternity cases.
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