ABSTRACT
The members of the local card club in Bindslev, a small outskirts village in northern Denmark, have lived their entire lives in the same place, and they could never dream of living elsewhere. As residents of the same place for more than 70–90 years, the card club collectively holds a vast amount of knowledge on how the connectivity of the village has changed over time. They can remember when the railway played a stronger role in the everyday life, the immobilities of war times, and when the region's highway was established in the proximity of the village, as well as the digital revolution. Through focus group interviews with the members of the card club and through historical analysis of the changing mobility situation in the village, methodologically dragging on historical maps, photos, and documents, this chapter unfolds narratives of changing mobilities practices in remote areas. The chapter particularly explores how local inhabitants experience their connectivity, accessibility, and their perceptions of remoteness throughout their village lives. This work seeks to discuss place, connectivity, and connectedness and whether the village's state of remoteness is produced and transformed through history.
