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Bogø

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Bogø north harbour
Bogø north harbour

Bogø (Danish pronunciation: [ˈpɔwˌøˀ]) is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea, just west of Møn. The population is 1,182 (1 January 2025) with 927 living in the only town on the island, Bogø By. The island is approximately 7 km long by 3 km wide at the largest points, with a total area of 13 km2. The highest point of the island is 32 metres above sea level. To the west of Bogø is a smaller island, Farø, which carries the E47/E55 motorway from Copenhagen to the major islands of Lolland and Falster. The routes continue via ferry to Germany. Bogø is connected by causeways to both Farø and Møn, and carries one of the two main routes for vehicles travelling to Møn. It is part of Vordingborg Municipality. The island has a varied landscape including wooded areas and traditional villages. To the northwest of the island at Skåninge is a small harbour and bathing jetty. To the south east is a larger harbour with a car ferry which operates during summer months to Stubbekøbing on Falster. Near the centre of the island is a preserved windmill from 1852, which is being restored to form a working museum. The island was for a long time part of the crown estates. In 1769 it was offered for sale, and purchased by the islanders for 18,456 rigsdaler. To pay for this, the islanders cut down much of the forest then growing on the island.

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Bogø
Skåningevej, Vordingborg Municipality

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N 54.933333333333 ° E 12.033333333333 °
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Skåningevej

Skåningevej
4793 Vordingborg Municipality
Region Zealand, Denmark
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Langebæk
Langebæk

Langebæk (Danish pronunciation: [ˈlɑŋəˌpek]) is a town with a population of 248 (1 January 2022), which until 1 January 2007 was the main town of the former Langebæk municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Sjælland on the southeastern tip of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in south Denmark. The municipality included the islands of Langø, Tærø and Lilleø, and it covered an area of 101 km2 (39 square miles). It had a total population of 6,332 in 2005. Its last mayor was Henrik Holmer, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party. To the east is Hølen, a strait separating Zealand from the island of Nyord, and then further south is Stege Bay (Stege Bugt), which is the main body of water separating the former municipality from the next major island to the southwest, the island of Møn. At the narrowest point between the two islands to the south of Langebæk, the waters are named Wolf Strait (Ulvsund). There are a number of islands in the waters between Zealand and Møn, including the islands of Langø, Tærø and Lilleø. The Queen Alexandrine Bridge connects the former municipality, and the island of Zealand, to Møn at the town of Kalvehave. The bridge opened for traffic on 30 May 1943, and is named after Queen Alexandrine, the Queen Consort of King Christian X. The bridge is 746 metres (2,448 ft) long. On 1 January 2007 Langebæk municipality ceased to exist, owing to Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with Møn, Præstø, and Vordingborg municipalities to form an enlarged Vordingborg municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 615 km2 (237 square miles) and a total population of 46,307 (2005).