Lindholm is a small
Danish uninhabited island located in
Stege Bugt. Lindholm covers an area of 0.07 km2.
Until 2018 the island housed a field station belonging to the
veterinary institute of the
Technical University of Denmark
The Technical University of Denmark ( da, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet), often simply referred to as DTU, is a polytechnic university and school of engineering. It was founded in 1829 at the initiative of Hans Christian Ørsted as Denmark's fir ...
. Starting in 1938 a vaccine against
foot-and-mouth disease was produced on the island.
The Danish government considered but eventually shelved a plan to house, on the island, unsuccessful applicants for asylum with criminal records who could not otherwise be deported.
References
Islands of Denmark
Geography of Vordingborg Municipality
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