Møn () is an island in south-eastern Denmark. Until 1 January 2007, it was a municipality in its own right but it is now part of the municipality of
Vordingborg, after merging with the former municipalities of
Langebæk,
Præstø, and Vordingborg. This has created a municipality with an area of and a total population of 46,307 (2005). It belongs to the
Region Sjælland ("Zealand Region"). Møn is one of Denmark's most popular destinations for tourists with its
white chalk cliffs, countryside, sandy beaches and the market town of
Stege. In June 2017,
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a List of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international coope ...
designated Møn as Denmark's first biosphere reserve, consisting of "a series of islands and islets in the southern Baltic Sea, over approximately 45,118 hectares (131,890 acres). Its landscapes include woodlands, grasslands, meadows, wetlands, coastal areas, ponds and steep hills."
Location
Møn is located just off the south-eastern tip of
Zealand from which it is separated by the waters of the ''Hølen'' strait between Kalvehave and the island of
Nyord
Nyord () is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea, southeast of Zealand, just north of Møn island.
Nyord covers an area of approximately 5 km², although only 1.2 km² is cultivatable moraine, while the remaining 4 km² is salt-meadow ...
, at the northern end of Møn. Further south is
Stege Bay Strege may refer to:
*Stege, Denmark, a town on the island of Møn in south-eastern Denmark
** Stege Church
* Stege, California, a former town in western Contra Costa County, California
* Stege Creek, an alternate name for Baxter Creek, used especi ...
. At the narrowest point between the two islands, the waters are referred to as Wolf Strait (''Ulvsund''), which is the primary strait separating Møn from Zealand.
To the southwest is
Stubbekøbing on the island of
Falster, which is separated from Møn by the
Grønsund
Grønsund is a strait in Denmark separating the island Falster from the smaller islands of Møn and Bogø. Grønsund is also the name of a locality on the northeast coast of Falster from where the ferries to Møn used to operate. Grønsund Fer ...
(Green Strait).
There are a number of islands in the waters off Møn, including Nyord and
Bogø, the smaller island of
Farø
Farø () is an island in Denmark, located between the islands Sjælland and Falster. It has an area of 0.93 km2 and has a population of four people (2019). Administratively it is part of Vordingborg Municipality.
Access to the island
The ...
, as well as the islands of
Langø,
Tærø and Lilleø off the coast of Zealand. The island of
Lindholm in Stege Bugt is state-owned, and is the location for the State Veterinary Institute for Virus Research (''Statens Veterinære Institut for Virusforskning'').
Transport links
Møn is connected to Zealand at the town of Kalvehave by the
Queen Alexandrine Bridge
The Queen Alexandrine bridge (Danish, ''Dronning Alexandrines Bro'') is a road arch bridge that crosses Ulv Sund between the islands of Zealand and Møn in Denmark.
History
The bridge is named after Queen Alexandrine, consort of King Christia ...
. The bridge opened for traffic on 30 May 1943, and is named after
Queen Alexandrine, the
Queen Consort of King
Christian X
Christian X ( da, Christian Carl Frederik Albert Alexander Vilhelm; 26 September 1870 – 20 April 1947) was King of Denmark from 1912 to his death in 1947, and the only King of Iceland as Kristján X, in the form of a personal union rather ...
. The bridge is long and considered to be one of Denmark's most attractive bridges.
At the south-western corner, Møn connects by causeway to the island of Bogø. From Bogø another causeway connects to the small island of Farø, which acts as the centre point for the
Farø Bridges carrying the motorway between Zealand and Falster. The north Farø bridge has a span of , the south bridge a span of with a central span for shipping. The central span is supported by cables from two pylons which raise the bridge
above sea level
Height above mean sea level is a measure of the vertical distance ( height, elevation or altitude) of a location in reference to a historic mean sea level taken as a vertical datum. In geodesy, it is formalized as '' orthometric heights''.
Th ...
. The bridge was completed in 1984 and forms part of Euroroute
E47 from Copenhagen (and
Helsingborg) to
Lübeck (and thence
Hamburg
Hamburg (, ; nds, label=Hamburg German, Low Saxon, Hamborg ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (german: Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg; nds, label=Low Saxon, Friee un Hansestadt Hamborg),. is the List of cities in Germany by popul ...
and the south).
At the north-western tip of Møn there is a narrow bridge to the small island of Nyord.
The town of Stege
Stege, the largest town on the island of Møn, is situated approximately at the centre point of the island at the mouth of Stege Nor, a lake which connects directly to the sea. The population is around 4,000. The town has a great deal of charm with historic buildings, a marina and several restaurants and cafes.
Stege Church Strege may refer to:
*Stege, Denmark, a town on the island of Møn in south-eastern Denmark
** Stege Church
* Stege, California, a former town in western Contra Costa County, California
* Stege Creek, an alternate name for Baxter Creek, used especi ...
built in the
Romanesque style dates from the early 13th century. The annual "Stege Festival" takes place every Tuesday in July, and the first Tuesday in August.
Other places on Møn
Attractions
Møn is known for its natural environment, sandy beaches,
fresco-decorated churches,
Stone Age
The Stone Age was a broad prehistoric period during which stone was widely used to make tools with an edge, a point, or a percussion surface. The period lasted for roughly 3.4 million years, and ended between 4,000 BC and 2,000 BC, with ...
and
Bronze Age
The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second pri ...
passage graves and
monuments, and
Møns Klint ("The White Cliffs of Møn"), the island's most popular attraction.
The cliffs, c. 6 km long and up to 128 metres tall, are Denmark's highest, and support a unique set of natural habitats. Access to the narrow beach is via a flight of 500 steps from the parking area set within the beech forest behind the cliffs. The
GeoCenter Møns Klint, a geological museum tracing the origins of Denmark and the formation of the cliffs opened there in May 2007. The combination of
chalk
Chalk is a soft, white, porous, sedimentary carbonate rock. It is a form of limestone composed of the mineral calcite and originally formed deep under the sea by the compression of microscopic plankton that had settled to the sea floor. C ...
in the
subsoil
Subsoil is the layer of soil under the topsoil on the surface of the ground. Like topsoil, it is composed of a variable mixture of small particles such as sand, silt and clay, but with a much lower percentage of organic matter and humus, and ...
with a dry local climate, and its agricultural use consisting primarily of cattle grazing, has created some of Denmark's richest meadowlands. The chalk was transported to Møn during the fourth, and
most recent, major ice age.
Another attraction close to the cliffs is
Liselund, the romantic summer residence erected in the 1790s by French nobleman
Antoine de Bosc de la Calmette for his wife, Lise. The miniature thatched palace and grounds were designed by
Andreas Kirkerup, one of the foremost landscape architects of the times. A larger house was constructed in the park in 1887 by Baron Fritz Rosenkrantz, which is now a hotel. The park is open to the public and includes the original thatched manor house, Swiss cottage, Chinese tea house and Norwegian log cabin. Calmette was also responsible for the park at Marienborg, to the west of Stege.
At the north-western corner of Møn is a narrow bridge to the island of
Nyord
Nyord () is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea, southeast of Zealand, just north of Møn island.
Nyord covers an area of approximately 5 km², although only 1.2 km² is cultivatable moraine, while the remaining 4 km² is salt-meadow ...
. The small village on the island has a number of quaint cottages and farmhouses as well as a unique octagonal church and a small harbour. Nyord is an important habitat for geese, ducks and other wading birds. There is a bird-watching tower for the use of visitors.
At the south-western corner, Møn connects by causeway to the 5 by 7 km island of Bogø. The island has a preserved windmill, an old boarding school and a summer ferry to
Stubbekøbing.
Møn has a number of interesting churches decorated with
frescos
Fresco (plural ''frescos'' or ''frescoes'') is a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid ("wet") lime plaster. Water is used as the vehicle for the dry-powder pigment to merge with the plaster, and with the setting of the plaste ...
.
Fanefjord Church
Fanefjord Church (''Fanefjord kirke'') is on the Danish island of Møn. It is located in an open setting overlooking the Baltic Sea inlet of Fanefjord between Store Damme and Hårbølle. Standing on the top of a small hill, the church's red-til ...
dates back to the 13th century, and has a set of recently restored frescos painted in 1450 by the
Elmelunde Master. Frescos can also be seen in Elmelunde Church, the oldest church on the island, with parts dating from the start of the 12th century.
Keldby Church
Keldby Church, famous for its frescoes, is located on the main road to Møns Klint in the village of Keldby, 4 km east of Stege, Denmark, Stege on the Danish island of Møn.
The imposing red brick church is one of the three Møn churches dec ...
has a unique altarpiece and is also richly decorated with frescos. Another interesting church is the one at
Damsholte. It is one of the finest
Rococo
Rococo (, also ), less commonly Roccoco or Late Baroque, is an exceptionally ornamental and theatrical style of architecture, art and decoration which combines asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding, white and pastel colours, sculpted moulding, ...
buildings in Denmark and the only village church built in the Rococo style.
The oldest and perhaps most impressive burial mound on Møn is
Grønsalen near
Fanefjord Church
Fanefjord Church (''Fanefjord kirke'') is on the Danish island of Møn. It is located in an open setting overlooking the Baltic Sea inlet of Fanefjord between Store Damme and Hårbølle. Standing on the top of a small hill, the church's red-til ...
. The 100 m by 10 m barrow is from around 3500 BC. According to legend, it is the resting place of Chief
Grønjæger (Greenranger) and his wife Queen Fane, after whom Grønsund and Fanefjord were named. There are also barrows at Raaby and Busemarke. There is also a 5,000-year-old round burial barrow at Sømarke, and others at Jættestue and Jordehøj. Kong Asgers Høj at Sprove is the largest gallery grave in Denmark, more than 4,000 years old. It has been fully excavated and can be visited inside. There is another round barrow at nearby Rundysse, and a further recently restored 9 metre long double passage gallery grave at
Klekkende Høj from the Neolithic age c. 4,500 years old.
Thorsvang, Danmarks Samlermuseum is a museum of
collectables arranged in a number of old shops typical of the early 20th century. It is located in the Lendemarke district of Stege.
[Phillippa Maigaard, "Danmarks Samlermuseum åbnede på Møn"]
''tv2 øst''. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
There is a jewellery museum in the little village of Damme and near Keldbylille, there is a museum (Museumsgaarden) depicting life on a Møn farm as it was 100 years ago. There are also several art galleries and arts and crafts centres on the island.
Møn also has a number of popular beach resorts, particularly in East Møn with
Ulvshale
Ulvshale is a peninsula and small summer house locality in the north-western corner of the Danish island of Møn. Its long sandy beach and natural forest attract tourists, particularly in the summer months.
The locality
The locality of Ulvshale ( ...
to the north and
Råbylille Strand,
Klintholm Havn
Klintholm Havn is a fishing village and a popular tourist resort on the south coast of Møn, an island in Vordingborg Municipality, southeastern Denmark. As of 1 January 2012, the population is 201.
The harbour was built in 1878 by C.S. Scaveniu ...
and
Hårbølle on the south side of the island.
History
Early settlements
There is evidence that people lived in Denmark more than 100,000 years ago, but the area became covered with ice during the last ice age. People returned to Møn about 10,000 years ago during the
Upper Paleolithic era. At that time the island was part of mainland Europe.
During the
Mesolithic era (6800-3900 BC) there is evidence from findings of small
flint
Flint, occasionally flintstone, is a sedimentary cryptocrystalline form of the mineral quartz, categorized as the variety of chert that occurs in chalk or marly limestone. Flint was widely used historically to make stone tools and start ...
and bone tools that inhabitants of the island lived by hunting and fishing. The landscape was largely wooded, with hazel and increasingly oak and alder trees. From around 5400 BC reforestation was complete, forming an inaccessible forest and forcing out the last of the big animals such as
aurochs
The aurochs (''Bos primigenius'') ( or ) is an extinct cattle species, considered to be the wild ancestor of modern domestic cattle. With a shoulder height of up to in bulls and in cows, it was one of the largest herbivores in the Holocene ...
and
elk. Human habitations have been found along the eastern coast.
The
Neolithic
The Neolithic period, or New Stone Age, is an Old World archaeological period and the final division of the Stone Age. It saw the Neolithic Revolution, a wide-ranging set of developments that appear to have arisen independently in several pa ...
era, (3900-1700 BC) saw the start of cattle farming spreading inland from the coastal settlements. Flint axes were used, and trading occurred in flint, gold, copper and bronze. This era saw the start of
barrow building for the dead, and settlements have been found at Rødkilde. Barrows became larger, longer and contained multiple burials. More than 100 large graves have been found on Møn. The period from 2400–1700 is known as Doltktiden, after the flint daggers which became common at that time. Bronze was also in use, imported from the south.
Around 2000 BC, a new wave of people arrived on Møn, the Stridsøksekulturen (the battleaxe people). They brought with them goats, sheep and horses, and their trademark stone battleaxes. They used simpler graves with small round mounds.
Bronze became more common, hence the period 1700-500 BC became the
Bronze Age
The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second pri ...
and flint ceased to be used for tools.
Large round mounds were used for burial, and more than 200 of these have been found on Møn. Each mound covered a single grave, containing a coffin made from a single split and hollowed oak tree. From 1000-500 BC, graves became smaller and cremation began to be practiced. Graves were encircled by a ring of stones. Fewer items were buried with the dead, as a result of changes in society which made grave robbing more likely.
From 500 BC, iron began to be used in the
Pre-Roman Iron Age. The climate became cooler and wetter, causing difficulties for agriculture. Few remains have been found from the period 500-0 BC, but Celtic culture became an influence.
The Roman Empire stopped short of Denmark, but from 0-400 AD in the
Roman Iron Age there is evidence of imported Roman goods in silver, bronze and gold. Little has been found from the post-Roman
Germanic Iron Age
The archaeology of Northern Europe studies the prehistory of Scandinavia and the adjacent North European Plain,
roughly corresponding to the territories of modern Sweden, Norway, Denmark, northern Germany, Poland and the Netherlands.
Th ...
until about 800 AD. Two treasure hoards have been found on Møn from the
Viking Age
The Viking Age () was the period during the Middle Ages when Norsemen known as Vikings undertook large-scale raiding, colonizing, conquest, and trading throughout Europe and reached North America. It followed the Migration Period and the Germ ...
800-1050.
Unification of Denmark
The last recorded independent ruler of the island of Møn was Hemming, son of Sigvard Snogøje (Sigvard Snake-eye) in the early 10th century, who carried out raids on other territories. Møn itself was subject to raids, particularly
Wends from
Rügen
Rügen (; la, Rugia, ) is Germany's largest island. It is located off the Pomeranian coast in the Baltic Sea and belongs to the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
The "gateway" to Rügen island is the Hanseatic city of Stralsund, where ...
and
Fehmarn
Fehmarn (, da, Femern; from Old Wagrian Slavic "''Fe More''", meaning "''In the Sea''") is an island in the Baltic Sea, off the eastern coast of Germany's northernmost state of Schleswig-Holstein. It is Germany's third-largest island, after R ...
.
From 900-1000 AD forests were steadily cleared and there was a profitable trade in grain with the Baltic countries. The relative wealth and large population of the island is indicated by the large number of churches built at that time. However, this wealth increased the likelihood of Vendian raids. This in turn led to the deliberate retention of some coastal forest areas as protection against raiders.
The construction of the castle of Stegeborg was around 1220 in timber, then rebuilt in brick by 1245, despite this being a relatively peaceful period. On the death of King
Valdemar II
Valdemar (28 June 1170 – 28 March 1241), later remembered as Valdemar the Victorious (), was the King of Denmark (being Valdemar II) from 1202 until his death in 1241.
Background
He was the second son of King Valdemar I of Denmark and Soph ...
in 1241, a dispute arose over the succession, which led to the island being raided by Lubeckers who took the part of one of the claimants, Knud Duke of Blekinge who was imprisoned by his brother
Erik Plovpenning (king 1241-1250) in Stegeborg. The Lubeckers conquered Copenhagen, then Stege to release the Duke. These raids continued intermittently into the 16th century. The succession wars also led to further raids in 1260 when the island was seized by Prince Järmer of Rügen. The Germans gained rights to establish a trading outpost at Brøndhøj. A Norwegian, Alf Ellingsen, was also attracted by the island, defeating a defending fleet of 30 vessels to raid Møn and other islands during the reign of
Erik Glipping (1259–1286). Glipping granted Stege a town charter, granting it sole rights to trade and tax certain commodities, which existed until 1857.
From the middle of the 12th to the mid-17th century, Møn became a Danish crown property and was managed by a feudal lord. Its relative importance meant that appointments were made from the ranks of highest Danish nobility. The lord had responsibility for maintaining order and collecting taxes, hosting visits from royalty and important guests, and judging legal disputes. As a royal possession, the island was used as surety against loans made to the crown, and passed into various hands while debts remained unpaid. This gave the pledge holders the right to extract whatever revenue they could from the island while it remained pledged as security. Prince Witslav of Rügen held the island for 20 years from 1286, resulting in rebellions against him and further Norwegian raids.
Herring fisheries, prosperity and decline
The island, and Stege in particular, prospered in the 14th century from the results of herring fishing, reaching the height of its wealth around 1500. It adopted a coat of arms including three herrings, and the town defences were strengthened. Around 1430 a rampart, wall and moat were created around the town by
Eric VII. Three towers were created at each of the main approach roads, of which only Møllerporten still survives. However, the fortifications were no defence against fire, which at one point destroyed the greater part of the town, or against the plague.
In 1447,
King Christopher III granted the town rights to trade outside Møn, within the remainder of Denmark. In 1450,
Christian I forbade farmers to trade goods outside of Denmark, with the result that they sailed directly to Germany to sell their goods, bypassing the town of Stege, which was starved of goods and revenue. In 1476, the town received confirmation of its historic rights and, in 1481, a further law forbade foreigners trading with farmers on Møn. This was reaffirmed by
King Hans in 1507.
In 1510, the Lubeckers attacked Møn in retaliation for the trade sanctions, failing to take Stege but destroying the island's second largest town,
Borre. The trade war continued, and in 1524
Frederick I again felt the need to repeat the ban on trade on Møn anywhere except in the town of Stege. In 1533, Frederick died leading again to a dispute over the crown. The townspeople sided with the previously deposed
Christian II, but the castle was in the hands of
Christian III. As a result, the castle was taken by deceit by townspeople and blown up. The four leaders were hanged, but the castle was not rebuilt. In 1538, Christian III once again repeated the trade ban, as the citizens of Stege still could not obtain sufficient food for the town.
At the start of the 16th century, around 2000 people lived in Stege. However, the herring fisheries were in decline and the town was taxed heavily to pay for continuing wars. Farmers began to sell goods to the harbour at Grønsund, and the island was again pledged against a debt. By 1582
Frederick II was obliged to cut taxes on the town and waive unpaid back taxes, as the town was effectively bankrupt. In 1583, trade with Germany was again banned.
Christian IV granted land outside Stege to the town so that the inhabitants might grow food for themselves. In 1627, more land was granted.
The death of Christian IV in 1648 meant the end of the 30-year war, but his successor
Frederick III commenced war against Sweden. Copenhagen was occupied and Swedes sought to invade Møn by walking across the ice from Zealand. This was prevented by the islanders, who maintained a three-mile long opening in the ice to stop the invasion force. However, in May 1659, 3,000 Swedes invaded from the island of Bogø against a force of 500 defenders. Stege was occupied, the town hall and 300 farms destroyed, the island looted and the harvest lost. At the end of the war, in 1660, the island's population was reduced to 670.
Frederick III introduced direct rule, replacing feudal regions with counties and attempted to restore the economy. However, in 1664 Møn was again pledged against loans, this time to a Dutchman Gabriel Marselis. In 1684, the pledge was redeemed, at which time Stege was half in ruins, almost all the forests had been cut down and many farms had been abandoned. In 1685, four battalions of cavalry were sent to the island and stationed at Marienborg. To build barracks at Marienborg, their commander Colonel Von Plessen demolished damaged buildings in Stege to re-use their stone, including the town wall and two of the gate towers. The third was converted into a prison. In 1696, the further depredation of the island was discovered by the authorities, and Plessen was himself imprisoned. All taxes on the island were cancelled for two years.
Restored fortunes
In 1703, an attempt was made to found a navigation school in Stege. This failed, but generally the Danish economy was beginning to recover from the long period of wars. In 1769, Crown property on Møn was sold which allowed farmers to buy their own land and wealthy individuals to create estates and begin to settle on the island. In 1774, a major fire destroyed 112 properties in the northern part of Stege, but by 1782 there were four distilleries in the town, and by 1807, 18.
In 1733,
Christian VI
Christian VI (30 November 1699 – 6 August 1746) was King of Denmark and Norway from 1730 to 1746. The eldest surviving son of Frederick IV and Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, he is considered one of Denmark-Norway's more anonymous kings, bu ...
introduced a law compelling peasants to remain on the estate where they were born until the age of 36. This was to provide a fixed work force, but also aid military conscription. The law was abolished in 1788 by the then regent, later to become
Frederick VI.
By 1789, the population of Stege had climbed to 791 with 7,000 people on the island. In 1797,
Antoine de Calmette was placed in charge of the county, and was, for once, a respected leader.
In 1857, the town trade monopoly was finally abolished.
At the start of the 20th century about 14,000 people lived on the island. This figure then fell, but stabilised in the 1970s.
Economy
Tourism plays an important role in the local economy. One of the largest employers is Bisca, a manufacturer of cakes and biscuits headquartered in Stege. Møns Bank traces its history back to 1877. About one third of its customers live on the island. The old town hall in Stege was converted into a centre for entrepreneurship in 2008 and is now home to some 10 start-ups.
2010 veteran bicycle rally
In June 2010, Møn hosted the 30th world vintage bicycle rally for the
International Veteran Cycle Association. Some 150 enthusiasts from 17 countries visited the island with their historic pedal bicycles from 2 to 6 June. One of the challenges for the participants was to clock up between sunrise and sunset on
velocipedes built between 1818 and 1960. Apart from countries across Europe, some participants came from as far as Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States.
"VM på Hobby Horse og Væltepeter"
''Ugebladed Sydsjæland''. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
Notable people
* Gerhard Treschow (c.1659 – 1719) a Norwegian merchant and industrial pioneer
* Joachim Godske Moltke
Joachim Godske von Moltke (25 July 1746 – 5 October 1818) was the Prime Minister of Denmark from 1814 to 1818. He was also father of Prime Minister Adam Wilhelm Moltke and the son of Danish diplomat Adam Gottlob Moltke.
Early life
Joachim Godske ...
(1746 in Marienborg Manor
Marienborg Manor is an estate on the Danish island of Møn. The estate has a large park with public access. The main building was demolished in 1984. The estate, covering , contains the thatched tenant farm of Egeløkke. Manorial records exist fr ...
– 1818) was Prime Minister of Denmark. He was also father of Prime Minister Adam Wilhelm Moltke
* Antoine de Bosc de la Calmette (1752 – 1803) County Governor, landowner, artist and landscape architect
* Johan Sigismund von Møsting
Johan Sigismund von Mösting (2 November 1759 – 16 September 1843) was a Danish banker and finance minister. He was a key figure in the foundation of Bank of Denmark in 1818. His name is today also associated with Møstings Hus ("Møsting's Hou ...
(1759 at Marienborg Manor
Marienborg Manor is an estate on the Danish island of Møn. The estate has a large park with public access. The main building was demolished in 1984. The estate, covering , contains the thatched tenant farm of Egeløkke. Manorial records exist fr ...
- 1843) banker and finance minister
* Carl Christopher Georg Andræ (1812 in Hjertebjerg Rectory – 1893) a Danish politician and mathematician
* Bente Scavenius (born 1944) a Danish art historian, art critic and author.
* Niclas Nøhr
Niclas Nøhr (born 2 August 1991) is a Danish badminton player, specializing in doubles play. He started playing badminton at Møn badminton club. In 2012, he joined Denmark national badminton team, and in 2015, he won a gold medal at the Europea ...
(born 1991) a Danish badminton player
See also
* List of Danish islands
*Rescue of Stutthof victims in Denmark
The rescue of Stutthof victims in Denmark took place on 5 May 1945 at Klintholm Havn, a small fishing village on the south coast of the island of Møn, when a barge full of famished Nazi concentration camp prisoners was towed into harbour.
The la ...
References
* Municipal statistics
NetBorger Kommunefakta
delivered fro
KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
* Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro new municipalities map
External links
Vordingborg municipality's new website
Liselund Palace
TV MØN - local net-tv for Møn, Bogø and Nyord
Map of overnight possibilities spread over the island
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Former municipalities of Denmark
Islands of Denmark
Geography of Vordingborg Municipality
Danish islands in the Baltic
Biosphere reserves of Denmark