Helnæs is an island on the southwestern coast of
Funen
Funen ( da, Fyn, ), with an area of , is the third-largest island of Denmark, after Zealand and Vendsyssel-Thy. It is the 165th-largest island in the world. It is located in the central part of the country and has a population of 469,947 as of ...
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Denmark
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, southwest of
Haarby and northwest of
Faaborg
Faaborg or Fåborg () is an old port town located on Faaborg Fjord in Faaborg-Midtfyn municipality on the island of Funen in Denmark. By road, Faaborg is located southwest of Odense, west-northwest of Svendborg, and roughly southeast of Midd ...
. It belongs administratively to
Assens Municipality and is connected to the town of
Assens by road to the north.
Geography
Between Helnæs and the main island of Funen is
Helnæs Bay, which contains the sprawling islands of
Illumø,
Horsehoved and
Vigø to the southeast. The principal settlement of Helnæs lies on the southeast coast, and contains the camping site Helnæs Camping to the north of it, although the historical village of Helnæs By is further to the north, inland. The highest point of the island is Galgebakke, at .
Landmarks
There is a runestone on the island, known as the
Helnæs Runestone. The high
Helnæs Lighthouse was completed in 1901.
References
Islands of Denmark
Geography of Assens Municipality
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