Bogø () is a Danish island in the

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, just west of

Møn 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 Municipality, Vordingborg, after merging with the former municipalities of Langeb ...

. The population is 1,183 (1 January 2024) with 930 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 Farø () is an island in Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary ...

, which carries the E47/ E55 motorway from Copenhagen to the major islands of

Lolland Lolland (; formerly spelled ''Laaland'', literally "low land") is the List of islands of Denmark#List of 100 largest Danish islands, fourth largest island of Denmark, with an area of . Located in the Kattegat, Belts and Sund area, it is part of Re ...

and

Falster Falster () is an island in south-eastern Denmark with an area of and 43,398 inhabitants as of 1 January 2010.

. The routes continue via ferry to Germany. Bogø is connected by

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to both Farø and

, and carries one of the two main routes for vehicles travelling to Møn. It is part of

Vordingborg Municipality Vordingborg Municipality (, ) is a '' kommune'' in the Sjælland Region, which is on the southeast coast of the island of Zealand in south Denmark. It was established in 2007. The municipality covers an area of 621 km2. It has a total popula ...

. 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 Stubbekøbing () is a town with a population of 2,196 (1 January 2024) ...

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.

Hulehøj

In the north east of the island, in the wooded region, is a well preserved

passage grave A passage grave or passage tomb consists of one or more burial chambers covered in earth or stone and having a narrow access passage made of large stones. These structures usually date from the Neolithic Age and are found largely in Western Europ ...

at Hulehøj. The burial chamber is 6.3m long, originally accessed via a 5.5m tunnel. This passage grave is estimated to have been built about 3200 BC in the

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. The stones weigh up to 10 tons and were apparently moved and lifted by rollers, sledges and lifting bars when constructed. Hule means hollow, and høj, from the

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word ''haugr'', means hill or mound.

Cultural references

The Bogø-Stubbekøbing ferry is used as a location at 1:11:31 in the first Olsen Gang film.

Gallery

File:Bogoferry.jpg, Bogø ferry ''Ida'' to Falster File:Bogø mill.jpg, Preserved Mill File:Bogø Kostskole 2015.jpg, Bogø Kostskole. Boarding school. Main building from 1893. The towers are later additions File:Bogø Navigationsskole (1024x764).jpg, Bogø Navigationsskole. Main building (1885) File:Hulehøj passage grave.jpg, Hulehøj passage grave

Notable people

* Cecilie Thomsen (born 1974 in Bogø) a Danish actress and model IMDb Database
retrieved 14 June 2020

References

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