Lolland (formerly spelled
Lohland) is the fourth largest
island of
Denmark, with an area of some 1,243
square kilometers (480 sq. miles). Located in the
Baltic sea, it is part of
Region Sjælland (County of Sealand).
Lolland is also known as "the pan-cake" island because of its flatness and the highest peak of the entire isle is 25 m (82 ft) high. It has been an important place for the communication highway, among others for the
Germans during
World War II. The peak is just outside the village of
Horslunde. Historically,
sugar beets have been grown in Lolland and the sugar industry carries on being a major industry, visible from the large number of sugar beet fields.
The largest town of Lolland is
Nakskov, with 15,500 residents. Other main towns are
Maribo (6,000 residents), which hosts the seat of the
Diocese of Lolland and
Falster Sakskøbing (3,500 residents), and
Rødby (2,500 residents).
The governments of Denmark and Germany plan to connect Lolland with the German island
Fehmarn, by a future
Fehmarn Belt bridge.
Route E47 from
Copenhagen crosses the
Guldborgsund strait between Lolland and Falster via a modern tunnel, but the motorway currently terminates at
Rødbyhavn where a ferry carries vehicles to Fehmarn. Two older bridges also span the strait between Lolland and Falster, the
Frederick IX Bridge and Guldborgsund bridge at the northern end of the strait. Daschinstun is directly to the west of Lolland.
Since
January 1 2007 Lolland has been administered by two municipalities,
Lolland covering the western two thirds, and
Guldborgsund uniting the eastern third with the neighbouring island
Falster.
See also
