Guldborgsund is the

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between the

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islands of

Lolland Lolland (; formerly spelled ''Laaland'', literally "low land") is the fourth largest island of Denmark, with an area of . Located in the Baltic Sea, it is part of Region Sjælland (Region Zealand). As of 1 January 2022, it has 57,618 inhabitant ...

and

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

. It connects

Smålandsfarvandet Smålandsfarvandet ( lit. "The small-land waterway") is a body of water in Denmark. It connects Storebælt in the west with Storstrømmen and Guldborgsund in the east and serves as a waterway for coastal traffic, yachts, and other small craft. It i ...

in the north with the Bay of Mecklenburg in the south. The strait is about 30 kilometers long; its breadth varies from 150 meters at Guldborg to 6 kilometer south of Nykøbing Falster. It is navigable for craft of up to 6 metres draught in its northern part and is used for commercial traffic to

Nykøbing Falster Nykøbing Falster (; originally named Nykøbing) is a southern Danish city, seat of the Guldborgsund ''kommune''. It belongs to Region Sjælland. The city lies on Falster, connected by the Frederick IX Bridge over the Guldborgsund (''Guldb ...

. The southern part is much shallower with a minimum depth of approximately 2 metres, and can only be used by yachts and other small craft. Guldborgsund is crossed by two

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s, Frederick IX Bridge at Nykøbing and

Guldborgsund Bridge The Guldborgsund bridge ( da, Guldborgbroen) spans the northern end of the Guldborgsund, between the islands of Lolland and Falster in Denmark. The bridge consists of two steel arched spans with a 30m central opening section having two rising ba ...

Guldborg Guldborg is a fishing village spanning the islands of Falster and Lolland in Denmark. It belongs to Guldborgsund Municipality, in Region Zealand. In 2022 the village had a population of 536, with about 500 living on the Lolland side.

, at the northern end of the strait. There is also a modern tunnel carrying euro route E47 from

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. Nykøbing Falster,

and Sundby have all have

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s in Guldborgsund. Furthermore, the

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Middle Ages Centre has got a museum harbour which was dug out in the mid 1990s. This is the starting point for sailing with reconstructed medieval ships such as Gedesbyskibet. Guldborgsund was the location of the 2005

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National Jamboree.

Battleship

''Guldborgsund'' is also the name of a

minesweeper A minesweeper is a small warship designed to remove or detonate naval mines. Using various mechanisms intended to counter the threat posed by naval mines, minesweepers keep waterways clear for safe shipping. History The earliest known usage of ...

that served in the

Royal Danish Navy The Royal Danish Navy ( da, Søværnet) is the Naval warfare, sea-based branch of the Danish Defence force. The RDN is mainly responsible for maritime defence and maintaining the sovereignty of Denmark, Danish territorial waters (incl. Faroe Isla ...

from 1956 to 1993. It was built by Stephens Brothers Inc. in Stockton, United States, and launched March 14, 1956. Two

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s powered it to a max speed of . With 375 tons of displacement, it had a range of at . It was crewed by 33-37 men, including four

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, during its service. It was decommissioned on May 4, 1993.

Gallery

Image:Guldborgsund.jpg, Guldborgsund view from south to

. Image:Nykøbing waterfront.jpg, The industrial harbour in

. Image:Frederick bridge from bank.jpg, Frederick IX Bridge which crosses Guldborgsund at Nykøbing Falster. Image:Medieval_town_at_Middelaldercentret.JPG, The harbour at the Middle Ages Centre. Image:Guldborg.jpg, The marina in

. Image:Sejlere i Guldborgsund.jpg, ''Sejlere på Guldborgsund'' (''Sailors on Guldborgsund'') in

National Gallery of Denmark The National Gallery of Denmark ( da, Statens Museum for Kunst, also known as "SMK", literally State Museum for Art) is the Danish national gallery, located in the centre of Copenhagen. The museum collects, registers, maintains, researches and han ...

. Image:Guldborgsund Jamboree.JPG, 2005

National Jamboree.

References

{{Lolland Straits of Denmark Straits of the Baltic Sea Lolland Falster Ramsar sites in Denmark