The Lammefjord is a
polder
A polder () is a low-lying tract of land that forms an artificial hydrological entity, enclosed by embankments known as dikes. The three types of polder are:
# Land reclaimed from a body of water, such as a lake or the seabed
# Flood plains s ...
in
Denmark
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at the base of the
Odsherred
Odsherred is a peninsula in the north-western part of the island Zealand (Sjælland) in Denmark. Odsherred stretches from the Sjællands Odde in the north-west to the now drained Lammefjord in the south, covering an area with a wide range of the m ...
peninsula. Previously a deeply branched arm of the sea leading west from the
Isefjord
Ise Fjord ( da, Isefjorden) is a deeply branched arm of the sea into the Danish island Zealand.
From its relatively narrow entrance from the Kattegat at Hundested and Rørvig, branches of Ise Fjord stretch 35 km inland and divide the norther ...
, most of it is now
reclaimed
Land reclamation, usually known as reclamation, and also known as land fill (not to be confused with a waste landfill), is the process of creating new Terrestrial ecoregion, land from oceans, list of seas, seas, Stream bed, riverbeds or lak ...
as agricultural land. The eastern third, outside the dyke at Avdebo, is still sea, but the name ''Lammefjorden'' now usually refers only to the dry part west of the dyke.
The sandy former sea bed is excellent agricultural land, especially for crops such as
carrot
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s and
potato
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Wild potato species can be found from the southern Unit ...
es.
The draining project began in 1873, but it took until 1943 before the lowest elevations were pumped dry. Large parts of the fjord were shallow enough to be dry early on. In 1899 the
Odsherred Railway opened across the western end of the fjord. The town of
Fårevejle Stationsby grew up where the railway intersects that main road across the seabed; it serves as the administrative and mercantile center for much of the Lammefjord.
The Lammefjord contains Denmark's lowest dry elevation, at below
sea level
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. It is also in running for the lowest in the
European Union
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(shared with
Zuidplaspolder
The Zuidplaspolder is a polder in the western Netherlands, located northeast of Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, neighbouring settlements such as Zuidplas, Zevenhuizen, Waddinxveen, Moerkapelle, Gouda, Moordrecht, and Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel. It re ...
in
the Netherlands
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Lammefjorden_in_1870.jpg, Lammefjorden before drainage (1870)
Lammefjorden_in_1920.jpg, Lammefjorden after drainage (ca. 1920)
Ods Herred Old Map 1768.jpg, Map of Odsherred from 1768 that shows the original extent of Lammefjordens and Sidinge Fjord, before embankment and drainage
Lammefjorden-OSM-2017.svg, Map from 2017 showing the current extent of Lammefjorden
See also
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Extreme points of the European Union
This is a list of the extreme points of the European Union — the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location.
Overall
* North: Nuorgam, Finland
* South: Pointe de Langevin, Saint-Joseph, Réunion,Réunion is a F ...
*
List of countries by lowest point
The following sortable table lists land surface elevation extremes by country or dependent territory.
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Table of elevation extremes by country
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References
Geography of Zealand
Lowest points
Former bays
Land reclamation in Denmark
Geography of Holbæk Municipality
Geography of Odsherred Municipality
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