Sakskøbing (), previously spelled Sakskjøbing, is a town with a population of 4,595 (1 January 2022).BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density
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Until 1 January 2007 it was the seat of the former Sakskøbing Municipality (

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, '' kommune'') in

Guldborgsund Municipality Guldborgsund is a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Sjælland in Denmark, created on 1 January 2007 from six (6) former municipalities on the two islands Lolland in the west and Falster in the east bordering the Guldborgsund strait. It ...

in Region Sjælland on the northeast coast of the island of

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in south

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. The water tower in Sakskøbing, nicknamed "Saxine" or "the smiling water tower", is a 33 meter tall water tower and a landmark for the town. The tower was built in 1908 by

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, but did not receive its smile until 1982, when the architect Flemming Skude decorated it.

Sakskøbing Church

Sakskøbing Church
is a late Romanesque brick building with a late Gothic tower. It was built around the year 1200; in the following centuries, the original church was extended with a nave and tower. The present spire, which is 48 metres high, was built in 1852.

Sakskøbing Municipality

The former Sakskøbing Municipality, including the small island of Vigsø, covered an area of 176 km², and had a total population of 9,299 (2005). Its last mayor was Kaj Petersen a member of the Social Democrats (''Socialdemokraterne'')

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. To the north is Tår's Cove (''Tårs Vig'') and beyond that Rågø Strait (''Rågø Sund''), the waterway which separates Lolland from Zealand. A finger of Rågø Strait cuts into the former municipality forming Sakskøbing Fjord and then Sakskøbing River (''Sakskøbing å'') which meanders through the former municipality, as well as through Nykøbing Falster and Nysted until it terminates near the town of Bregninge. On 1 January 2007 Sakskøbing Municipality ceased to exist as the result of ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with existing

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 ...

Nysted Nysted is a town in Guldborgsund Municipality in Region Zealand on the southeastern coast of the island of Lolland in south Denmark. Nysted is located on the southern coast of Lolland, and has a population of 1,292 (1 January 2022).Nørre Alslev, Stubbekøbing, and Sydfalster municipalities to form the new

. This created a municipality with an area of 907 km² and a total population of 63,533 (2005). The new municipality belongs to Region Sjælland (Region Zealand).

Notable people

Christopher II of Denmark Christopher II (; 29 September 1276 – 2 August 1332) was King of Denmark from 1320 to 1326 and again from 1329 until his death. He was a younger son of Eric V. His name is connected with national disaster, as his rule ended in an almost total ...

(1276–1332) King of Denmark 1320-1326 and 1329-1332, was given a simple house at Sakskøbing shortly before his death *

Peter Ilsted Peter Ilsted (14 February 1861 – 16 April 1933) was a Danish artist and printmaker. He was most associated with domestic interior scenes. Biography Peter Vilhelm Ilsted was born at Sakskøbing in Guldborgsund, Denmark. He was the son of me ...

(1861–1933) a Danish artist and printmaker of domestic interior scenes * Jon Iversen (1889–1964) a Danish stage and film actor and film director IMDb Database
retrieved 12 June 2020 * Philip R. Rosendahl (1893-1974) journalist and acting governor of North Greenland 1925 to 1928 and Governor 1929 to 1939 *

Svend Erik Hovmand Svend Erik Hovmand (born 8 December 1945, in Sakskøbing) is former member of Folketinget, the Danish parliament. He was representing the Liberal Party. He was Tax Minister in the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen I from 27 November 2001 to 2 Augu ...

(born 1945) a Danish politician, he was Tax Minister 2001 to 2004 *

Troels Gustavsen Troels Gustavsen from Sakskøbing, Denmark, born in 1988 is a Danish singer/songwriter who released his first studio album titled ''Soon'' in March 2007 on the indie label "NoobFactory" and on "A:larm Music" (for distribution). It included his sin ...

(born 1988) a Danish singer/songwriter

Sport

* Carl Andersen (1879–1967) a Danish gymnast who competed in the

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and became a neo-baroque architect *

Arnold Schwartz Arnold Bernhard Schwartz (11 March 1901 – 24 December 1975) was a Danish rower. He competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and ...

(1901–1975) a Danish rower, competed at the

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Berit Kristensen Berit Kristensen (born 2 August 1983 in Sakskøbing) is a former Danish team handball player, who played for the club Randers HK and for the Danish women's national handball team. At the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship The 2010 Eur ...

(born 1983) a Danish team handball player, plays for Randers HK and

* René Holten Poulsen (born 1988) a sprint canoeist, silver medallist at the

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Jens Stryger Larsen Jens Stryger Larsen (; born 21 February 1991) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Super Lig club Trabzonspor and the Denmark national team. Club career Brøndby Stryger Larsen made his debut for Brøndby IF starting ...

(born 1991) a footballer who plays for Udinese and has 28 caps for

References

* Municipal statistics
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aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data) * Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro new municipalities map

External links

Guldborgsund municipality's official website (Danish only)

Fællesrådet for Sakskøbing og Omegn's website (Danish only)

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