Guldborgsund is the

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between the Danish islands of

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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 in the north with the

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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 (''Guldbor ...

. 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 bascule bridges, Frederick IX Bridge at Nykøbing and Guldborgsund Bridge at Guldborg, at the northern end of the strait. There is also a modern tunnel carrying euro route E47 from

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. Nykøbing Falster, Guldborg and Sundby have all have

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s in Guldborgsund. Furthermore, the open-air museum 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 KFUM-Spejderne i Danmark National

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Battleship

''Guldborgsund'' is also the name of a minesweeper that served in the Royal Danish Navy 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 Guldborg. 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 Guldborg. Image:Sejlere i Guldborgsund.jpg, ''Sejlere på Guldborgsund'' (''Sailors on Guldborgsund'') in

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. Image:Guldborgsund Jamboree.JPG, 2005 KFUM-Spejderne i Danmark National

References

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