Lyø is one of the islands of the
South Funen Archipelago
The South Funen Archipelago ( da, Det Sydfynske Øhav) is the popular name for the part of the Baltic Sea south of the ports of Faaborg and Svendborg on the Danish island of Funen. The depth of the sea is typically between 20 and 30 meters. The arc ...
, located south of the larger island of
Funen
Funen ( da, Fyn, ), with an area of , is the third-largest island of Denmark, after Zealand and Vendsyssel-Thy. It is the 165th-largest island in the world. It is located in the central part of the country and has a population of 469,947 as of ...
, in southern
Denmark
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. It covers an area of and has 81 inhabitants. The island can be reached by
ferry
A ferry is a ship, watercraft or amphibious vehicle used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A passenger ferry with many stops, such as in Venice, Italy, is sometimes called a water bus or water taxi ...
from
Faaborg
Faaborg or Fåborg () is an old port town located on Faaborg Fjord in Faaborg-Midtfyn municipality on the island of Funen in Denmark. By road, Faaborg is located southwest of Odense, west-northwest of Svendborg, and roughly southeast of Midde ...
and
Avernakø
Avernakø is a Danish island south of Funen. The island covers an area of 6 km2 and has about 100 inhabitants.
Originally, Avernakø was two separate islands, "Korshavn" and "Avernak". In 1937 the two islands were connected by a dam named "Dr ...
. Administratively, the island belongs to
Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality
.
Lyø Village
Lyø Village is located in the centre of the island. The setting is dominated by old farmhouses, large trees and low stone walls, surrounding five ponds (originally 12).
Lyø Church
Lyø is one of the islands of the South Funen Archipelago, located south of the larger island of Funen, in southern Denmark. It covers an area of and has 81 inhabitants. The island can be reached by ferry from Faaborg and Avernakø. Administrativ ...
dates from about 1600 and is a typical Danish village church, white-washed and with a red tile roof.
Harbour
The small harbour is located approximately 1 kilometre from the village. It consists of a ferry dock and a marina.
Ø-Færgen
Ø-Færgen is a Danish ferry company that operates a single ferry, M/S Faaborg III, between Faaborg Harbour and the small islands of Avernakø and Lyø in the South Funen Archipelago
The South Funen Archipelago ( da, Det Sydfynske Øhav) is t ...
operates a ferry between
Faaborg
Faaborg or Fåborg () is an old port town located on Faaborg Fjord in Faaborg-Midtfyn municipality on the island of Funen in Denmark. By road, Faaborg is located southwest of Odense, west-northwest of Svendborg, and roughly southeast of Midde ...
on Funen, Avernakkeø and Lyø.
See also
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List of islands of Denmark
This is a list of islands of Denmark.
Overview
There are about 406 islands in Denmark, not including the Faroe Islands or Greenland. Some 70 of them are populated while the rest are uninhabited. Some of the uninhabited islands have only become u ...
External links
Ø-Færgen
Geography of Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality
Islands of Denmark
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