Farø () is an island in
Denmark
Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...
, located between the islands
Sjælland
Zealand ( ) is the largest and most populous island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size) at 7,031 km2 (2715 sq. mi.). Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 January 2020, comprising ...
and
Falster
Falster () is an island in south-eastern Denmark with an area of and 43,398 inhabitants as of 1 January 2010. . It has an area of 0.93 km
2 and has a population of four people (2019).
Administratively it is part of
Vordingborg Municipality
Vordingborg Municipality (, ) is a '' kommune'' in the Sjælland Region, which is on the southeast coast of the island of Zealand in south Denmark. It was established in 2007. The municipality covers an area of 621 km2. It has a total popula ...
.
Access to the island
The
Farø Bridges
The Farø Bridges (, ) are two road bridges that connect the islands of Falster and Zealand in Denmark by way of the small island of Farø which is approximately mid-way across the Storstrømmen sound. A smaller bridge from Farø provides acce ...
(''Farøbroerne'') connect Sjælland with Falster via Farø, on the European Routes
E47 and
E55 combined. Junction 42 of
E55 is located on the western side of Farø. The island is connected by causeway with the islands of
Bogø and
Møn
Møn () is an island in south-eastern Denmark. Until 1 January 2007, it was a municipality in its own right but it is now part of the municipality of Vordingborg Municipality, Vordingborg, after merging with the former municipalities of Langeb ...
by route 287 Grønsundvej.
References
External links
Islands of Denmark
Geography of Vordingborg Municipality
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