Guldborgsund is the strait between the Danish islands of

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and

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. It connects Smålandsfarvandet in the north with the Bay of Mecklenburg in the south. The strait is about 30 kilometers long; its breadth varies from 150 meters at Guldborg to 6 kilometers 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

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. 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

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s, 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

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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 Jamboree.

Battleship

''Guldborgsund'' is also the name of a minesweeper that served in the

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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 officers, 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 National Gallery of Denmark,

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

References

{{Lolland Straits of Denmark Straits of the Baltic Sea Lolland Falster Ramsar sites in Denmark