Tærø () is a small Danish island in the Ulvsund Strait (

Baltic Sea The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by the countries of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden, and the North European Plain, North and Central European Plain regions. It is the ...

) between

Zealand Zealand ( ) is the largest and most populous islands of Denmark, 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 Januar ...

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 ...

, not far from

Bogø Bogø () is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea, just west of Møn. The population is 1,183 (1 January 2024) with 930 living in the only town on the island, ''Bogø By''. The island is approximately 7 km long by 3 km wide at the largest p ...

and 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 ...

. Located in

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 ...

, the island has an area of . there was only one inhabitant registered on the island. The island is formed by two

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hills surrounded by

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s and small headlands. Access to the island is from the

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Petersværft Petersværft (literally "Peter's Wharf") is a locality situated on the south coast of Zealand, between Vordingborg and Kalvehave, in southeastern Denmark. It consists of a small, private harbor that belongs to the Petersgaard estate and a few scatte ...

on Zealand.

Tærø today

Tærø is privately owned and () most of it is grazed by 180 head of Scottish highland cattle from ''Tærø Avlsgard'', the only farm on the island. There are also approximately 25 Exmoor ponies roaming freely on the island. They were introduced in the 1960s by a group of researchers. In 2003 some of the horses were moved to Klise Nor on

Langeland Langeland (, ) is a Danish island located between the Great Belt and Bay of Kiel. The island measures 285 km2 (c. 110 square miles) and, as of 1 January 2018, has a population of 12,446.

Round Tærø Race

Every year in June, the boat club on neighbouring

arranges the Round Tærø boat race. In 2010, it took place for the 21st time. There are individual competitions for keel boats,

motorboat A motorboat or powerboat is a boat that is exclusively powered by an engine; faster examples may be called "speedboats". Some motorboats are fitted with inboard engines, others have an outboard motor installed on the rear, containing the inter ...

s and multihulled boats.

References

External links

Tærø Avlsgård
Private islands of Denmark Geography of Vordingborg Municipality {{Denmark-island-stub

Tærø today

Round Tærø Race

See also

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