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Askø

Coordinates: 54°54′0″N 11°30′0″E / 54.90000°N 11.50000°E / 54.90000; 11.50000
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Askø
Island
Askø is located in Denmark
Askø
Askø
Askø is north of Lolland (bottom center)
Coordinates: 54°54′0″N 11°30′0″E / 54.90000°N 11.50000°E / 54.90000; 11.50000
CountryDenmark
MunicipalityLolland municipality
Area
 • Total2.82 km2 (1.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total55
 • Density20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
4942[1]

Askø is a Danish island north of Lolland. It covers an area of 2.82 km2 and has 55 permanent inhabitants (as of 1 January 2005) as well as hundreds of summer vacation properties. It is connected to the neighbouring island of Lilleø by a 700 metre long dam,[2] which was constructed in 1914. Askø is connected to Bandholm on Lolland by ferry.

In 1954, there were 170 inhabitants and one vehicle.[3]

Askø island (lower right) is north of Lolland, south of Zealand island, east of Fejø & west of Falster.


In 2014 energy company SEAS-NVE discovered a Neolithic boat in a submerged settlement as it replaced sea cables by Askø Island.[4] The boat had split and sealing mass consisting of a strip of bark and resin was found in the hole.

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Notes

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  1. ^ Postal website www.Postnumre.dk.
  2. ^ "Askø og Lilleø". Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Lone Vehicle Causes Fatality". The Morning Herald. Hagerstown, Maryland. 6 Nov 1954. p. 1. Retrieved 30 June 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Archaeologists make spectacular discovery off Denmark’s coast, webpage