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Basic data
State :	Denmark
Region :	Sjælland
Municipality ; (since 2007) :	Vordingborg
Coordinates :	54 ° 59 ′ N , 12 ° 17 ′ E Coordinates: 54 ° 59 ′ N , 12 ° 17 ′ E
Founded:	1175
Population : ; (2020)	3,786
Postal code :	4780 bars
	; Downtown from Stege

Mølleporten in an old drawing

Stege [ steə ] is the capital of the Danish island of Møn and has 3786 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020). Stege Sogn , the district of the town church, is one of the three parishes on Møn.

The three-aisled St. Hans Kirke goes back to a Romanesque building from the 12th century. 1460–1525 it was expanded in the Gothic style . The frescoes in the choir of the church are interesting .

The main shopping street in the city is Storegade ( German for "Great Street" ).

Tuesdays in July and the first Tuesday in August (2013 for the fortieth time) the Tuesday market ( Tirsdags Marked in Danish ) takes place, some of which is marketed under the name " Stege Festival ".

The city is connected to the Berlin-Copenhagen cycle route and the European EuroVelo cycle route 7.

history

The origin of the city was Stegehus Castle, built by the Danish King Waldemar I in 1175 .

Of the former city fortifications, only the mill gate ( Mølleporten ) at the northern exit of the city remains today. The moat by the gate was filled with water. In 1268, Stege received city rights .

At the end of the Middle Ages , Stege became wealthy by fishing for herring in the Baltic Sea around Møn, which supplied almost a third of all Danish needs.

In 1510 and 1522, Stege was attacked by Lübeck , but could not be captured thanks to its city fortifications.