Vejrø

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Vejrø
Aerial view of Vejrø
Aerial view of Vejrø
Waters Baltic Sea
Archipelago Smålandsfarvandet
Geographical location 55 ° 2 '4 "  N , 11 ° 21' 32"  E Coordinates: 55 ° 2 '4 "  N , 11 ° 21' 32"  E
Vejrø (Sjælland)
Vejrø
surface 1.565 km²
Highest elevation m
Residents 4th (January 1, 2020)
2.6 inhabitants / km²

Vejrø is one of the small islands in the southern Danish Smålandsfarvandet ( German : Smålandsfahrwasser ) between Zealand and Lolland . The island belongs to the parish Fejø Sogn , which until 1970 belonged to Harde Fuglse Herred ( Maribo Amt ), since then to Ravnsborg Kommune in what was then Storstrøms Amt , which became part of Lolland Municipality in the Sjælland region with the municipal reform on January 1, 2007 .

The island is privately owned, but the small harbor can be approached by sport boats, and holiday homes are rented out. Vejrø covers an area of ​​only about 1.6  km² . It has a largely untouched nature. The geographical location of the lighthouse of the island is located at 55 ° 2 '18.8 "  N , 11 ° 22' 9.2"  O . The island has a runway with an approximately 600 m long grass runway. The island was for sale for years and was acquired by a Dane in 2006. Currently the island is inhabited by 4 people.

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  1. a b statistics banks -> Befolkning og valg -> BEF4: Folketal pr. January 1st demands på øer (Danish)
  2. Danmarks Statistics : Statistisk Aarbog 1920 - Table 3: Arealets Fordeling paa de forskellige større og minre Landsdele including Folkemængde og Befolkningstæthed on February 1, 1916, footnote 9 (Danish / French; PDF; 1.1 MB)