Askø | |
|---|---|
Island | |
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 | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Municipality | Lolland municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.82 km2 (1.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 55 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (51/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 49421 |
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 Kragenæs on Lolland by ferry.
In 1954, there were 170 inhabitants and one vehicle.3
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.
Notes
Notes
- Postal website www.Postnumre.dk.
- "Askø og Lilleø". Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- "Lone Vehicle Causes Fatality". The Morning Herald. Hagerstown, Maryland. 6 Nov 1954. p. 1. Retrieved 30 June 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- Archaeologists make spectacular discovery off Denmarks coast, webpage