Gedser

Gedser
Village

Gedser in June 2008.
Gedser

Locator map of Gedser in Denmark

Coordinates: 54°35′N 11°56′E / 54.583°N 11.933°E / 54.583; 11.933Coordinates: 54°35′N 11°56′E / 54.583°N 11.933°E / 54.583; 11.933
Country Denmark
Region Zealand (Sjælland)
Former county Storstrøm (1970–2006)
Municipality Guldborgsund
(seat : Nykøbing Falster)
Elevation 5 m (16 ft)
Population (2015)
 • Total 768
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 4873
Area code(s) (+45) ...
Website Official website
Gedser Church

Gedser is a town at the southern tip of the Danish island of Falster in the Guldborgsund Municipality in Sjælland region. It is the southernmost town in Denmark. The town has a population of 768 (1 January 2015).[1] It is an important port town on the Baltic Sea.

History

Overview

Gedser Church was designed by Peder Vilhelm Jensen-Klint and dates from 1915.

Gedser was the first place German troops landed during the occupation of Denmark on April 9, 1940 at 3:55 in the morning. A number of armored cars and infantry troops hid in the ferry from Rostock and advanced into the harbor as soon as the ship docked, soon after followed by another ferry.

Government

Until January 1, 2007, Gedser was a parish of the former municipality of Sydfalster (seat : Væggerløse) in Storstrøm County. In the Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007) that municipality merged with Nykøbing Falster, Nysted, Nørre Alslev, Sakskøbing and Stubbekøbing to form Guldborgsund Municipality.

Geography

Situated in the southernmost part of Denmark on the island of Falster, Gedser is a port town on the Baltic Sea. European route E55 (Helsingborg-Kalamata) passes through the town.

Gedser Odde is the southernmost point in Denmark.

Transportation

A car ferry route has operated from Gedser to Rostock in Germany since 1995, served by Scandlines. Formerly, there were also train and car ferry routes to Großenbrode (1951–1963) and Warnemünde (1903–1995) and a car ferry route to Travemünde (1963–1990), all in Germany. A bridge linking Gedser to Rostock was proposed, although a decision was made in 2007 to support a planned fixed link across the Fehmarn Belt to the west of Gedser instead.

Photogallery

References

  1. ↑ BEF44: Population 1st January, by urban areas: database from Statistics Denmark
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