Fehmarn
| Fehmarn | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Ostholstein |
| Mayor | Otto-Uwe Schmiedt (neutral) |
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| Area | km² ( sq mi) |
| Elevation | m (33 ft) |
| Population |
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2005-12-31
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| - Density | /km² ( /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST ([[UTC+1]]/[[UTC+2|+2]]) |
| Licence plate | OH |
| Postal code | 23769 |
| Area codes | 04371 und 04372 |
| Website | www.stadtfehmarn.de |
| Location of the town of Fehmarn within Ostholstein district | |
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Fehmarn (Danish: Femern or Femer) is an island and - since 2003
- a town on this island in the
Since 1963 Fehmarn has been connected to the German mainland by a suspension bridge, the Fehmarn Sound Bridge. It is 963.40 m long and 69 m high.
The Fehmarn Belt, a strait separating Fehmarn from Lolland, is located on the side opposite to Germany. It can be crossed by ferries travelling between the seaports of Puttgarden, Germany, and Rødbyhavn, Denmark. The crossing takes about 45 minutes.
On 29 June 2007, the Danish and German authorities gave the go-ahead for the Fehmarn Belt bridge project, planned for completion in 2018[1].
The largest community on Fehmarn is Burg, with 6000 inhabitants. In addition, there are many small villages. The coasts serve as resting places for migratory birds, and it is thus a paradise for ornithologists. In Burg there is a large aquarium comprised of 40 fish tanks.
References
See also
External links
- (German) History of Fehmarn
- (German) Picture Gallery of Fehmarn
| Towns and municipalities in Ostholstein |
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| Ahrensbök | Altenkrempe | Bad Schwartau | Beschendorf | Bosau | Dahme | Damlos | Eutin | Fehmarn | Göhl | Gremersdorf | Grömitz | Großenbrode | Grube | Harmsdorf | Heiligenhafen | Heringsdorf | Kabelhorst | Kasseedorf | Kellenhusen | Lensahn | Malente | Manhagen | Neukirchen | Neustadt in Holstein | Oldenburg | Ratekau | Riepsdorf | Scharbeutz | Schashagen | Schönwalde am Bungsberg | Sierksdorf | Stockelsdorf | Süsel | Timmendorfer Strand | Wangels |
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