Hasselø Plantage

Hasselø Plantage
Village
Hasselø Plantage

Location on Falster

Coordinates: 54°44′24″N 11°52′41″E / 54.74000°N 11.87806°ECoordinates: 54°44′24″N 11°52′41″E / 54.74000°N 11.87806°E
Country Denmark
Region Zealand (Sjælland)
Municipality Guldborgsund
Population (2015)
  Total 224
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Hasselø Plantage is a coastal village located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of Nykøbing on the Danish island of Falster. As of 2015, it has a population of 224.[1]

History

Hasselø was once an island but since dikes were built in 1873 it has been a part of Falster. Around 1600, on the initiative of Queen Sophie, the wife of King Frederick II, a colony of Dutchmen was established on Hasselø to supply Nykøbing Palace with vegetables.[2] During the Second World War, the Germans operated a radar station and surveillance facilities in Hasselø.[3]

References

  1. BEF44: Population 1st January, by urban areas: database from Statistics Denmark
  2. "Hasselø", Den Store Danske. (Danish) Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  3. "Hasselø", Spionage-lfm. (Danish) Retrieved 20 November 2012.