Bandholm
Sign in to saveBandholm is a small port town and parish on the coast of northern Lolland, Region Zealand, Denmark. On 1 January 2025 it had a population of 440, and is located to the northwest of Knuthenborg Safari Park and Maribo. From Bandholm there is ferry service to Askø and rail link to Maribo, north of Maribo. Stokkemarke is its west and Østofte Parish forms its southwest border. It is served by Bandholm Station. The Maribo-to-Bandholm rail branch is operated by the Museumsbanen Maribo-Bandholm as a preserved railway.
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Bandholm is a small port town and parish on the coast of northern Lolland, Region Zealand, Denmark. On 1 January 2025 it had a population of 440, and is located to the northwest of Knuthenborg Safari Park and Maribo. From Bandholm there is ferry service to Askø and rail link to Maribo, north of Maribo. Stokkemarke is its west and Østofte Parish forms its southwest border. It is served by Bandholm Station. The Maribo-to-Bandholm rail branch is operated by the Museumsbanen Maribo-Bandholm as a preserved railway.
In the 1800s, Bandholm was known for a major cholera epidemic, where the fight was led by Peter Ludvig Panum in 1853.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bandholm” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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