Læsø
Sign in to saveLæsø ("Isle of Hlér") is the largest island in the North Sea bay of Kattegat, and is located off the northeast coast of the Jutland Peninsula, the Danish mainland. Læsø Municipality is the municipality of Denmark () on the island. The island is a location mentioned in several instances in Old Norse sources detailing Norse mythology.
Key facts
- Island.country_admin_divisions_1
- Læsø Municipality
- Island.name
- Læsø
- Island.image_name
- Højsande læsø.JPG
- Island.image_caption
- Højsande, Læsø
- Island.map_image
- Denmark location laeso.svg
- Island.map_caption
- Location of Læsø in Denmark
- Island.location
- Kattegat
- Island.area_km2
- 101
- Island.country
- Denmark
- Island.country_admin_divisions_title
- Region
- Island.country_admin_divisions
- North Jutland Region
- Island.country_admin_divisions_title_1
- Municipality
- Island.country_largest_city
- Byrum
- Island.country_largest_city_population
- 488
- Island.population
- 1,719
- Island.population_as_of
- 2025
- Island.density_km2
- 17.5
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- Name and Norse mythology
- Municipality of Læsø
- Municipal council
- Nature and protections
- Climate, industry, and wildlife
- Notable residents
- Gallery
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Læsø ("Isle of Hlér") is the largest island in the North Sea bay of Kattegat, and is located off the northeast coast of the Jutland Peninsula, the Danish mainland. Læsø Municipality is the municipality of Denmark () on the island. The island is a location mentioned in several instances in Old Norse sources detailing Norse mythology.
In a 2010 survey, readers of the Danish newspaper Kristeligt Dagblad voted Læsø as Denmark's second most wonderful island, behind only Fur.