Samsø

Samsø (Anglicized: "Samso" or "Samsoe") is a Danish island in the Kattegat off the Jutland Peninsula. Samsø is located in Samsø municipality. The community has 3,724 inhabitants (2017) (January 2010: 4,010) called Samsings and is in area. Due to its central location, the island was used during the Viking Age as a meeting place. The etymology of the island's name is unknown.

Key facts

Islands.name: Samsø
Islands.image_name: Samsoe.jpg
Islands.image_caption: An old map of Samsø, Denmark
Islands.map_image: Denmark location samso.svg
Islands.nickname: "The island in the middle"
Islands.location: Kattegat
Islands.area_km2: 112
Islands.highest_mount: Ballebjerg
Islands.elevation_m: 64
Islands.country: Denmark
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title: Region
Islands.country_admin_divisions: Central Denmark Region
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1: Municipality
Islands.country_admin_divisions_1: Samsø Municipality
Islands.country_largest_city: Tranebjerg
Islands.country_largest_city_population: 829
Islands.population: 3,724
Islands.population_as_of: 2017

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Encyclopedic overview

18 sections

Contents

Etymology
Geography
Stavns Fjord
South Island
History
Norse mythology
Kanhave canal
Medieval fortresses
The quarantine of Kyholm
German occupation
Agriculture and sustainable production
Renewable energy
Notable people
Gallery
See also
References
Further reading
External links

In 1997, Samsø won a government competition to become a model renewable energy community. Now 100% of its electricity comes from wind power and biomass.

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