Vordingborg
Sign in to saveVordingborg () is a market town and old ferry town on the south coast of the island of Zealand in Denmark. Because of three large estates surrounding the town, a coherent urban development has not been possible, which is the reason why three satellite towns (former villages) have emerged around the town. Within the ring of estates, the town has a population of 12,093 (1 January 2025), and a population of 18,118 when including the three satellite towns of Ørslev, Nyråd, and Stensved, situated 1, 3 and 5 kilometres, respectively, from the town of Vordingborg. Vordingborg is located in Vordingbor
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Place details
- Locality
- Vordingborg
- Region
- Region Sjælland
- Country
- Danmark
- Population
- 17,868
- Timezone
- Europe/Copenhagen
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Vordingborg
- Settlement.image_skyline
- View from GåsetårnetKlassik.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- View of the city from the Goose Tower.
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of arms of Vordingborg.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Denmark
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Denmark
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Denmark
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Zealand (Sjælland)
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Vordingborg
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Henrik Holmer
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2025
- Settlement.population_total
- 18118
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Vordingborg () is a market town and old ferry town on the south coast of the island of Zealand in Denmark. Because of three large estates surrounding the town, a coherent urban development has not been possible, which is the reason why three satellite towns (former villages) have emerged around the town. Within the ring of estates, the town has a population of 12,093 (1 January 2025), and a population of 18,118 when including the three satellite towns of Ørslev, Nyråd, and Stensved, situated 1, 3 and 5 kilometres, respectively, from the town of Vordingborg. Vordingborg is located in Vordingborg Municipality in Region Zealand. Vordingborg Municipality (Kommune) has a population of 45,751.
Vordingborg is situated on the southern coast of the island of Zealand. It lies adjacent to the Storstrømmen, a strait separating the island of Zealand from the island of Falster.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vordingborg” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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