Zealand
Sign in to saveZealand ( ) is the largest and most populous island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size) at 7,031 km2 (2715 sq. mi.). Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 January 2020, comprising 40% of the country's population.
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Zealand is Denmark's largest and most populous island, covering 7,031 square kilometers and home to about 2.3 million people—roughly 40% of Denmark's total population. It matters as the demographic and geographic center of Denmark proper, making it the country's most significant island.
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- Zealand
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- The Cliffs of Stevns just south of Copenhagen
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- Danish straits
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- 122.9
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- Region
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9 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Relation to New Zealand
- History
- Mythological origins
- Geography
- Cities and towns
- See also
- References
- External links
Zealand ( ) is the largest and most populous island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size) at 7,031 km2 (2715 sq. mi.). Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 January 2020, comprising 40% of the country's population.
Zealand is the 13th-largest island in Europe by area and the 4th most populous. It is connected to Sprogø and Funen by the Great Belt Fixed Link and to Amager by several bridges in Copenhagen. Indirectly, through the island of Amager and the Øresund Bridge, it is also linked to Scania in Sweden. In the south, the Storstrøm Bridge and the Farø Bridges connect it to Falster, and beyond that island to Lolland; the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel, currently under construction, would connect Lolland to the German island of Fehmarn, which is itself connected with mainland Europe.