Askø
Island in Denmark
54°54′0″N 11°30′0″E / 54.90000°N 11.50000°E / 54.90000; 11.50000 (2005)
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Askø is a Danish island north of Lolland. It covers an area of 2.82 km2 and has 55 permanent inhabitants (as of 1 January 2005) as well as hundreds of summer vacation properties. It is connected to the neighbouring island of Lilleø by a 700 metre long dam,[2] which was constructed in 1914. Askø is connected to Bandholm on Lolland by ferry.
In 1954, there were 170 inhabitants and one vehicle.[3]
In 2014 energy company SEAS-NVE discovered a Neolithic boat in a submerged settlement as it replaced sea cables by Askø Island.[4] The boat had split and sealing mass consisting of a strip of bark and resin was found in the hole.
See also
- Nearby islands: Lilleø, Fejø, Femø, Vejrø, Lolland.
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- Orø (Isefjorden)
- Eskilsø (Roskilde Fjord)
- Vigelsø (Odense Fjord)
- Fjandø (Nissum Fjord)
- Møgelø (Julsø)
- Tornø (Odense Fjord)