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EU172 Langeland, May 2010

Where: Danmark: Langeland, EU-172
FY-019 (Danisch Island Award)
QTH Locator JO54JT
When: from 11 to 18 May 2010

Langeland Island

Dear visitor, first of all, we would like to thank you for visiting our new website and especially the part of "Langeland".

Langeland is a Danish island located between the Great Belt and Bay of Kiel. The island measures 285 km² (c. 110 square miles), and has a population of roughly 15,000. The island produces grain and is known as a recreational area. A bridge connects it to Tåsinge via Siø - a small island with a population of approx. 20 - and the main island of Funen (to the northwest). Also there are connections by car ferry to the islands of Lolland, Ærø and Strynø. Rudkøbing, the island's largest town, is the place of birth of famous physicist and chemist Hans Christian Ørsted, his brother, Anders Sandøe Ørsted, a former Danish prime minister, and their uncle, botanist Anders Sandøe Ørsted. Administratively, the island is also a municipality (Langeland municipality).

The average air temperature in January 1 C and in July 20 C.

For more information please visit the part Langeland links in this menu, which will tell you a lot about the Island langeland