Orø
Encyclopedia
Orø is a small island in Denmark located in the Isefjord
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It covers 14 km² (3,459.5 acre) and has a population of 867 .
Administratively the island belongs to Holbæk Municipality
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There are four villages on Orø: Bybjerg, the largest village on the island with a population of 250 (1st January 2011), Brønde, Gamløse and Næsby.
It is a popular vacation area with some 1,200 summer houses
.
There is a ferry connection between Orø and Holbæk
, and a cable ferry connects the island to Hammer Bakke (Hammer Hill) on the Hornsherred
peninsula.
Orø Church dating back to the 12th century and Orø Museum depicting local life in the area are national monuments.
Isefjord
The Isefjord, Danish Isefjorden, is a deeply branched arm of the sea into the Danish island Zealand.From its relatively narrow entrance from the Kattegat at Hundested and Rørvig, branches of the Isefjord stretch 35 km inland and divide the northern part of Zealand into the peninsulas of...
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It covers 14 km² (3,459.5 acre) and has a population of 867 .
Administratively the island belongs to Holbæk Municipality
Holbæk municipality
Holbæk municipality is a municipality in northeastern Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand in Denmark. The municipality includes the island of Orø, and covers an area of 583 km², and has a total population of 69,010 . Its mayor for 2010–2013 is Søren Kjærsgaard, a member of the Liberal Party...
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There are four villages on Orø: Bybjerg, the largest village on the island with a population of 250 (1st January 2011), Brønde, Gamløse and Næsby.
It is a popular vacation area with some 1,200 summer houses
Summer house
A summer house or summerhouse has traditionally referred to a building or shelter used for relaxation in warm weather. This would often take the form of a small, roofed building on the grounds of a larger one, but could also be built in a garden or park, often designed to provide cool shady places...
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There is a ferry connection between Orø and Holbæk
Holbæk
Holbæk is a town in Denmark and the seat of Holbæk municipality with a population of 27,055 . The city is located in the northeastern part of Region Sjælland, Denmark....
, and a cable ferry connects the island to Hammer Bakke (Hammer Hill) on the Hornsherred
Hornsherred
Hornsherred is a peninsula between Roskilde Fjord and Isefjord on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. It falls within the expanded Frederikssund municipality and includes Jægerspris and Skibby and before 1st January 2007 a part of Bramsnæs Municipality, now a part of Lejre Municipality. It is...
peninsula.
Orø Church dating back to the 12th century and Orø Museum depicting local life in the area are national monuments.