Lindholm is a small Danish uninhabited[1] island located in Stege Bugt. Lindholm covers an area of 0.07 square kilometres (0.027 sq mi).[2]
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Geography | |
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Coordinates | 55°0′25″N 12°13′20″E / 55.00694°N 12.22222°E |
Area | 0.07 km2 (0.027 sq mi) |
Administration | |
Region | Region Zealand |
Municipality | Vordingborg Municipality |
Until 2018 the island housed a field station belonging to the veterinary institute of the Technical University of Denmark.[3] Starting in 1938 a vaccine against foot-and-mouth disease was produced on the island.[4]
The Danish government considered but eventually shelved a plan to house, on the island, unsuccessful applicants for asylum with criminal records who could not otherwise be deported.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Folketal 1. januar efter øer". www.statistikbanken.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Statistisk Aarbog 1990 – Kap. 1: Befolkning og valg, Tabel 3: Areal og folketal for landsdele og beboede øer" (PDF). dst.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "DTU National Veterinary Institute - Lindholm - Division of virology". Network of Animal Disease Infectiology Research Facilities. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "DTU Decommissioning Lindholm" (PDF). ft.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Denmark ends plan for 'deserted island' deportation facility". The Local. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2021.