Bandholm | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Street in Bandholm town | |
  Bandholm Location in Lolland | |
| Coordinates: 54°50′14″N 11°28′59″E / 54.83722°N 11.48306°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Zealand (Sjælland) |
| Municipality | Lolland |
| Population (2024) | |
| • Total | 443 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Bandholm is a small port town and parish on the coast of northern Lolland, Region Zealand, Denmark. On 1 January 2024[1] it had a population of 443, and is located to the northwest of Knuthenborg Safari Park and Maribo. From Bandholm there is ferry service to Askø and rail link to Maribo, 8 km (5.0 mi) north of Maribo. Stokkemarke is its west and Østofte Parish forms its southwest border. It is served by Bandholm Station. The Maribo-to-Bandholm rail branch is operated by the Museumsbanen Maribo-Bandholm as a preserved railway.[2][3]
In the 1800s, Bandholm was known for a major cholera epidemic, where the fight was led by Peter Ludvig Panum in 1853.[4]
- ^ BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ^ "Bandholm og omegn - Lolland Kommune" (in Danish). lolland.dk/Admin. Retrieved 1 June 2013.[dead link]
- ^ Railway Gazette Railway Directory. Reed Business Publishing Limited. 2004. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-617-01019-7.
- ^ Biografi, "Peter Panum", Dansk biografisk leksikon 1. udgave. (in Danish) Retrieved 3 June 2013.