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Lindholm (Stege Bugt)

Coordinates: 55°0′25″N 12°13′20″E / 55.00694°N 12.22222°E / 55.00694; 12.22222
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Lindholm
Lindholm is located in Denmark Region Zealand
Lindholm
Lindholm
Geography
Coordinates55°0′25″N 12°13′20″E / 55.00694°N 12.22222°E / 55.00694; 12.22222
Area0.07 km2 (0.027 sq mi)
Administration
RegionRegion Zealand
MunicipalityVordingborg Municipality

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]

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

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  1. ^ "Folketal 1. januar efter øer". www.statistikbanken.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "DTU National Veterinary Institute - Lindholm - Division of virology". Network of Animal Disease Infectiology Research Facilities. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  4. ^ "DTU Decommissioning Lindholm" (PDF). ft.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Denmark ends plan for 'deserted island' deportation facility". The Local. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2021.