Hasselø Plantage | |
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Town | |
Location on
Falster | |
Coordinates: 54°44′24″N 11°52′41″E / 54.74000°N 11.87806°E | |
Country | Denmark |
Region | Zealand (Sjælland) |
Municipality | Guldborgsund |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 225 |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Hasselø Plantage is a coastal village located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of Nykøbing on the Danish island of Falster. As of 2023, it has a population of 225. [1]
Hasselø was once an island but since dikes were built in 1873 it has been a part of Falster. Around 1600, on the initiative of Queen Sophie, the wife of King Frederick II, a colony of Dutchmen was established on Hasselø to supply Nykøbing Palace with vegetables. [2] During the Second World War, the Germans operated a radar station and surveillance facilities in Hasselø. [3]