Stubbekøbing

Stubbekøbing is a town in Guldborgsund municipality in Region Sjælland on the eastern coast of the island of Falster in south Denmark. Ferry service connects the municipality at the town of Stubbekøbing over the "Grønsund" to Bogø at the town of Nyby.

To the northeast is the island of Møn, which is separated from Stubbekøbing by the waters of "Grønsund", the strait which separates Møn and the island of Bogø from Falster. To the east and southeast is the Baltic Sea.

Until January 1, 2007, Stubbekøbing was also a municipality covering an area of 156 km², and with a total population of 6,786 (2005). Stubbekøbing municipality ceased to exist as the result of "Kommunalreformen" ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with Nykøbing Falster, Nysted, Nørre Alslev, Sakskøbing, and Sydfalster municipalities to form the new Guldborgsund municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 907 km² and a total population of 63,533 (2005).

External links

* [http://www.guldborgsund.dk Municipality's official website]

References

* Municipal statistics: [http://www2.netborger.dk/Kommunefakta/ NetBorger Kommunefakta] , delivered from [http://www.kmd.dk/ KMD] aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
* Municipal mergers and neighbors: [http://kommune.eniro.dk/region/media/nyekommuner.shtml Eniro new municipalities map]