Editing Sakskøbing

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| settlement_type = Town
| name = Sakskøbing
| image_skyline = Sakskøbing - ved gågaden.JPG
| image_caption = [[Pedestrian zone]] in Sakskøbing
| image_shield = Coat of arms of Sakskøbing.svg
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location on Lolland
| coordinates = {{ coord|54|48|N|11|38|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[Denmark]]
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = [[Region Zealand|Region Sjælland]]
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = [[Guldborgsund Municipality]]
| area_urban_km2 = 3.51
| population_as_of = 2024
| population_footnotes = <ref name="BY3"/>
| population_urban = 4556
| population_density_urban_km2 = auto
| population_blank1_title = Gender <ref>[https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY1?lang=en BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex] The Mobile Statbank from [[Statistics Denmark]]</ref>
| population_blank1 = 2256 males and 2300 females
| timezone1 = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = DK-4990 Sakskøbing
}}

'''Sakskøbing''' ({{IPA|da|ˈsɑksˌkʰøˀpe̝ŋ}}), previously spelled '''Sakskjøbing''', is a town on the island of [[Lolland]] in south [[Denmark]]. It has a population of 4,556 (1 January 2024).<ref name="BY3">[https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY3?lang=en BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density] The Mobile Statbank from [[Statistics Denmark]]</ref><ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Blangstrup |editor1-first=Christian |title=Salmonsens konversationsleksikon: Vol XX |date=1926 |publisher=J. H. Schultz Forlagsboghandel |location=Copenhagen |pages=816–817 |edition=2nd |url=https://runeberg.org/salmonsen/2/20/0846.html |access-date=4 December 2020 |language=Danish}}</ref> Until 1 January 2007 it was the seat of the former Sakskøbing Municipality ([[Danish language|Danish]]: ''[[Municipalities of Denmark|kommune]]''), and is now situated in [[Guldborgsund Municipality]] in [[Region Zealand|Region Sjælland]].

The town is located on the northeast coast of Lolland where the Sakskøbing River flows into the Sakskøbing Fjord, a narrow but [[navigability|navigable]] sea inlet, the innermost part of which constitutes the port of Sakskøbing. Mentioned for the first time in 1240, it arose as a [[ford (crossing)|ford]] over the river, and is referred to as a [[market town]] as early as 1270.<ref name="Trap 1899 138">{{cite encyclopedia|title=Sakskjøbing|url=https://runeberg.org/trap/3-3/0166.html|editor=J.P. Trap|encyclopedia=Kongeriget Danmark|edition=3rd |volume=3: Bornholms, Maribo, Odense og Svendborg Amter |location=Kjøbenhavn |year=1899 |page=138 |language=da }}</ref>

==History==
{{stack|[[File:Prospekt af Sakskøbing.jpg|thumb|Historical prospect of Sakskøbing]]}}
The town is mentioned for the first time as "Saxakopingh" in the ''[[Danish Census Book]]'' from 1240.<ref name="Trap 1899 138"/> Already in 1270 it was referred to as a [[market town]] together with the town of [[Nakskov]] in Western Lolland.<ref name="Trap 1899 138"/> In the [[Middle Ages]], Sakskøbing was a [[mint (facility)|mint]], where the coins were minted with the two [[sheep shearing|sheep shears]] known from the town's [[coat of arms]].<ref name="Trap 1899 138"/> Before he was king, [[Christopher II of Denmark|King Christopher II of Denmark]] (1276–1332) resided in Sakskøbing from 1289 to 1315 when he was [[Duke of Lolland]], and again in his last years.<ref name="Trap 1899 139">{{cite encyclopedia|title=Sakskjøbing|url=https://runeberg.org/trap/3-3/0166.html|editor=J.P. Trap|encyclopedia=Kongeriget Danmark|edition=3rd |volume=3: Bornholms, Maribo, Odense og Svendborg Amter |location=Kjøbenhavn |year=1899 |page=139 |language=da }}</ref> The town suffered from several fires, including in 1728, 1784 and 1800.<ref name="Trap 1899 139"/> In 1874, Sakskøbing was connected to the [[Rail transport in Denmark|Danish rail network]] as the [[Lollandsbanen]] railway line between [[Nykøbing Falster]] and [[Nakskov]] was opened.

==Geography==
{{stack|[[File:Sakskøbing Fjord 2017.jpg|thumb|[[Sakskøbing Fjord]] seen towards Sakskøbing.]]}}
Sakskøbing is located on the north-eastern part of the island of [[Lolland]] in a flat and fertile [[moraine]] landscape. The town is located by a [[tunnel valley]], a glacial terrain formation which runs from Sakskøbing in the northwest to the [[Guldborgsund]] strait in the southeast. It is located where the Sakskøbing River ({{langx|da|Sakskøbing Å}}) empties into the [[Sakskøbing Fjord]],  an approximately {{cvt|8|km}} long narrow and [[Navigability|navigable]] inlet of [[Smålandsfarvandet]], the body of water between the islands of [[Zealand]], Lolland, [[Falster]] and [[Møn]], and which on the last stretch to Sakskøbing narrows completely so that it looks more like a river than a [[inlet]].

==Landmarks==
===Sakskøbing Church===
{{stack|[[File:Sakskøbing Kirke fra Torvet.JPG|thumb|[[Sakskøbing Church]]]]}}
[[Sakskøbing Church]] is a late [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] brick building with a [[Gothic architecture|late Gothic]] tower. It was built around the year 1200; in the following centuries, the original church was extended with a nave and tower. The [[altarpiece]], which dates back to the 16th century, is a late Gothic wood carving work from [[Lübeck]]. The present spire, which is 48 metres high, was built in 1852.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.visitlolland-falster.com/tourist/plan-your-holiday/sakskøbing-church-gdk615738|title=Sakskøbing Church|publisher=Visit Lolland-Falster|website=visitlolland-falster.com|language=en}}</ref>

===Water tower===
[[File:Vandtårnet i Sakskøbing.jpg|thumb|The water tower "Saxine" in Sakskøbing.]]
The water tower in Sakskøbing, nicknamed "Saxine" or "the smiling water tower", is a 33 meter tall water tower and a landmark for the town. The tower was built in 1908 by [[Christiani & Nielsen]], but did not receive its smile until 1982, when the architect Flemming Skude decorated it.<ref>[https://www.visitlolland-falster.com/tourist/plan-your-holiday/saxine-gdk615620 Saxine] VisitLollandFalster</ref>

==Sakskøbing Municipality==
[[File:Sakskøbing - Det gamle rådhus.JPG|thumb|The old town hall in Sakskøbing.]]
The former Sakskøbing Municipality, including the small island of Vigsø, covered an area of 176&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>, and had a total population of 9,299 (2005). Its last mayor was Kaj Petersen a member of the [[Social Democrats (Denmark)|Social Democrats]] (''Socialdemokraterne'') [[Politics of Denmark|political party]]. To the north is Tår's Cove (''Tårs Vig'') and beyond that Rågø Strait (''Rågø Sund''), the waterway which separates Lolland from [[Zealand (Denmark)|Zealand]]. A finger of Rågø Strait cuts into the former municipality forming Sakskøbing Fjord and then Sakskøbing River (''Sakskøbing å'') which meanders through the former municipality, as well as through Nykøbing Falster and Nysted until it terminates near the town of Bregninge.

On 1 January 2007 Sakskøbing Municipality ceased to exist as the result of [[Municipalities of Denmark#Municipal Reform 2007|''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007)]]. It was merged with existing [[Nykøbing Falster]], [[Nysted]], [[Nørre Alslev]], [[Stubbekøbing]], and [[Sydfalster]] municipalities to form the new [[Guldborgsund Municipality]]. This created a municipality with an area of 907&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> and a total population of 63,533 (2005). The new municipality belongs to [[Region Zealand|Region Sjælland]] (Region Zealand).

==Transport and Infrastructure==

[[File:Lollandsbanen LJ zwei Triebzüge Ym 835162.jpg|thumb|[[Sakskøbing railway station]]]]

The town is served by [[Sakskøbing railway station]], located on [[Lollandsbanen]], a railway line between {{rws|Nykøbing Falster}} and {{rws|Nakskov}}, which is operated by the railway company [[Lokaltog|Lokaltog A/S]] since 2015.<ref name=DSB>{{cite web|url=https://www.dsb.dk/kundeservice/stationer/sakskobing/|title=Sakskøbing Station|publisher=DSB|language=da|accessdate=11 December 2023}}</ref>

Sakskøbing is located on [[European route E47]] connecting [[Lübeck]] in [[Germany]] to [[Helsingborg]] in [[Sweden]] via [[Copenhagen]], as well as the [[Danish national road 9]] connecting [[Odense]] on [[Funen]] to Nykøbing Falster on [[Falster]] by way of [[Funen]], [[Langeland]] and [[Lolland]].

[[Lolland Falster Airport]] is located south of Sakskøbing between the towns of [[Holeby]] and [[Rødby]].<ref>[https://www.visitlolland-falster.com/tourist/plan-your-holiday/lolland-falster-airport-gdk616198 Lolland Falster airport] VisitLollandFalster</ref>

== Notable people ==
[[File:Canoe Moscow 2016 - René Holten Poulsen.jpg|thumb|130px|René Holten Poulsen, 2016]]
* [[Christopher II of Denmark]] (1276–1332), King of Denmark 1320 to 1326 and 1329 to 1332. He was given a simple house at Sakskøbing shortly before his death.
* [[Peter Ilsted]] (1861–1933), a Danish artist and printmaker of domestic interior scenes
* [[Jon Iversen]] (1889–1964), a Danish stage and film actor and film director<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0412274/   IMDb Database] retrieved 12 June 2020</ref>
* [[Philip R. Rosendahl]] (1893–1974), journalist and acting governor of North Greenland 1925 to 1928 and Governor 1929 to 1939
* [[Svend Erik Hovmand]] (born 1945), a Danish politician. He was Tax Minister 2001 to 2004.
* [[Troels Gustavsen]] (born 1988), a Danish singer/songwriter

=== Sport ===
* [[Carl Andersen (gymnast)|Carl Andersen]] (1879–1967), a Danish gymnast who competed in the [[1908 Summer Olympics]] and became a neo-baroque architect
* [[Arnold Schwartz]] (1901–1975), a Danish rower. He competed at the [[1928 Summer Olympics]].
* [[Berit Kristensen]] (born 1983), a Danish team handball player. He plays for [[Randers HK]] and [[Denmark women's national handball team|Denmark]].
* [[René Holten Poulsen]] (born 1988), a sprint canoeist, silver medallist at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Jens Stryger Larsen]] (born 1991), a footballer who plays for [[Malmö FF|Malmö]] and has 54 caps for [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* Municipal statistics: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070812152043/http://www2.netborger.dk/Kommunefakta/ NetBorger Kommunefakta], delivered from [http://www.kmd.dk/ KMD] aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
* Municipal mergers and neighbors: [https://web.archive.org/web/20061208085744/http://kommune.eniro.dk/region/media/nyekommuner.shtml Eniro new municipalities map]

==External links==
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{{Wikivoyage}}
* [http://www.guldborgsund.dk/ Guldborgsund municipality's official website (Danish only)]
* [http://www.ffso.dk/ Fællesrådet for Sakskøbing og Omegn's website (Danish only)]
* [https://ermakvagus.com/Europe/Denmark/saks.html Sakskøbing] ermakvagus.com
* [https://www.weather-atlas.com/en/denmark/sakskobing Weather forecast Sakskøbing, Denmark] weather-atlas.com

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