Lindholm (Stege Bugt)

Lindholm

Lindholm
Geography
Coordinates	55°0′25″N 12°13′20″E
Area	0.07 km^2 (0.027 sq mi)
Administration
Denmark
Region	Region Zealand
Municipality	Vordingborg 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

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.