Samsø

Local nameSamsø
LocationDenmark

Samsø is a Danish island in the Kattegat 15 kilometers off the Jutland Peninsula. Samsø is located in Samsø municipality. The community has 3,724 inhabitants called Samsings and is 114 km² in area. Due to its central location, the island was used during the Viking Age as a meeting place. The etymology of the island's name is unknown.

In 1997, Samsø won a government competition to become a model renewable energy community. Now 100% of its electricity comes from wind power and biomass.

Tags Island
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Map of Samsø in Denmark @ Fotolitograferede i Generalstabens Topografiske Afdeling
 

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsø

Coordinates 55°51'22.03" N 10°35'13.703" E

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