Omø Island | |
Settlement Type: | Island |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Denmark |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Region Sjælland |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Slagelse municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Denmark |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Omø island (lower center) is south of Slagelse, west of Næstved on Zealand. |
Coordinates: | 55.15°N 11.1667°W |
Area Total Km2: | 4.52 |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Population Total: | 168 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
Postal Code: | [1] |
Omø is a Danish island in the Great Belt. The island covers an area of 4.52km2, with a 12-kilometre (7-mile) coastline, and has 168 inhabitants, of which the majority inhabit Omø village, which has a church, and Kirkehavn, a small harbour with a ferry boat berth, along with a newly built marina, made for the purpose of promoting fishery, which, along with agriculture, conforms the island's main economic activity. Some of the island's natural features are its lake and its bog; also, it is characterized for its varied bird life.
Omø maintains a lighthouse[2] and cabins, along with a campsite, in order to invite tourism.