The Fehmarn Belt. The German island of Fehmarn is located to the south and the Danish island of Lolland to the north

Location of the ferry route

Fehmarn Belt (Danish: Femern Bælt, formerly also spelled Femer Bælt) is a strait connecting the Bay of Kiel and the Bay of Mecklenburg in the western part of the Baltic Sea between the German island of Fehmarn and the Danish island of Lolland. Ferries operated by Scandlines connect Puttgarden and Rødby on the two islands.

The Danish and German governments agreed on 29 June 2007 to build a bridge to replace the ferry route. It is scheduled for completion by 2018 allowing travellers to save 1 hour on crossing the strait.

The strait features a 18 kilometer (10 nmi) wide area with depths of 20–30 meters. Currents in the strait are weak and mostly dependent on wind.

[edit] Famous shipwrecks in the Fehmarn Belt

• 21 July 1932 School ship Niobe

[edit] See also

• Fehmarn Belt bridge

Coordinates: 54°34′N 11°17′E / 54.567°N 11.283°E / 54.567; 11.283

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