Langeland
Island
Rudkøbing street scene
Country	Denmark
Region	Region Syddanmark
Municipality	Langeland municipality
Coordinates	54°56′0″N 10°47′0″E / 54.933333°N 10.783333°E / 54.933333; 10.783333
Area	285 km2 (110 sq mi)
Population	13.881 (2006)
Density	49 /km2 (127 /sq mi)
Timezone	CET (UTC+1)
- summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Langeland Island (lower center) in Denmark

Langeland is a Danish island located between the Great Belt and Bay of Kiel. The island measures 285 km² (c. 110 square miles), and has a population of roughly 15,000. The island produces grain and is known as a recreational area. A bridge connects it to Tåsinge via Siø - a small island with a population of approx. 20 - and the main island of Funen (to the northwest). Also there are connections by car ferry to the islands of Lolland, Ærø and Strynø.

Rudkøbing, the island's largest town, is the place of birth of famous physicist and chemist Hans Christian Ørsted, his brother, Anders Sandøe Ørsted, a former Danish prime minister, and their uncle, botanist Anders Sandøe Ørsted.

Administratively, the island is also a municipality (Langeland municipality).

Additionally, Langeland is also a small town in southern Norway (map: click here). Several families from that town changed their surname in the 1800s to "Langeland."

[edit] External links

• Official tourist information site for Langeland
• Guide to Langeland

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