Orehoved
Sign in to saveOrehoved is a small harbour town in the north of the Danish island of Falster. It grew up mainly as a result of the railway and ferry services in the late 19th century. As of 2025, it has a population of 426.
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Postcard Parti fra Orehoved.jpg
Show 1 more fact
- Commons category
- Orehoved (Falster)
via Wikidata · CC0
~3 min read
Article
5 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- The town today
- References
- External links
Orehoved is a small harbour town in the north of the Danish island of Falster. It grew up mainly as a result of the railway and ferry services in the late 19th century. As of 2025, it has a population of 426.
==Etymology== The element "ore" stems from Old Danish "wara", meaning an untended field or a point. The first documented reference to the place is Orehoffuit in 1509.
On the map
2 mapped locations
Connections
Denmark
Concept
time zone
Entity
geographic coordinate system
Entity
Daylight saving time
Concept
Wayback Machine
Entity
UTC+01:00
Entity
UTC+02:00
Entity
Central European Time
Entity
Region Zealand
Entity
Central European Summer Time
Entity
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Entity
Falster
Entity
region of Denmark
Entity
Guldborgsund Municipality
Entity
municipality of Denmark
Entity
Nykøbing Falster
Entity
Gedser
Entity
European route E47
Entity
Sakskøbing
Entity
Guldborg Sund
Entity