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.
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- Instance of
- town
- Country
- Denmark
- Located in
- Guldborgsund Municipality
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Location
- Falster
- Image
- Postcard Parti fra Orehoved.jpg
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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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Orehoved” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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