Fehmarn

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Country:	Germany
Fehmarn

Coordinates:	54° 26′ N, 11° 12′ E
Time zone:	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Administration
State:	Schleswig-Holstein
District:	Ostholstein
Mayor:	Otto-Uwe Schmiedt (Ind.)
Basic Statistics
Area:	185.45 km² (72 sq.mi.)
Population:	13,036 (1 Apr. 2006)
- Density:	70 /km² (182 /sq.mi.)
Elevation:	10 m (33 ft)
Further Information
Postal code:	23769
Area codes:	04371 und 04372
Licence plate code:	OH
Website:	www.stadtfehmarn.de
Location of the town of Fehmarn within Ostholstein district

Fehmarn (Danish, Femern) is an island and - since 2003 - a town on this island in the Baltic Sea, off the eastern coast of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, and ca. 18 kilometers south of the Danish island of Lolland. It belongs to the district of Ostholstein. The area is 185 km² and the coastline is 78 km. The highest hills are the "Hinrichsberg" (27.2 m) and the "Wulfener Berg" (26.5 m)

Since 1963 Fehmarn has been connected to the German mainland by a suspension bridge, the Fehmarn Sound Bridge. It is 963.40 m long and 69 m high.

The Fehmarn Belt, a strait separating Fehmarn from Lolland, is located on the side opposite to Germany. It can be crossed by ferries travelling between the seaports of Puttgarden, Germany, and Rødbyhavn, Denmark. The crossing takes about 45 minutes. A fixed connection (by bridge or tunnel) is planned to replace to ferry in the future.

The largest part of the town is Burg, with 6000 inhabitants. In addition, there are many tiny villages. The coasts serve as resting places for migratory birds, and it is thus a paradise for ornithologists. In Burg there is a large aquarium comprised of 40 fish tanks.