# Bandholm

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Town in Zealand, Denmark

Bandholm Town Street in Bandholm town Bandholm Location in Lolland Coordinates: 54°50′14″N 11°28′59″E / 54.83722°N 11.48306°E / 54.83722; 11.48306 Country Denmark Region Zealand (Sjælland) Municipality Lolland Population (2025) • Total 440 Time zone UTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

**Bandholm** is a small port town and parish on the coast of northern [Lolland](/source/Lolland), [Region Zealand](/source/Region_Zealand), [Denmark](/source/Denmark). On 1 January 2025[1] it had a population of 440, and is located to the northwest of [Knuthenborg Safari Park](/source/Knuthenborg_Safari_Park) and [Maribo](/source/Maribo). From Bandholm there is ferry service to [Askø](/source/Ask%C3%B8) and rail link to Maribo, 8 km (5.0 mi) north of Maribo. [Stokkemarke](/source/Stokkemarke) is its west and [Østofte Parish](/source/%C3%98stofte_Church) forms its southwest border. It is served by [Bandholm Station](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bandholm_Station&action=edit&redlink=1). The Maribo-to-Bandholm rail branch is operated by the Museumsbanen Maribo-Bandholm as a preserved railway.[2][3]

In the 1800s, Bandholm was known for a major cholera epidemic, where the fight was led by [Peter Ludvig Panum](/source/Peter_Ludvig_Panum) in 1853.[4]

## History

### Early history

Knuthenborg castle

Bandholm has a history going back thousands of years as can be seen from the burial mounds from the [Bronze Age](/source/Bronze_Age) in the immediate neighborhood. The port seems to have been used for centuries for ships with supplies for Maribo Abbey. The area then developed with warehouses and storage facilities for goods to be sent to Maribo and [Rødby](/source/R%C3%B8dby). At that time it was known as Bandholm Toldsted (Bandholm Customs Point).

### 19th century

Bandholm Farm viewed on a watercolour by [Ole Jørgen Rawert](/source/Ole_J%C3%B8rgen_Rawert) painted on 11 August 1820.

Initially, in view of the shallow depth of the inlet, goods had to be taken out to the sailing ships by barge but in 1834 a small jetty was built to facilitate mooring. In the early 1840s, the channel was deepened to 10 ft (3.0 m), allowing larger ships to enter the port which was soon equipped with quays. The facilities grew further with the arrival of steamships bringing corn and other foodstuffs to be transported to Maribo. The traffic intensified with the railway from Maribo to Bandholm in 1870.[5]

The more recent history of Bandholm is linked to the [Knuthenborg](/source/Knuthenborg) estate and the castle, which owned the port and also some of the houses (distinctive in their yellow exteriors) in the town and its extensive surroundings.

### 20th century

In recent years the [Knuthenborg Safari Park](/source/Knuthenborg_Safari_Park) has made the port town a focal point of for over 200,000 tourists a year. The old port has been further improved with a state of the art [marina](/source/Marina) for [yachts](/source/Yachts) as well as facilities on the west side of the harbor for use by boaters.[2]

Bandholm has developed not only into a prosperous port but has also benefitted from the establishment of an iron foundry, hotels and a vibrant commercial life in connection with the railway. However, the city offers plenty of alternate opportunities for enterprising businesses, and local initiatives have ensured restoration of the heritage status of many of the old structures, especially the granaries (for other uses) and the old railway station.[2]

## Port

Bandholm Station  in the town.

Initially, the channel leading to the port was dredged to allow vessels to pass through to a depth of 19 feet (5.8 m) over a width of 60 ft (18 m) with a widened stretch of 120 ft (37 m) for vessels to negotiate a turn. A pier was built with a length of 1,050 feet (320 m) and a width of 120 ft (37 m) at its head in order to facilitate quick and easy loading of grain; there were also two shorter piers for use by smaller vessels in a draft of 10 ft (3.0 m). The port served the town of Maribo which is located 4 miles (6 km) away with connections to [Nakskov](/source/Nakskov), [Rødby](/source/R%C3%B8dby), and [Sakskøbing](/source/Saksk%C3%B8bing) stations. It also had a repair facility and a building yard. Two beacons at the northeastern end of Lindhom provided the required guidance for the vessels through the approach channel to the port. For loading grain and coal, electric cranes and two grain elevators were fixed on the quay.[6] Today, appropriate, navigational facilities are operated during the season with red lights, range lights at fixed heights, buoys, and a channel marked out with red spar buoys to facilitate navigation into and out of the harbor. The tidal fluctuation noted every 6 hours is of the order of 1 foot at the harbor. During gales it varies between 2 and 3 ft (0.6 and 0.9 m).[7]

## Notable landmarks

Heritage train Maribo-Bandholm: Steam locomotive KJØGE at Bandholm harbour

[Bandholm Church](/source/Bandholm_Church) designed by Henrik Steffens Sibbern was completed in 1874. Built of red brick in the [Romanesque Revival style](/source/Romanesque_Revival_architecture), it consists of a chancel, a nave and a tower with a conical spire.[8]

Bandholm Hotel

A prominent wheat silo, now converted into an exhibition centre, stands on the harbor's east side while a red church with a slender spire is located near the town's west end.[9]

Built in 1886, the Bandholm Hotel is situated on the coast road near Knuthenborg Safari Park.[10] The Maribo-Bandholm Museum was founded in 1962; it houses the oldest running steam locomotive in the country and the oldest private railway track (1869).[11]

## Notable people

- [Knud Olsen](/source/Knud_Olsen) (1919 – 2010 in Bandholm) a Danish builder and designer of boats, who designed the [OK Dinghy](/source/OK_(dinghy)), one of the most popular sailing dinghies; he lived and worked in Bandholm from 1961

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas](https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY3?lang=en) The Mobile Statbank from [Statistics Denmark](/source/Statistics_Denmark)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-loll_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-loll_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-loll_2-2) ["Bandholm og omegn - Lolland Kommune"](http://www.lolland.dk/Admin/Public/DWSDownload.aspx?File=/Files/Fil/l) (in Danish). lolland.dk/Admin. Retrieved 1 June 2013.[*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Reed2004_3-0)** [*Railway Gazette Railway Directory*](https://books.google.com/books?id=mF_yAAAAMAAJ). Reed Business Publishing Limited. 2004. p. 68. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-617-01019-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-617-01019-7).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Biografi, "Peter Panum"](https://runeberg.org/dbl/12/0539.html), *[Dansk biografisk leksikon](/source/Dansk_biografisk_leksikon)* 1. udgave. (in Danish) Retrieved 3 June 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Henning Steen Christensen (September 2003). ["Grevskabet Knuthenborgs Gårde og Huse: Bandholm Sogn"](http://hensch.dk/pdf/Bandholm%20sogn.pdf) [Knuthenborg County Farms and Houses: Bandholm Parish] (PDF) (in Danish). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100920093444/http://hensch.dk:80/pdf/Bandholm%20sogn.pdf) (PDF) from the original on 2010-09-20. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-BalticPilot1895_6-0)** [*The Baltic Pilot*](https://books.google.com/books?id=EaSjAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA334) (Public domain ed.). J. D. Potter. 1895. pp. 334–.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Office1916_7-0)** United States. Hydrographic Office (1916). [*Publications*](https://books.google.com/books?id=on4PAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA412). pp. 412–. Retrieved 1 June 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ha_8-0)** ["Bandholm kirke"](http://historiskatlas.dk/Bandholm_kirke_(5888)), *Historisk Atlas*. (in Danish) Retrieved 7 August 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ProStar2005_9-0)** [*Sailing Directions, Baltic Sea*](https://books.google.com/books?id=T7-G4MRcvjwC&pg=PA47). Vol. 194. Annapolis, MD, USA: ProStar Publications. 2005. pp. 47–. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-57785-759-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-57785-759-4). Retrieved 1 June 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-bandholmhotel.dk_10-0)** ["Bandholm Hotel"](http://bandholmhotel.dk/) (in Danish). Bandholm Hotel. Retrieved 1 June 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-museumsbanen.dk_11-0)** ["Museumsbanen Maribo-Bandholm Dansk Jernbane-Klub"](http://www.museumsbanen.dk/) (in Danish). Museumsbanen Maribo-Bandholm. Retrieved 1 June 2013.

## External links

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v t e Lolland, Denmark Towns and villages Bandholm Birket Branderslev Dannemare Guldborg Holeby Horslunde Hunseby Kettinge Maribo Nagelsti Nakskov Nørreballe Nysted Øster Ulslev Rødby Rødbyhavn Sakskøbing Sandby Søllested Stokkemarke Sundby Toreby Localities Albuen Culture and attractions Fuglsang Art Museum Fuglsang Cultural Centre Knuthenborg Safaripark Lalandia Maribo Open-Air Museum Middelaldercentret Reventlow Museum Stiftsmuseum Maribo Churches Arninge Church Avnede Church Bandholm Church Birket Church Dannemare Church Errindlev Church Frederiksdal Fuglse Church Gloslunde Church Halsted Church Horslunde Church Hunseby Church Købelev Church Maribo Cathedral Nakskov Church Olstrup Church Østofte Church Sandby Church Sakskøbing Church Stokkemarke Church Tågerup Church Tillitse Church Toreby Church Manor houses Aalholm Berritzgaard Bramsløkke Christianssæde Engestofte Fredholm Halsted Priory Højbygård Knuthenborg Knuthenlund Krenkerup Lungholm Orebygaard Pederstrup Rudbjerggaard Sæbyholm Søholt Søllestedgård Vindeholme Other landmarks Gloslunde Rectory Kattinge Windmill Kong Svends Høj Nakskov Old Pharmacy Oreby Mølle Reventlow Asylum Reventlow Warehouse Geography Guldborgsund Maribo Lakes Nature Reserve Nakskov Fjord History 1872 Baltic Sea flood Maribo Abbey Nysted Friary Transport Danish national road 9 E47 Fehmarn Belt fixed link Frederick IX Bridge Guldborgsund Bridge Lolland Falster Airport Scandlines South Line Other Diocese of Lolland–Falster Guldborgsund Municipality Lolland Municipality

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