{{Infobox settlement | official_name = Guldborg | other_name = | native_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Village | motto = | image_skyline = Guldborg.jpg | image_caption = | image_flag = | image_seal = | image_map = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Denmark Falster | pushpin_label_position = bottom | pushpin_map_caption = Location on [[Falster]] | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[Denmark]] | subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Denmark|Region]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Region Zealand|Zealand (''Sjælland'')]] | subdivision_type2 = [[Municipalities of Denmark|Municipality]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Guldborgsund Municipality|Guldborgsund]] | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | established_title = | established_date = | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = | area_land_km2 = | population_as_of = 2025 | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_total = 495 | population_density_km2 = | timezone1 = [[Central European Time|CET]] | utc_offset1 = +1 | timezone1_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] | utc_offset1_DST = +2 | coordinates = {{coord|54|52|16|N|11|44|54|E|region:DK|display=inline}} | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Guldborg is''' a fishing village spanning the islands of [[Falster]] and [[Lolland]] in [[Guldborgsund Municipality]], Region Zealand, in Denmark. The village is located at the narrowest point between the two islands<ref name="Griffes">{{cite book|author=Griffes|title=Baltic Sea (Southern Part)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QOl8ye28oAwC&pg=PA51|access-date=29 November 2012|publisher=ProStar Publications|isbn=978-1-57785-762-4|page=51}}</ref> where [[Guldborgsund Bridge|Guldborg Bridge]] crosses [[Guldborgsund]] (or Guldborg) Sound. In 2025 the village had a population of 495, with about 400 living on Lolland.<ref>[https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY3?lang=en BY3: Population 1 January, by urban areas] The Mobile Statbank from [[Statistics Denmark]]</ref>
==History== Guldborg was first documented as a [[ferry]] village in 1569. During the [[Second Northern War]] (1657–1660), [[Levee|embankments]] were built along the shore but this did not prevent the [[Swedes]] from conquering Lolland in 1658 and attempting to overcome the rest of Denmark.
By 1859, there were two farms and 40 houses in Guldborg as well as an inn, a windmill and a [[pilot station]]. The early ferries were rowboats, replaced in 1867 by a [[cable ferry]] and in 1904 by a motor ferry with space for two horse-drawn carriages. The old ferry station was destroyed by a storm in 1862. Its replacement is now in an advanced state of deterioration. The ferry stopped operating in 1934 when Guldborg Bridge, also known as [[Christian X of Denmark|Christian X's]] Bridge, was opened. A harbour, built in the 1860s for shipping timber from the surrounding forests, was later also used for grain, pigs and cattle. From the late 19th century to the mid-20th century, Guldborg also had a dairy, a bakery, a pottery, a sawmill and a fruit plantation.<ref name=gn>[http://www.guldborg-naturligvis.dk/Historien_om_Guldborg.html "Historien"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130212181652/http://www.guldborg-naturligvis.dk/Historien_om_Guldborg.html |date=2013-02-12 }}, Guldborg naturligvis. {{in lang|da}} Retrieved 30 November 2012.</ref>
From the mid-19th century, there was a wharf at Guldborg which was used mainly for building fishing boats. The first [[quay]] was established in 1947. The housework school, which operated from 1898 to 1905, was subsequently used as a women's college, then as a retirement home and latterly as a motel until 1997. Nearly all the traffic disappeared from Guldborg in 1988 when the [[Guldborgsund Tunnel]] connecting Falster and Lolland opened between Hjelms Nakke and Majbølle.<ref name=gn/>
==Geography== [[File:Guldborgsundbroen1.jpg|thumb|Guldborg Bridge]] Guldborg is surrounded by three forests: [[Hillesvigskoven]], [[Nordskoven]], and [[Storskoven]]; Storskoven contains historic relics. Guldborg also borders ''[[Svenskeskansen]]'' (“the Swedish bulwarks”) whose history stretches to the [[Dano-Swedish War (1658–1660)|1659 Dano-Swedish War]].<ref name="balticsailing.com">{{cite web |title=Guldborg Lystbadehavn |url=http://www.balticsailing.com/UK/Harbour-Guide/Guldborg-Lystbaadehavn.aspx |access-date=1 December 2012 |work=Baltic Sailing |publisher=European Union Regional Development Fund}}</ref> The village also has a beach with bathing facilities. The shore is popular with fishermen and ramblers. There are two marinas, one on each side of the [[Sound (geography)|sound]], with facilities for watersports.<ref name="gsk" /> Both openings of Guldborg's double bascule-spanned bridge are lit. The bridge straddles a narrow part of the sound with only {{convert|30|m}} being of navigable width. The sound is icy from January through March. Three churches are nearby, one with a steeple (at [[Kippinge Church|Kippinge]]), one with a tower (at [[Brarup Church|Brarup]]), and one with a stepped tower (at [[Majbølle]]).<ref name="Sailing2005">{{cite book |author=National Geospatial Intelligence Agency |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T7-G4MRcvjwC&pg=PA48 |title=Sailing Directions, Baltic Sea |date=April 23, 2005 |publisher=ProStar Publications |isbn=978-1-57785-759-4 |series=194 |pages=48– |access-date=30 November 2012}}</ref>
==Culture== Facilities in the village include a day nursery, food store, restaurant, activity centre and sailing services. There are bus connections with [[Vordingborg]], [[Nykøbing Falster]] and [[Maribo]]. Guldborg used to provide a ferry crossing between Falster and Lolland. As a result, many of the buildings originated as residential premises and warehouses for merchants. There are a number of galleries where local craftsmen display their paintings, jewellery, pottery, glasswork and textiles. Guldborg has an active sports club where some 350 members enjoy gymnastics, volleyball, football and rollerskating.<ref name="gsk">[http://www.guldborgsund.dk/da/Borger/Tilflytter/Landbyportraetter/Guldborg.aspx "Gulborg"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102124349/http://www.guldborgsund.dk/da/Borger/Tilflytter/Landbyportraetter/Guldborg.aspx |date=2014-01-02 }}, Guldborgsundkommune. {{in lang|da}} Retrieved 30 November 2012.</ref> Guldborg Folk & Show Festival, an annual event, brings together regional musicians.<ref name="guldborg-visefestival.dk">{{cite web|url=http://www.guldborg-visefestival.dk/|title=Guldborg Visefestival 2012|work=guldborg-visefestival.dk|access-date=1 December 2012|language=da}}</ref><ref name="dansktopnyt.dk2011">{{cite web|url=http://dansktopnyt.dk/2011/08/guldborg-visefestival-2011/|title=GULDBORG VISEFESTIVAL 2011|work=dansktopnyt.dk|access-date=1 December 2012}}</ref><ref name="guldborg-visefestival.dk2010">{{cite web|url=http://www.guldborg-visefestival.dk/Timmerhorst.htm|title=GULDBORG VISEFESTIVAL – SØSAT MED BRAVOUR|work=guldborg-visefestival.dk|access-date=1 December 2012}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20130324003022/http://www.guldborg-naturligvis.dk/ Guldborg naturligvis], local website {{in lang|da}}
{{Falster Denmark}} {{Lolland}} {{Guldborgsund Municipality}} {{Authority control}}
[[Category:Villages in Guldborgsund Municipality]] [[Category:Falster]] [[Category:Lolland]]