# Marielyst

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Town in Zealand, Denmark

Marielyst Town Marielyst, Falster Marielyst Location on Falster Coordinates: 54°41′52″N 11°57′24″E / 54.69778°N 11.95667°E / 54.69778; 11.95667 Country Denmark Region Zealand (Sjælland) Municipality Guldborgsund Population (2025) • Total 633 Time zone UTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

**Marielyst** is a small [town](/source/Town) and [seaside resort](/source/Seaside_resort) some 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of [Nykøbing](/source/Nykobing_Falster) on the [Danish](/source/Denmark) island of [Falster](/source/Falster). Its long sandy beach has led to an extensive [summer house](/source/Summer_house) development with some 6,000 holiday homes. As of 2025, it has a population of 633.[1]

## Geography

Marielyst is situated on the [Baltic](/source/Baltic_Sea) coast of Falster.[2] At the end of the last [ice age](/source/Ice_age) some 12,000 years ago, the melting ice left an 18-kilometre (11 mi) long mound of clay, sand, and rocks extending from [Idestrup](/source/Idestrup) to [Gedser](/source/Gedser). Initially there were three islands, Langø, Bøtø, and Bøtø Fang, but these were later silted up. However, an inlet remained at [Gedesby](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gedesby&action=edit&redlink=1) leading into the Bøtø Nor lake stretching 16 km from [Sildestrup](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sildestrup&action=edit&redlink=1) to Gedesby. Between 1860 and 1865, the inlet was closed, a dike was built, and the inland area was drained.

The long beach.

Marielyst's white sand beach is the most western of those along the [littoral zone](/source/Littoral_zone) of five countries.[3] In a survey of ten Danish beaches carried out in 2011, Marielyst's beach, stretching no less than 20 kilometres (12 mi), came in first with 19.2% of the votes. The soft white sandy beach was judged to be particularly suitable for children. Other localities along the beach are Eikenøre, Sildestrup, Stovby, Klit, and Bøtø with Marielyst at the centre. Behind the sand dunes along the beach, there is a dyke which was built at the end of the 19th century to protect the inland area from flooding, enabling it to be used for farming. A footpath (too narrow for bicycles) offers pleasant walks over the full 20 km stretch next to the sea.[4]

## History

After the [sea floods](/source/1872_Baltic_Sea_flood) caused by a storm in 1872, Hans Jørgensen succeeded in draining the land in the area for farming. He named his new farmhouse Marielyst after his wife Marie. In 1906, the lawyer Frederik Graae (1865–1938) converted the farmhouse into a hotel with 12 rooms called Marielyst Østersøbad. He opened it on 28 July 1906, inviting local and national celebrities as well as representatives of the international press. Thanks to its great success, additional accommodation was made available in another farmhouse, Nørrevang. In 1908–1909, Graae built three sophisticated [Art Nouveau](/source/Art_Nouveau) homes called Troldtøj, Kitwalde and Tannhäuser after works by [Holger Drachmann](/source/Holger_Drachmann). Decorated with paintings by [Olaf Rude](/source/Olaf_Rude) and [Carl Holm](/source/Carl_Holm), they were purchased by wealthy families from Copenhagen. Local residents followed in the 1920s, building mostly two-storey brick houses with a sea view from the first floor. Smaller, wooden houses followed as land prices rose.[5][6]

In 1919, Laurits Hansen opened the first grocery on Marielyst Torv, soon adding a restaurant. The Tannhäuser residence became a guest house in 1932, with a restaurant in 1939. After the [Storstrøm Bridge](/source/Storstr%C3%B8m_Bridge) to [Zealand](/source/Zealand) was opened in 1937, Strandhotellet was built in 1938, renamed later as Østersøens Perle. Another hotel, Ivanna, later Marielyst Strandhotel, came in 1956 but was torn down in 2006 to make way for holiday apartments. Around 1940, Marielyst became a popular [summer house](/source/Summer_house) development with some 500 small holiday homes located between Bøtøvej and Storkevej. In the 1960s and 1970s, there was renewed interest in summer houses in the surrounding area. Today there are over 6,000 summer houses in and around Marielyst.[6]

## Notable people

- [Sarah Grünewald](/source/Sarah_Gr%C3%BCnewald) (born 1984) a Danish model, TV presenter and actress; she was raised in Marielyst [7]

## Landmarks

Marielyst, built in the style of a Mediterranean resort,[8] has a wide selection of hotels, restaurants, shops, holiday apartments and discothèques. Strandkirken (Beach Church), an independent institution forming part of the [Danish National Church](/source/Church_of_Denmark), was opened in 1957. There are Sunday services in Danish and German during the summer months.[9] Golf & Fun Park offers different forms of minigolf and various facilities for children. Other amusements include a go kart centre and a kite and windsurfing school. The [folk high school](/source/Folk_high_school), Højskolen i Marielyst, offers a variety of courses and music events in its fine concert hall which looks out over the sea.[10]

## Gallery

		- Sand dunes

		- Strandkroen

		- Holiday apartments

		- Hotel Nørrevang

## References

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

1. **[^](#cite_ref-LeeBrown2003_2-0)** Lee, Philip C; Brown, Jules; Sinclair, Mick; S. Andrew Spooner (2003). [*The Rough Guide to Scandinavia: Denmark. Norway. Sweden. Finland*](https://books.google.com/books?id=47Yp1TJgUz0C&pg=PA126). Rough Guides. pp. 126–. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-84353-218-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-84353-218-7). Retrieved 20 November 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Palmer2007_3-0)** Palmer, Alan (18 December 2007). [*The Baltic*](https://books.google.com/books?id=xZEmyw7FjsUC&pg=PT19). Penguin. pp. 19–. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-59020-926-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-59020-926-4). Retrieved 20 November 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Judith Betak, "20 kilometer blødt, hvidt sand, som langsomt fortaber sig ud i Østersøen er Danmarks Bedste Strand 2011"](http://www.rejseliv.dk/her-er-danmarks-bedste-strand), *Berlingske*, 21 June 2011. (in Danish) Retrieved 17 November 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Hansen, Verner (ed.): "Marielyst – et badested bliver skabt", in Heidi Pfeffer & Ove H. Nielsen (2012), *Lolland-Falster – historier i landskabet*, Lolland-Falsters Historiske Samfund. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-87-91059-12-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-87-91059-12-4).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-HoM_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-HoM_6-1) ["Historie om Marielyst"](http://www.marielyst.eu/historie.htm), Marielyst. (in Danish) Retrieved 17 November 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [IMDb Database](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0845637/) retrieved 11 June 2020

1. **[^](#cite_ref-CornwallisHarding2003_8-0)** Cornwallis, Graeme; Harding, Paul (1 February 2003). [*Scandinavian Europe*](https://books.google.com/books?id=6arhG12wdB4C). Lonely Planet. p. 94. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-74059-318-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-74059-318-2). Retrieved 20 November 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-marielyst.eu_9-0)** ["Marielyst, Falster"](http://www.marielyst.eu/Marielyst.htm). *marielyst.eu* (in Danish). Retrieved 21 November 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Marielyst: Attraktioner"](http://www.visitlolland-falster.com/danmark/da-dk/menu/turist/marielyst/attraktioner/attraktioner.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120723035621/http://www.visitlolland-falster.com/danmark/da-dk/menu/turist/marielyst/attraktioner/attraktioner.htm) 2012-07-23 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), VisitDenmark. (in Danish) Retrieved 17 November 2012.

## Bibliography

- Johansen, Astrid (2006). [*Marielyst 100 år: 1906 - 2006*](https://books.google.com/books?id=mQCEPgAACAAJ). Højskolen Marielyst. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-87-7368-071-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-87-7368-071-1).

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Marielyst](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Marielyst).

- [Marielyst, Falster](http://www.marielyst.eu/index.html) (in Danish)

- [Marielyst masterplan](http://www.guldborgsund.dk/~/media/Filer/Erhverv/Marielyst_Helhedsplan/GK_visioner_Marielyst-0412_final.ashx)[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] (Danish)

v t e Falster, Denmark Towns and villages Aastrup Eskilstrup Gedser Guldborg Hasselø Plantage Horbelev Idestrup Marielyst Nordbyen Nørre Alslev Nykøbing Falster Nykøbing Strandhuse Orehoved Ønslev Øster Kippinge Sønder Vedby Skovhuse Stubbekøbing Systofte Skovby Tingsted Torkilstrup Væggerløse Localities Hesnæs Kraghave Virket Culture and attractions Czarens Hus (Nykøbing's city museum) Danmarks Traktormuseum Falster Crocodile Zoo Guldborgsund Zoo Middelaldercentret Churches Aastrup Church Abbey Church, Nykøbing Brarup Church Eskilstrup Church Gedser Church Nørre Alslev Church Stubbekøbing Church Tingsted Church Torkilstrup Church Væggerløse Church Manor houses Corselitze Gammel Kirstineberg Gjedsergaard Orupgaard Valnæsgård Vennerslund Other landmarks Bøtø Nor Pumping Station Ejegod Windmill Generalens Lysthus Gåbense Færgegård Karleby Rectory Nykøbing Latin School Orehoved Lighthouse Torkilstrup Windmill Torkilstrup Rectory Geography Corselitze Forest Gedser Odde Grønsund Guldborgsund Kalvø Storstrømmen History 1872 Baltic Sea flood Falsters Virke Jørgen Ringnis Mecklenburg Ancestral Table Nykøbing Castle Siege of Nykøbing Johan Frederik Classen Transport E47 Farø Bridges Frederick IX Bridge Gedser Station Guldborgsund Bridge Nykøbing Falster railway station Scandlines South Line Storstrøm Bridge Other Diocese of Lolland–Falster Guldborgsund Municipality Det Classenske Fideicommis

v t e Guldborgsund Municipality Towns & villages Eskilstrup Gedser Guldborg Hasselø Plantage Hesnæs Horbelev Horreby Idestrup Kraghave Marielyst Nagelsti Nørre Alslev Nordbyen Nykøbing Falster (seat) Nykøbing Strandhuse Nysted Ønslev Orehoved Øster Kippinge Øster Ulslev Sakskøbing Sønder Vedby Skovhuse Stubbekøbing Sundby Systofte Skovby Tingsted Toreby Væggerløse Virket Category

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