{{Infobox settlement | official_name = Stokkemarke | other_name = | native_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Town | motto = | image_skyline =Stokkemarke kirke (Lolland) cropped.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption =Stokkemarke Church | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_map = | mapsize = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Denmark Lolland | pushpin_label_position = bottom | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_map_caption = Location on [[Lolland]] | 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 = [[Lolland Municipality]] | subdivision_type3 = [[Parish (Denmark)|Parish]] | subdivision_name3 = [[Stokkemarke Parish|Stokkemarke]] | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | established_title = | established_date = | area_magnitude = | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = | area_land_km2 = | population_as_of = 2025 | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_total = 401 | 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|50|14|N|11|21|47|E|region:DK|display=inline}} | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code = | blank_name = | blank_info = | website = | footnotes = }}
'''Stokkemarke''' is a village on the [[Denmark|Danish]] island of [[Lolland]] located midway between [[Nakskov]] and [[Maribo]]. In January 2025 it had a population of 401.<ref>[https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY3?lang=en BY3: Population 1. January, by urban areas] The Mobile Statbank from [[Statistics Denmark]]</ref> [[Stokkemarke Church]], first documented in 1396, originally built in the [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] style, has [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] additions.<ref name=ha>[http://historiskatlas.dk/Stokkemarke_kirke_(5939) "Stokkemarke Church: Intro / Historie"], ''Historisk Atlas''. {{in lang|da}} Retrieved 3 July 2013.</ref>
==History== Stokkemarke is known to have existed under [[Valdemar II]] in the 13th century. It is one of the few villages in the area which came directly under the Crown rather than being dependent on an estate. Its inhabitants were proud of their status as "free farmers". The village was an important halt for travelers with its inn, first documented in 1666.<ref name=Welcome>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stokkemarke.dk/pages_1307212/Stokkemarke_Velkommen_212.htm|title=Er du er ny i området – så rigtigt velkommen til dig!|language=Danish|accessdate=4 July 2013|publisher=Official web site of Stokkemarke}}</ref>
The village is first mentioned in the [[Danish Census Book]] (1231) as Stockæmarc. It was originally part of the village of Bregerup (then Brikathorp) which in the [[Middle Ages]] had a hospital for [[leper]]s known as "St. Jørgens Hospital", first mentioned in 1389. When Bregerup was demolished, Count Adam Christopher Knuth established Knuthenlund in 1729, a driving force for the Stokkemarke community. <ref>[https://runeberg.org/trap/3-3/0222.html "Kongeriget Danmark / 3. Udgave 3. Bind : Bornholms, Maribo, Odense og Svendborg Amter"], p. 186. {{in lang|da}} Retrieved 3 July 2013.</ref> It was once an independent municipality but was absorbed into Maribo Municipality following the local government reform in 1970. Since the 2007 reform it has come under [[Lolland Municipality]].<ref name=Welcome/>
The rural community expanded in the 20th century thanks to the establishment of several machinery works, especially Poul Rees a/s, bringing prosperity to the village and providing employment. The village also had its own dairy, a soap factory and a juice facility for the Maribo Sugar Factory.<ref name=soo>[http://www.lolland.dk/Admin/Public/Download.aspx?file=Files%2FFiler%2FOmrdebeskrivelser+ML%2FStokkemarke.pdf "Stokkemarke og omegn - De frivillige foreningers landsby"], Lolland.dk. {{in lang|da}} Retrieved 3 July 2013.</ref>
== Notable people == * [[Emil Rostrup]] (1831 in Stokkemarke – 1907) a Danish botanist, mycologist and plant pathologist * [[Sigurd Ømann]] (1923 in Stokkemarke – 1988) politician, chairman of the Socialist People's Party of Denmark in the period 1968–1974
==The village today== Stokkemarke, an important trading center, combines shops and factories with residential housing, often built to high standards of architecture and technology.<ref name=soo/> The centrally located church is dated to the mid-13th century with a fine 16th-century tower.<ref name=ha/> Opposite the church, the former library now serves as a cultural center and a youth club.<ref name=Welcome/> In addition to a food store, a flower shop and a bakery, the village has an antique dealer and a bank. There are currently plans for renovating the centre of the village while improving its institutions and ensuring road safety. Knuthenlund is receiving support for increased involvement in organic farming (accredited farming) and the production of goat cheese.<ref name=soo/><ref name=Welcome/> There are also plans to convert the 18th-century Ørbygård which overlooks the sea into a hotel.<ref name=soo/>
Stokkemarke's associations and leisure facilities include a badminton club, a gymnastic society, a riding school and a youth centre. The village is well placed for rambling with possibilities for walks through the wooded surroundings.<ref name=soo/> There are footpaths from the village to Knuthenlund and Hestehave.<ref name=Welcome/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Lolland}} {{Towns of Lolland Municipality}}
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