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15-548: Rødby is a town, with a population of 1,957 (1 January 2024), located on the island of Lolland in Denmark . It was the seat of the former Rødby Municipality ( Danish , kommune ). The former Rødby municipality covered an area of 120 km, and had a total population of 6,590 (2005). Its last mayor was Hans Ole Sørensen, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party . On 1 January 2007 Rødby municipality ceased to exist as

30-574: A few dating from the late 18th century and the Danish Golden Age during the first half of the 19th century, while the main focus of the collection is on paintings from around 1900. Represented are important Danish artists like the Skagen Painters , the Fynboerne , Theodor Philipsen , L. A. Ring , Oluf Hartmann and Vilhelm Hammershøi . The collection features around 199 sculptures, dating from

45-513: Is 25 m (82 ft) above sea level, just outside the village of Horslunde . The island has been an important communication highway, among others for Nazi Germany during World War II . Historically, sugar beet has been grown in Lolland. Sugar is still a major industry, visible from the large number of sugar beet fields. The largest town of Lolland is Nakskov , with 12,600 residents. Other main towns are Maribo (6,000 residents), which hosts

60-626: Is an open-air museum on the most eastern part of the island, just outside Nykøbing Falster . The Centre is an experimental living history museum and it contains a reconstructed part of a medieval town from around 1400. It is among the most authentic reconstructions of the medieval period in Europe, and holds both the largest and the oldest trebuchets in the world. Lolland has many sandy beaches and areas with summer houses , which are primarily visited by German tourists. Fuglsang Art Museum Fuglsang Art Museum ( Danish : Fuglsang Kunstmuseum )

75-542: Is an art museum set in rural surroundings in Guldborgsund Municipality on the island of Lolland in Denmark . It is part of the Fuglsang Cultural Centre . The museum features Danish art with an emphasis on artists and motifs of local provenance . The museum is located in a purpose-built building, designed by Tony Fretton . Noted for its integration with the surrounding architecture and landscape,

90-503: Is located at the coast approximately 5 km southwest of the town of Rødby. Rødbyhavn is a ferry port and is the endpoint of the Danish section of the European route E47 . This endpoint is signposted "Rødby" on road signs, which is the most well-known feature of Rødby. Lolland Lolland is also known as the "pancake island" because of its flatness: the highest point of the entire island

105-594: The Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link however, they currently take the longer way to the mainland via the Great Belt Bridge , then Funen and Jutland . The governments of Denmark and Germany plan to connect Lolland with Fehmarn by a future immersed tunnel, the Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link . Two older bridges also span the strait between Lolland and Falster, the Frederick IX Bridge and Guldborgsund Bridge at

120-481: The Fuglsang estate and the surrounding landscape. The galleries are arranged around a long corridor which itself serves as a significant exhibition space. At the end of the corridor is a small room with three large windows, one of which is slightly offset from the axis and visible from the corridor. With no artworks displayed, it is entirely dedicated to contemplation and viewing of the exterior landscape. On one side of

135-516: The corridor are fairly small galleries with gold ornaments inspired by the architecture of the adjoining Fuglsang manor house. These are dedicated to smaller scale works. On the other side of the corridor are larger toplit galleries. The museum houses a notable collection of Danish art ranging from the end of the 18th century to the current day and includes paintings, sculptures and sketches. The collection has an emphasis on local artists and motifs. The museum holds approximately 500 paintings, with

150-436: The late 19th century to 1950. The main emphasis is on the period 1930-50. The museum's extensive collection of drawings , watercolours and particularly graphic works are mainly from the 20th century. Fuglsang Art Museum has regular shows of its works and arranges several special exhibitions annually. Moreover, the shows and special exhibitions are complemented with a diverse programme of arrangements and presentations. There

165-513: The mainland) via ferry. European route E47 links Copenhagen to Hamburg (Germany) via Lolland. Route E47 from Copenhagen crosses the Guldborgsund strait between Lolland and Falster via a modern tunnel, but the motorway currently terminates at Rødbyhavn where a ferry carries vehicles to Fehmarn. Trains formerly used this ferry as well as part of the Vogelfluglinie . During construction of

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180-622: The museum building won a 2009 RIBA European Award and was short-listed for the Stirling Prize the same year. An architecture competition for the design of a building was won by Tony Fretton in May 2005. Construction started in August 2006 and the museum was inaugurated in January 2008. The Fuglsang Art Museum is located in a whitewashed, modernistic building, designed to fit into the existing architecture of

195-507: The northern end of the strait. Frederick IX bridge is the railway bridge to Falster. Population 1 January 2014. Among the attractions of the island are the 19th century Fuglsang Manor , and the neighbouring Fuglsang Art Museum , which opened in 2008. Knuthenborg Safari Park north of Maribo is the largest safari park in Northern Europe and the holiday resort Lalandia is a giant indoor water park . Furthermore, Middelaldercentret

210-499: The result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007) . It was merged with the existing Holeby , Højreby , Maribo , Nakskov , Ravnsborg , and Rudbjerg municipalities to form the new Lolland Municipality . This creates a municipality with an area of 892 km and a total resident population of 49,469 (2005). The new municipality is part of the Region Sjælland ("Zealand Region"). Rødbyhavn ("Rødby Harbour")

225-552: The seat of the Diocese of Lolland-Falster , Sakskøbing (3,500 residents) and Rødby (2,500 residents). Since January 1, 2007, Lolland has been administered by two municipalities, Lolland covering the western two thirds, and Guldborgsund uniting the eastern third with the neighbouring island Falster. Lolland has motor and railway links both to the island of Falster to the east and to Germany (the German island Fehmarn , linked to

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