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Læsø is the largest island in the
North Sea bay of
Kattegat, and is located off the northeast coast of the
Jutland Peninsula, the
Danish mainland. Læsø is also the name of the municipality (
Danish,
kommune) on that island.
The municipality of Læsø
The municipality is in
Region Nordjylland in northern
Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 114
km², and has a total population of 2,003 (2008). Its mayor is Olav Juul Gaarn Larsen, a member of the
Venstre (Liberal Party)
political party.
The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Byrum.
Because Læsø is an island and lies in the Kattegat, its neighboring municipality,
Frederikshavn on the Jutland peninsula, is separated by water, the
Læsø Rende, from the island municipality.
Ferry service connects
Frederikshavn on the Jutland peninsula to the municipality at the town of Vesterø Havn.
Læsø municipality wasn't merged with other municipalities by
January 1,
2007 as the result of nationwide
Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007).
The island
Together with
Anholt, Læsø belongs to the Danish "desert belt"; during the summer months there's so little rain that streams and ponds partly dry up.
In the
Middle Ages the island was famous for its
salt industry. The ground water can reach over 15 percent salt, and this was naturally concentrated in flat salt meadows during the hot dry summers. The final concentration, carried out in hundreds of salt
kilns, consumed large amounts of
wood. Eventually the island became deforested, sandstorms buried villages, and salt extraction was banned. Since the end of the
1980s it has been resumed on a small scale as an archaeological experiment and a tourist attraction.
Læsø is home to the
Northern brown bee. The species is protected by Danish law which prohibits the import of other species to the island. The law hasn't been enforced and today normal bees and brown bees both are used for production of honey. The Island have been split in two parts for bee management, one for each species.
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