Øresund Strait
From Sweden to Denmark by Ferry
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Øresund Strait by DFDS Ferry
At 5 a.m. yesterday, our DFDS Crown Seaways ferry left the Norwegian capital, and early in the morning was already in the Øresund Strait, which connects the North Sea with the Baltic and separates Sweden from Denmark...read more
Øresund Bridge (Øresundsbroen, Öresundsbron)
This
transport corridor, which includes a double-track railway and a
four-lane motorway, connects the Danish capital of Copenhagen and the
Swedish city of Malmo. The
longest road and rail bridge crossing in Europe has a total length of
about 12 kilometers, of which 8 is the bridge itself, and 4 passes
through an underwater tunnel...read more
Middelgrundsfortet and Flakfortet Islands
Middelgrundsfortet was a fortress that guarded the sea approaches to the
Danish capital. The artificial island, excavated in 1890-94 in the
Öresund Strait at a depth of 7 meters, was the largest artificial land
area in the world at that time - the island's area is about 70 thousand
square meters...read more
Prøvestenen Island
After sea fortress Middelgrundsfortet, go in the direction of port
Copenhagen. On the shore, you can see the oil storage facilities of the
artificial island of Prøvestenen ("Touchstone"), a former Fort that
appeared in the early 19th century...read more
Nordhavnen Artificial Peninsula
The Northern Harbor (Nordhavnen), built after the First World War to the
north of Sendre Frihavn (the Southern Free Port). In 2005, the
Government and the city authorities decided to expand the urban area by
creating artificial lands in shallow waters near the Northern Harbor...read more
Trekroner Fort, Copenhagen
East of Nordhavnen, which is currently under construction
in the sea, is the Trekroner Søfortet (sea fort), one of three artificial
islands built in the early 18th century that were part of the
Copenhagen defense system. Middelgrunds Fort we
passed a little earlier, to the east of it is located Flak Fort...read more
Helsingør–Helsingborg Ferry. Sunset on the Øresund Strait
A day full of impressions on the land of Denmark ended at the ferry crossing over the Øresund Strait...read more