Maribo 148606 211423689 2008-05-10T07:41:47Z 131.165.203.177 /* External links */ [[Image:Maribos våben.png|thumb|right|150px|Coat of arms]] '''Maribo''' is a town in [[Lolland municipality]] in [[Region Sjælland]] on the island of [[Lolland]] in south [[Denmark]]. Lakes lie both to the north and south of the town of Maribo. To the north is ''Nørresø'' ("The Northern Lake" or "Northern Maribo Lake") and to the south is ''Søndersø'' ("The Southern Lake" or "Southern Maribo Lake"). ''Søndersø'' is the largest lake on Lolland. There are more islands in ''Søndersø'' than in any other lake in Denmark. These include the islands of Fruerø, Hestø, Præstø, Borgø, Lindø, Askø og Worsaaes Ø. This is part of the Maribo Lakes Nature Park, which spans the towns of Maribo, [[Holeby]], [[Sakskøbing]] and [[Nysted]]. ==The town of Maribo== <!-- ''Main article: Maribo--> The merchant town of Maribo is located centrally on Lolland. Its population is 5.423 in 2005 (6000). It has, among other facilities, a [[Gymnasium (school)|gymnasium]] ([[Hihgschool]]) and a [[brewery]], Maribo Brewery (''[[Maribo Bryghus]]''). The predecessor to today's Maribo Brewery was started in 1895. The brewery is Maribo's second largest employer, and produces a range of beers and soft drinks. Maribo Brewery is a part of [[Royal Unibrew]], the second largest brewery business in Scandinavia. ===History=== [[Saint Birgitta]] (1303-1373), also known as Birgitta of Vadstena, has cast her shadow on this municipality, and is shown on the municipality's coat-of-arms. Her order established the [[Bridgettines|Bridgettine Order]]'s cloister in Maribo, when i 1416 monks from Vadstena cloister were sent to Maribo, then called Skimminge, to help establish a cloister. In 1536, however, the cloister was abolished. After the old town church burned down in 1596, the cloister then in place received status as town church. King [[Christian IV of Denmark|Christian IV]]'s daughter, [[Corfitz Ulfeldt (1606-1664)|Leonora Christina Ulfeldt]], was probably the cloister's most famous resident. In 1685 after her release from 21 years imprisonment for high treason from the Blue Tower (''Blåtårn'') in Copenhagen's Castle, she spent her final years in the cloister, and is buried in a crypt at the church. In 1803-1804 the islands of [[Lolland]]-[[Falster]], who had until then belonged to the [[Funen]] [[diocese]], were made into an independent diocese, and the cloister church was given the status of the diocese's cathedral (''domkirke''). The bishop, however, resides in [[Nykøbing Falster]]. Several times during the 1800s the church has been secured against decline. <!-- ==Attractions== --> <!-- ==Famous residents of the municipality== --> [[Image:MariboCityLimit.png|MariboCityLimit.png|Maribo City Edge]] ==Maribo municipality== Until [[January 1]], [[2007]], Maribo was also a municipality ([[Danish language|Danish]], ''[[Municipalities of Denmark|kommune]]'') in the former [[Storstrøm County]]. The municipality, which included the islands of [[Askø]] ("Ash Island") and [[Lilleø]] ("little Island") in the Rågø Sound, covered an area of 154 [[square kilometre|km²]], and had a total population of 11,098 (2005). Its last mayor was Liljan Køcks, a member of the [[Socialist People's Party (Denmark)|Socialist People's Party]] (''Socialistisk Folkeparti'') [[Politics of Denmark|political party]]. Maribo municipality ceased to exist as the result of [[Municipalities of Denmark#Municipal Reform 2007|''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007)]]. It was merged with [[Holeby]], [[Højreby]], [[Nakskov]], [[Ravnsborg]], [[Rudbjerg]] and [[Rødby]] municipalities to form the new [[Lolland municipality]]. This created a municipality with an area of 892 [[square kilometre|km²]] and a total population of 49,469 (2005). Maribo is also the capital of [[Lolland Municipality]]. == External links == * [http://www.lolland.dk/ Lolland municipality's official website (Danish only)] ==References == * Municipal statistics: [http://www2.netborger.dk/Kommunefakta/ NetBorger Kommunefakta], delivered from [http://www.kmd.dk/ KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)] * Municipal mergers and neighbors: [http://kommune.eniro.dk/region/media/nyekommuner.shtml Eniro new municipalities map] {{Storstrøm County}} {{coor title dm|54|46|N|11|31|E|region:DK_type:city}} [[Category:Former municipalities of Denmark]] [[Category:Cities and towns in Denmark]] [[da:Maribo]] [[de:Maribo]] [[fo:Maribo kommuna]] [[it:Maribo]] [[nl:Maribo]] [[no:Maribo]] [[pl:Gmina Maribo]] [[pt:Maribo]] [[ro:Maribo]] [[sv:Maribo kommun]]