Øresund Region
Øresund Region is a strait in Capital Region, Denmark and has about 3,580,000 residents.Places of Interest
Highlights include Flakfortet.
Flakfortet
Islet
Photo: Elgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Flakfortet, meaning sand-shoal fortress, is a sea fort located on the artificially built island of Saltholmrev, in the Øresund between Copenhagen and Saltholm.
Øresund Region
- Type: Strait
- Also known as: “Oresund Region”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Capital Region, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.7047° or 55° 42′ 17″ northLongitude
12.7963° or 12° 47′ 47″ eastPopulation
3,580,000Open location code
9F7JPQ3W+VGGeoNames ID
6355141
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Satellite Map
Discover Øresund Region from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Øresund Region” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Regió de l’Oresund”
- Chinese: “厄勒地区”
- Danish: “Øresundsregionen”
- Dutch: “Sontregio”
- French: “Détroit d’Oresund”
- French: “Région de l’Øresund”
- German: “Öresundregion”
- Hungarian: “Øresund régió”
- Icelandic: “Eyrarsundssvæðið”
- Norwegian: “Øresundsregionen”
- Polish: “Region Øresund”
- Portuguese: “Região Transnacional de Oresund”
- Russian: “Эресуннский регион”
- Spanish: “Región del Oresund”
- Swedish: “Öresundsregionen”
- Ukrainian: “Ересуннський регіон”
- Vietnamese: “Vùng Oresund”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Barsebäckshamn and Vikhög.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Saltholm Flak and Saltholm Havn.
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