Stevns Peninsula
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Stevns Peninsula is a peninsula
on Sjælland in Denmark
. It is separated from Sjælland by the three streams Stevns Å, Tryggevælde Å and Kildeå.
The main town of the peninsula is Store Heddinge
, and most of the peninsula is covered by the Stevns Municipality.
Peninsula
A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. In many Germanic and Celtic languages and also in Baltic, Slavic and Hungarian, peninsulas are called "half-islands"....
on Sjælland in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. It is separated from Sjælland by the three streams Stevns Å, Tryggevælde Å and Kildeå.
The main town of the peninsula is Store Heddinge
Store Heddinge
Store Heddinge is a Danish town in Region Sjælland. It is the administrative seat of Stevns Municipality and has a population of 3,448 .-History:...
, and most of the peninsula is covered by the Stevns Municipality.