East Denmark

East Denmark (Danish: Østdanmark) is a geographical term that refers to the part of Denmark east of Storebælt, including Zealand, Amager, Lolland, Falster, Møn, Bornholm, and Ertholmene. Inhabitants: 2,764,695 (1 November 2023).

Before 1658 the term referred to the former Danish territories east of the Øresund: Scania, Halland, Blekinge and Bornholm.[1]

See also

East Danish dialects

Notes

  1. ^ Jens Christian Vesterskov Johansen: Da Østdanmark blev Sydsverige. Otte studier i dansk-svenske relationer i 1600-tallet, Ebeltoft 2003, ISBN 8789224744
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