Mariagerfjord

The up to 29 m deep Mariagerfjord is a fjord on the Baltic coast in the northern part of Jutland (Denmark).

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Designation

The incorrect in the German designation as Fjord based on the fact that in the Danish language, this term is broader than in German; there is a fjord generally a marine area, which is surrounded on three sides by land. No distinction is made between the fjord and the fjord.

Geography

The inlet is at 38 km the longest of Cimbrian peninsula. In places, it is 250 meters wide, the widest part is 4.5 kilometers at the Ajstrupbucht. The edge area is shallow, so that a narrow fairway leading through the fjord.

Its shores are completely surrounded by the Danish municipality Mariagerfjord. There are Hobro with the fjord ( 11754 inhabitants), Ebeltoft in Himmerlands ( 4912 ) and the eponymous town Mariager ( 2558 ) three places with more than 2000 inhabitants.

The only link is the Hadsundbroen, a bridge in Ebeltoft. In the Mariagerfjord lead a number of smaller watercourses. The larger the Villestrup Å on the north side and the Kastbjerg Å belong on the south side.