Oresund

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Oresund (Danish: Øresund, Swedish: Öresund, also known as The Sound) is the strait that separates the Danish island Zealand from the south Swedish province Scania (Skåne).

Related Topics:
Danish - Swedish - Strait - Danish - Zealand - Swedish province - Scania

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Oresund is one of the three Danish Straits that connect the Baltic Sea to the Atlantic Ocean (via Kattegat, Skagerrak, and the North Sea), and is one of the busiest waterways in the world.

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Danish Straits - Baltic Sea - Atlantic Ocean - Kattegat - Skagerrak - North Sea

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Political control of Oresund has been an important issue in Danish (and Swedish) history. Danish military control was maintained with the coastal fortress of Kronborg at Elsinore (Danish: Helsingør) on the western side and Kärnan at Helsingborg on the eastern side of Oresund. Both fortresses are located where the strait is just 4.5 kilometers wide.

Related Topics:
Swedish - Kronborg - Elsinore - Danish - Kärnan - Helsingborg - Kilometer

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