Maribo a central town and old market town in the middle of
Lolland with 5,790 inhabitants (2020). It is primarily known as the
Cathedral City of Maribo with its majestic old monastery church,
Maribo Cathedral, as its landmark. It is also known as the
birthplace of the poet priest Kaj Munk. The city is one of the few
Danish market towns located inland - without direct sailing
connections to waters and seas around Denmark. The market town is
surrounded by the Maribo Islands, where in the summer tourist boats
sail around to the small islands. From the town's station there is a
veteran railway connection, Museumsbanen Maribo-Bandholm, to the
small port town Bandholm by Smålandsfarvandet and to Nakskov and
Nykøbing F with Lollandsbanen (Local train).
Maribo is
characterized by being an old town without much industry. In the
southern part of the center there are a number of older city
districts with small streets and alleys. At the cathedral there are
ruins of Skt. Birgitta Kloster from 1416, which was already in
disrepair when Leonora Christina lived here in the late 17th
century. Today there is a Catholic church in Maria Gade. Skt.
Birgitta Church was built for the Polish beet workers in 1897. Other
older buildings are Kapellangården from 1756 and Maribo Town Hall
from 1856 on Torvet.
Maribo is a traffic hub on Lolland. The
E47 motorway passes Maribo. From the city there are just over eight
km to Sakskøbing, just over 13 to Rødby, just over 28 to Nakskov, 26
to Nykøbing Falster and 52 kilometers to Vordingborg. Maribo is the
headquarters of Lolland Municipality and belongs to Region Zealand