Stokkemarke

History

Stokkemarke is known to have existed under Valdemar II in the 13th century. It is one of the few villages in the area which came directly under the Crown rather than being dependent on an estate. Its inhabitants were proud of their status as "free farmers". The village was an important halt for travelers with its inn, first documented in 1666. The village is first mentioned in the Danish Census Book (1231) as Stockæmarc. It was originally part of the village of Bregerup (then Brikathorp) which in the Middle Ages had a hospital for lepers known as "St. Jørgens Hospital", first mentioned in 1389. When Bregerup was demolished, Count Adam Christopher Knuth established Knuthenlund in 1729, a driving force for the Stokkemarke community. It was once an independent municipality but was absorbed into Maribo Municipality following the local government reform in 1970. Since the 2007 reform it has come under Lolland Municipality.

Most-observed species

• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  10,184
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  9,365
• Mute Swan

  Cygnus olor (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  9,117
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  9,087
• Eurasian Coot

  Fulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  8,598
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  8,452
• Hooded Crow

  Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  8,109
• Graylag Goose

  Anser anser (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  7,688

Most recent

• M 3.5 — 2026-05-20
  7 km WSW of Bjæverskov, Denmark
• M 2.5 — 2004-02-23
  2 km W of Køge, Denmark
• M 2.5 — 2003-06-15
  15 km SE of Nyborg, Denmark