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| subdivision_name2      = [[Guldborgsund Municipality|Guldborgsund]]
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'''Stubbekøbing''' ({{IPA|da|ˈstupəˌkʰøˀpe̝ŋ}}) is a town with a population of 2,214 (1 January 2025)<ref>[https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY3?lang=en BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density] The Mobile Statbank from [[Statistics Denmark]]</ref> in [[Guldborgsund municipality]] in [[Region Sjælland]] on the northeastern coast of the island of [[Falster]] in south [[Denmark]]. Ferry service connects the town of Stubbekøbing over the ''Grønsund'' to [[Bogø]] at the town of Nyby.

To the northeast is the island of [[Møn]], which is separated from Stubbekøbing by the waters of ''Grønsund'', the [[strait]] which separates Møn and the island of [[Bogø]] from Falster.  To the east and southeast is the [[Baltic Sea]].

[[Stubbekøbing Church]], built in the [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] style in the 13th century, has a [[Renaissance art|Renaissance]] altarpiece and an elaborately carved pulpit as well as a variety of old [[fresco]]s and wall decorations (1300–1500).<ref name=nordensk>[http://www.nordenskirker.dk/Tidligere/Stubbekobing_kirke/Stubbekobing_kirke.htm  "Stubbekøbing kirke"], Nordens kirke. {{in lang|da}} Retrieved 3 December 2012.</ref>

Until 1 January 2007 Stubbekøbing was also a municipality covering an area of 156&nbsp;km², and with a total population of 6,786 (2005). Stubbekøbing municipality ceased to exist as the result of [[Municipalities of Denmark#Municipal Reform 2007|''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007)]].  It was merged with [[Nykøbing Falster]], [[Nysted]], [[Nørre Alslev]], [[Sakskøbing]], and [[Sydfalster]] municipalities to form the new Guldborgsund municipality.  This created a municipality with an area of 907&nbsp;km² and a total population of 63,533 (2005).
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==Famous residents of Stubbekøbing==
People who are born, or have lived in Stubbekøbing include:
* [[Lucas Debes]] (1623–1675), priest, topographer and writer
* [[Marie Grubbe]] (1643–1718), noble woman
* [[Hans Egede]] (1686-1758), Lutheran missionary,  the ''Apostle of Greenland''
* [[Clara Wæver]] (1855–1930), embroiderer
* [[Evald Nielsen]] (1879-1958), silversmith
* [[Frederik Magle]] (born 1977), composer, concert organist and pianist

== Geography ==

=== Climate ===

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{{Weather box
| location     = Stubbekobing
| single line  = Yes
| metric first = Yes
| Jan high F = 35
| Feb high F = 36
| Mar high F = 40
| Apr high F = 49
| May high F = 59
| Jun high F = 65
| Jul high F = 69
| Aug high F = 68
| Sep high F = 61
| Oct high F = 52
| Nov high F = 43
| Dec high F = 38
| year high F = 51
| Jan low F = 28
| Feb low F = 28
| Mar low F = 31
| Apr low F = 37
| May low F = 44
| Jun low F = 52
| Jul low F = 56
| Aug low F = 55
| Sep low F = 50
| Oct low F = 43
| Nov low F = 36
| Dec low F = 31
| year low F = 41
| Jan precipitation inch = 1.6
| Feb precipitation inch = 1.3
| Mar precipitation inch = 1.5
| Apr precipitation inch = 1.4
| May precipitation inch = 1.6
| Jun precipitation inch = 1.9
| Jul precipitation inch = 2.8
| Aug precipitation inch = 2.6
| Sep precipitation inch = 1.9
| Oct precipitation inch = 2.2
| Nov precipitation inch = 1.8
| Dec precipitation inch = 2
| year precipitation inch = 22.5
| source 1                = Weatherbase<ref name=Weatherbase>
{{cite web
| url       = http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=113541&refer=wikipedia |title =Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Stubbekobing, Denmark
| publisher = Weatherbase
| year      = 2011
}}
Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
</ref> 
| date = November 2011
}}
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==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Stubbekøbing}}
* [http://www.guldborgsund.dk Municipality's official website]
* Municipal statistics: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070812152043/http://www2.netborger.dk/Kommunefakta/ NetBorger Kommunefakta], delivered from [http://www.kmd.dk/ KMD] aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
* Municipal mergers and neighbors: [https://web.archive.org/web/20061208085744/http://kommune.eniro.dk/region/media/nyekommuner.shtml Eniro new municipalities map]

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