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Faxe Faxe or Fakse is a town on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. It is located in Faxe Municipality in Region Zealand. The town is most known for the Faxe Brewery, Royal Unibrew, a relatively large brewery producing a range of beer and soft dr ...

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, utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal_code_type = Postal codes , postal_code = 4653 , area_code_type = , area_code = , geocode = , iso_code = , website = , footnotes = Karise is the main town of Karise Parish in Faxe Municipality, Region Sjælland ("Zealand Region") in the southeast of Denmark. Karise town has a population of 2,392 (1 January 2022) (Karise Parish: 2,880 (2021))SOGN10: Population by Parish from Statistics Denmark
/ref> Karise is mentioned in 1261, when Peder Olufsen, a local Lord, in his will donated 12 marks to the consecration of Karise Church. Until the municipal reform of 1972, Karise was part of its own Karise Municipality.

Karise Church

The church is built as a fortified church which served as a place of refuge during wendish incursions in the 13th century. At that time the stream on the east side of the church was a navigable fjord, rendering the surrounding villages an easy target for the wendish pirates. The architecture of the church displays both romanesque and

gothic Gothic or Gothics may refer to: People and languages *Goths or Gothic people, the ethnonym of a group of East Germanic tribes **Gothic language, an extinct East Germanic language spoken by the Goths **Crimean Gothic, the Gothic language spoken b ...

style features. The windows in the apse are romanesque round arches while the windows in the nave are gothic pointed arches. The double function of the church as both of a fortress and a church can be seen in the unusual design of having two church towers. One of the towers has later been lowered to give the church a more classic Danish church look. The larger tower also still have archer holes. The yellow and grey memorial chapel on the southern side of the church was built in 1766-1769 by Count A. G. Moltke and designed by

C. F. Harsdorff Caspar Frederik (Friedrich) Harsdorff, also known as C.F. Harsdorff, (26 May 1735 – 24 May 1799) was a Danish neoclassical architect considered to have been the leading Danish architect in the late 18th century. Early life and training ...

. The neo-classical style of the chapel contrasts the medieval brickwork of the church.

The Town

The original village was situated northwest of the church. A large part of the village was consumed in a great fire in 1804 and never rebuilt since the village was undergoing enclosure. Modern day Karise is centered on the railway station which was built in 1879. The railway connects Karise with neighbouring towns

and

Hårlev Hårlev is a railway town with a population of 2,865 (1 January 2022) ...

as well as Køge and Copenhagen.

Karise in fiction

According to the legend of Mrs. Marthe, her estate Karisegård was destroyed by wendish pirates. Mrs. Marthe fled to a small chamber above the apse of Karise Church and remained there until her property was reconstructed. Poet and novelist

B. S. Ingemann Bernhard Severin Ingemann (28 May 1789 – 24 February 1862) was a Danish novelist and poet. Biography Ingemann was born in Torkilstrup, on the island of Falster, Denmark. The son of a vicar, he was left fatherless in his youth. While a st ...

mentions the fictive person ''Karl of Riise'' in his historic novel ''Valdemar the Victorius'' (Danish: ''Valdemar Seier''). ''Karl of Riise'' was a squire of archbishop

Anders Sunesen Anders Sunesen (also ''Andreas'', ''Suneson'', ''Sunesøn'', Latin: ''Andreas Sunonis'') (c. 1167 – 1228) was a Danish archbishop of Lund, Scania, from 21 March 1201, at the death of Absalon, to his own death in 1228. He is the author ...

during the Northern Crusades against the Estonians. In the

Battle of Lindanise The Battle of Lyndanisse (also spelled the Battle of Lindanise) was a battle during the Livonian Crusade, fought by the Kingdom of Denmark and German allies against pagan Estonian tribes. The battle helped King Valdemar II of Denmark establi ...

in 1219, ''Karl af Rise'' is mentioned as being the person who caught the Danish flag,

Dannebrog Dannebrog (until the mid-20th century often spelled Danebrog) may refer to: Flags and orders * The national Flag of Denmark * Order of the Dannebrog ( da, Dannebrogordenen, links=no), a Royal Danish decoration Places * Dannebrog Island, an i ...

, when it fell from the sky. Karise is mentioned in a few folk songs. Most famous are "Lille fregnede Louise (fra Karise)" and "Slikkehans". Karise is also mentioned in the comedy song "Syd for Køge" by Monrad & Rislund. The title of the Danish national play

Elves' Hill ''Elves' Hill'' ( da, Elverhøj) is a comedy by Johan Ludvig Heiberg, with overture and incidental music by Friedrich Kuhlau (Op. 100), which is considered the first Danish national play. History ''Elves' Hill'' was commissioned by Frederik V ...

(Danish: ''Elverhøj'') refers to a small mound situated 2.5 kilometers northeast of Karise.

Notable people

Louise Ringsing Louise Ringsing (born 20 August 1996) is a Danish Association football, footballer who plays as a Midfielder (association football), midfielder for RB Leipzig affiliated teams, RB Leipzig and has appeared for the Denmark women's national football ...

(born 1996 in Karise) a footballer who plays for Brøndby IF and for the Denmark women's national under-23 team

Karise Church

The Town

Karise in fiction

Notable people

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