Nørre Alslev () is a town with a population of 2,379 (1 January 2022)BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density
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on the northern end of the island of

Falster Falster () is an island in south-eastern Denmark with an area of and 43,398 inhabitants as of 1 January 2010.

in south

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. It belongs to

Guldborgsund municipality Guldborgsund is a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Sjælland in Denmark, created on 1 January 2007 from six (6) former municipalities on the two islands Lolland in the west and Falster in the east bordering the Guldborgsund strait. It ...

Region Sjælland Region Zealand ( da, Region Sjælland) is the southernmost administrative region of Denmark, established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which abolished the traditional counties ("amter") and set up five larger regi ...

. Until 1 January 2007 Nørre Alslev was the seat of the former Nørre Alslev municipality (

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, '' kommune'') in the former

Storstrøm County Storstrøms Amt (English ''Storstrøm County'') is a former county (Danish: ''amt'') on the islands of Zealand (''Sjælland''), Møn, Falster, Lolland and some minor islands in southeast Denmark. The county was formed on 1 April 1970, comprising ...

. The municipality covered an area of 181 km², and had a total population of 9,595 (2005). Its last mayor was Niels Larsen, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party)

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. Nørre Alslev municipality ceased to exist as the result of ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with

Nykøbing Falster Nykøbing Falster (; originally named Nykøbing) is a southern Danish city, seat of the Guldborgsund ''kommune''. It belongs to Region Sjælland. The city lies on Falster, connected by the Frederick IX Bridge over the Guldborgsund (''Guldb ...

Nysted Nysted is a town in Guldborgsund Municipality in Region Zealand on the southeastern coast of the island of Lolland in south Denmark. Nysted is located on the southern coast of Lolland, and has a population of 1,292 (1 January 2022).

Sakskøbing Sakskøbing (), previously spelled Sakskjøbing, is a town with a population of 4,595 (1 January 2022).Stubbekøbing Stubbekøbing () is a town with a population of 2,268 (1 January 2022) ...

, and

Sydfalster Until 1 January 2007 Sydfalster was a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in the former Storstrøm County on the southern end of the island of Falster in south Denmark. Overview The municipality covered an area of 113 km², and had a total pop ...

municipalities to form the new

. Two

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s connect the former municipality, and the rest of Falster, to

Zealand Zealand ( da, Sjælland ) at 7,031 km2 is the largest and most populous island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size). Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 January 2020. It is the 1 ...

. The 3,199 metre long

Storstrøm Bridge The Storstrøm Bridge ( da, Storstrømsbroen, ) is a road and railway arch bridge that crosses Storstrømmen between the islands of Falster and Masnedø in Denmark. Together with Masnedsund Bridge it connects Falster and Zealand (''Sjælland''). ...

connects the former municipality from near the town of Orehoved to

Masnedø Masnedø () is a Danish island between Zealand and Falster. The island covers an area of 1.68 km2 and has 156 inhabitants. Transportation Masnedø can be reached by the Masnedsund Bridge from Zealand or the Storstrøm Bridge from Falster. The ...

, an island in ''Storstrømmen'', and the 201 metre long

Masnedsund Bridge The Masnedsund Bridge ( da, Masnedsundbroen) is a bascule bridge that crosses Masnedsund between the islands Masnedø and Zealand (Denmark), Zealand ( da, Sjælland) in Denmark. It carries road and railway traffic, as well as pedestrians and bicycl ...

(''Masnedsundbroen'') continues from there to the town of Vordingborg. The Storstrøm Bridge supports two lanes of traffic, plus a single track of railroad. This vital railroad line leads to

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service in the town of Rødby Færge in south Lolland to

Puttgarden is a ferry harbour and a village on the German island of Fehmarn. It lies on an important route between Germany and Denmark known as the Vogelfluglinie which crosses the strait, the Fehmarnbelt, to Rødby on the island of Lolland. Overview ...

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over the Femern Belt. Both of these bridges were inaugurated in 1937. Further to the east are the two

Farø Bridges The Farø Bridges ( da, Farøbroerne, ) are two road bridges that connect the islands of Falster and Zealand in Denmark by way of the small island of Farø which is approximately mid-way across the Storstrømmen sound. A smaller bridge from Fa ...

(the 1,726 metre long Farø High Bridge and the 1,596 metre long Farø Low Bridge) which opened in 1985.

Notable people

Jonas Kamper Jonas Kamper (born 3 May 1983) is a retired Danish footballer who played as a right winger and current U19 manager of Kolding IF. He started his career with Brøndby IF, winning the 2005 Danish Superliga. He holds the record of Denmark nationa ...

(born 1983 in Nørre Alslev) a Danish footballer with over 350 club caps

References

* Municipal statistics
NetBorger Kommunefakta
delivered fro
KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
* Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro new municipalities map

External links

Guldborgsund municipality's official website (Danish only)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Norre Alslev Falster Former municipalities of Denmark Cities and towns in Region Zealand Guldborgsund Municipality