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Slagelse Municipality is a municipality ( Danish: '' kommune'') in
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on the west coast of the island of
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(Danish: ''Sjælland'') in
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. The municipality covers an area of 571 km². The municipality borders
Kalundborg Municipality Kalundborg Municipality ( da, Kalundborg Kommune) is a municipality in Region Sjælland on the west coast of the island of Zealand in Denmark. The municipality covers an area of , and has a total population of 48,368 (1. January 2022). Its mayor i ...
to the north, Sorø Municipality to the north-east, Næstved Municipality to the south-east and connects to Nyborg Municipality via the
Great Belt Bridge The Great Belt Bridge ( da, Storebæltsbroen) or Great Belt fixed link ( da, Storebæltsforbindelsen) is a multi-element fixed link crossing the Great Belt strait between the Danish islands of Zealand and Funen. It consists of a road suspension ...
. The main city and the site of the municipal council is the city of Slagelse. The mayor has since 2017 been John Dyrby Paulsen, a member of the Social Democratic
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. The municipality include the inhabited islands of Omø, Agersø and Glænø, as well as the uninhabited islands of
Sprogø Sprogø () is a small Danish island, located in the Great Belt, the strait that separates the main islands of Funen and Zealand. It is about halfway across the strait, from the Zealand shore and from the Funen shore. Although ''sprog'' is mod ...
, Østerfed, Stenfed, Ormø, Fuglehøj, Sandholm, Kidholm and Fugleholm. On 1 January 2007 the former Slagelse municipality was, as the result of ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with Hashøj, Korsør, and Skælskør municipalities to form an enlarged Slagelse municipality.


History

Slagelse has existed since the 1000s, and coins have been minted there since
Cnut the Great Cnut (; ang, Cnut cyning; non, Knútr inn ríki ; or , no, Knut den mektige, sv, Knut den Store. died 12 November 1035), also known as Cnut the Great and Canute, was King of England from 1016, King of Denmark from 1018, and King of Norwa ...
's time. It was granted the status of
market town A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rural ...
by Eric V in 1288. Skælskør was given market town status in 1414. Korsør was granted the same status in 1425. While Slagelse and Skælskør were already important locations before becoming a market town, with the ring castle of Trelleborg located next to Slagelse, Korsør was a more insignificant town before becoming a market town. Korsør's location quickly made it an important town for ferry services to
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on
Funen Funen ( da, Fyn, ), with an area of , is the third-largest island of Denmark, after Zealand and Vendsyssel-Thy. It is the 165th-largest island in the world. It is located in the central part of the country and has a population of 469,947 as of ...
. The three towns became competitors for the land and resources. Korsør's importance as a way to get to Funen allowed Korsør to be favoritized over Slagelse until the 1600s. The town remained small, but fared better than Slagelse, who was struggling. This was also linked to Korsør's access to the sea, giving them a variety of opportunities and privileges, including being able to ship out the grain from many farm areas on western Zealand, leaving them in conflict with the neighboring towns. Slagelse's economy was meanwhile mainly based on artisanry and tobacco. Skælskør was a lesser part of the conflict on western Zealand. Through the Middle Ages the three towns remained market towns, with the remaining territory of the current municipality going under the administrative hundreds of Slagelse Hundred and Vester Flakkebjerg Hundred. These belonged to the syssel of Vestersyssel. In 1660 the syssel was changed and split up into two counties (Danish: ''amter''). These were Antvorskov County and Korsør County, and they approximately made up the current borders of Slagelse Municipality. In 1798 these counties were merged with Sorø County. In the
1970 Danish Municipal Reform The 1970 Danish Municipal Reform was an extensive administrative reform in Denmark which on 1 April 1970 reduced the number of Danish municipalities from 1,098 to 277 and the number of counties from 25 to 14. The reform also abolished the last le ...
the administrative division of the region was changed again. Market towns were dissolved, and Slagelse instead became the seat of the new Slagelse Municipality. Korsør became the seat of Korsør Municipality, Skælskør of Skælskør Municipality and Dalmose of Hashøj Municipality. All four municipalities were in the new
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. In the Municipal Reform of 2007 these four municipalities were merged to form the current municipality, which became a municipality in the new
Region Zealand 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 ...
.


Historical divisions

The table below shows the historical municipal subdivisions of Slagelse Municipality.


Towns

Below are all settlements in the municipality with populations of at least 200 people (populations as of 2020).


Slagelse

Slagelse is the largest city in the municipality, and is the seat of the municipal council. It is the 21st largest city in Denmark. The city's largest attractions include the sizable shopping center West Zealand Center (Danish: ''Vestsjællandscenteret''), the ruins of Antvorskov and the nearby ring castle of
Trelleborg Trelleborg () is a town in Skåne County, Sweden, with 43,359 inhabitants as of December 31, 2015. It is the southernmost town in Sweden located some west from the southernmost point of Sweden and the Scandinavian peninsula. It is one of the ...
. Slagelse is located around 15 km east of Korsør and 17 km north-east of Skælskør. 13 km east of Slagelse is Sorø, 33 km north is Kalundborg and 32 km south-east is
Næstved Næstved () is a town in the municipality of the same name, located in the southern part of the island of Zealand in Denmark. Næstved has several adult education centers, five elementary schools - and has at least one of each type of the fou ...
. Slagelse borders a large forest area to the south-east, with the closest parts of the forest known as ''Slagelse Lystskov''. Antvorskov barracks and the village of Harrested is located to the south, while the rest of the city borders fields. Antvorskov and the ruins of the Antvorskov Monastery is located in the southern part of the town, where a school and a large supermarket is also located. The police department of the municipality is also located in the southern part of the town, as is Antvorskov Church. The south-western part of the city consist of residential areas and a number of large shops. The western side of the town is mainly residential with a small industrial area. Also to the west, though closer to the center of the city, is Slagelse Gymnasium and the surrounding educations and schools, including a large vocational school. The hiking trail and former railway ''Fodsporet'' cut through the south and western parts of Slagelse. The northern parts of Slagelse have large residential and industrial areas, and is also the location of the Danish Welfarehistorical Museum, several schools and a vocational school. To the east is Skovsø, which is a village that has mostly grown together with Slagelse and is home to many industries. A golf course is also located in Skovsø. Next to Skovsø, at the south-east of Slagelse, are mostly residential areas, and further towards the town center is Slagelse Hospital. The center of Slagelse is the home to a large number of shops, restaurants, cafés and services. Slagelse Library, Slagelse Museum, Slagelse Train Station, the town hall and two churches are located around the center of the city. The West Zealand Center (Danish: ''Vestsjællandscenteret'') is a shopping center originating from 1969 and is also located at the center of the town.


Korsør

Korsør is located on the south-western tip of Zealand, connecting to
Nyborg Nyborg is a city in central Denmark, located in Nyborg Municipality on the island of Funen and with a population of 17,525 (2022). It is the easternmost settlement on Funen. By road, it is located 34 km east of Odense, 35 km north of ...
through the
Great Belt Bridge The Great Belt Bridge ( da, Storebæltsbroen) or Great Belt fixed link ( da, Storebæltsforbindelsen) is a multi-element fixed link crossing the Great Belt strait between the Danish islands of Zealand and Funen. It consists of a road suspension ...
. The city is split in two by the ''Korsør Nor'' fjord. The northern half of the city is known as Halsskov, and is home to Korsør Train Station, located in the outskirts of Halsskov, near the village of Stibjerg Huse. Halsskov is home to a small industrial area, a harbour, Halsskov Church, a sizable camping and vacation center and a number of cultural facilities, including a library. The southern half of Korsør is known by the city's name, and is home to a naval base, a harbour, St Povls Church and a small industrial area. The Danish Maritime Authority has its headquarter in Korsør. Also located in the city is Korsør Fortification (Danish: ''Korsør Fæstning''), where a castle from the 1200s used to be located. It was torn down in the start of the 1800s, but the fortifications remain.


Skælskør

Skælskør is located south-east of Korsør and south-west of Slagelse. It borders the fjord of ''Noret'', which goes through the town and split it in two. Skælskør Church is located in the western part of the town. In the eastern part is a sizable industrial area. Denmark Bus Museum is located in Skælskør. The village and beach of Kobæk Strand is located 1 km west of Skælskør.


Forlev-Vemmelev

Forlev-Vemmelev (also known under the individual names Forlev and Vemmelev) are two towns that have grown together. The merged town is referred to under all three names. The Statistics Denmark refer to the town as Forlev while Slagelse Municipality refer to it as Vemmelev. The E20 motorway cut through the town, with the former Forlev located north of the motorway and Vemmelev south of it. A bridge connects the two sides of the town. Vemmelev Church is located in Vemmelev.


Villages

The large size and population of the municipality mean that there are many small villages and settlements in the municipality. Slots Bjergby is a village located ca. 2 km south of Slagelse. The village, which has also had the names of ''Bjergby'' and ''Munke Bjergby'', is home to the highest located church on Zealand, 77.5 meters above sea level. Fladholte is a small village located 12 km south-east of Slagelse. The village is located on the border to Næstved Municipality. In the village is the largest private collection of military vehicles in the Nordic countries, in a museum called PanzerMuseum East. The museum display various types of military vehicles, two helicopters and a
Bac 1-11 The BAC One-Eleven (or BAC-111/BAC 1-11) was an early jet airliner produced by the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC). Originally conceived by Hunting Aircraft as a 30-seat jet, before its merger into BAC in 1960, it was launched as an 80-se ...
passenger plane is also displayed in the museum. Årslev is located 6 km north of Slagelse. Outside the village, to the east, is a permanent circus and amusement park called Arena Cirkusland, home to Cirkus Arena. Omø By is the main settlement on the island of Omø, with the other settlement on the island called Kirkehavn (or Omø Kirkehavn). Omø Church is located in Omø By. The main settlement on the island of Agersø is called Agersø By. Agersø Church and Agersø Mill are located here. The island of Glænø is inhabited, though there are no named settlements on the island. In addition to these villages, there are a number of smaller settlements in the municipality. These are all the settlements with populations of less than 200 people:


Nature

Most of the land in the municipality are used for agriculture, leaving little territory for nature. The municipality does have a long coastline with many important spots for especially birds, and there are also a series of forests located around in the municipality. The Slagelse Forests (Danish: ''Slagelseskovene'') is a number of forests that are more or less grown together and form one of the largests forests in Denmark. These forests are ''Slagelse Lystskov'', ''Charlottedal Skov'', ''Nykobbel'', ''Valbygård Skov'', ''Treskelskov'', ''Sønder Overdrev'' and ''Falkensten Skov''. The trees in the forests are mainly
broad-leaved tree A broad-leaved, broad-leaf, or broadleaf tree is any tree within the diverse botanical group of angiosperms that has flat leaves and produces seeds inside of fruits. It is one of two general types of trees, the other being a conifer, a tree with ne ...
s dominated by beech. There are also areas dominated by
Pinales The order Pinales in the division Pinophyta, class Pinopsida, comprises all the extant conifers. The distinguishing characteristic is the reproductive structure known as a cone produced by all Pinales. All of the extant conifers, such as cedar, ...
. Several dolmens can be found in the forest. Common birds found in the forest include common buzzard, Eurasian sparrowhawk,
common raven The common raven (''Corvus corax'') is a large all-black passerine bird. It is the most widely distributed of all corvids, found across the Northern Hemisphere. It is a raven known by many names at the subspecies level; there are at least ...
,
Eurasian woodcock The Eurasian woodcock (''Scolopax rusticola'') is a medium-small wading bird found in temperate and subarctic Eurasia. It has cryptic camouflage to suit its woodland habitat, with reddish-brown upperparts and buff-coloured underparts. Its eyes ...
, black woodpecker and
tawny owl The tawny owl (''Strix aluco''), also called the brown owl, is commonly found in woodlands across Europe to western Siberia, and has seven recognized subspecies. It is a stocky, medium-sized owl, whose underparts are pale with dark streaks, a ...
. Tude Å is a river spanning from Trelleborg near Slagelse and out to the coast between Frølunde Fed and Næsby Strand. 208 acres around the river have been protected since 1991. This area is known as Tude Ådal. The river's significance in terms of flora and fauna is limited, but it is a historically important place due to its close ties to Trelleborg and the Vikings. 100 acres around the hill of Tårnbjerg were protected in 1993. The hill borders Korsør Nor and is located east of Korsør, west of Tårnby and south-east of Svenstrup and Frølunde. In the south-west of Slagelse Municipality, bordering Skælskør to the south, is the peninsula of Stignæs. 1,215 acres are protected. The protection was carried out over two stages, first in 1978 and then in 1987. The areas covered in the protection are Stigsnæs, Borreby and Basnæs Nor. The nature of the peninsula include forests, bogs and beach meadows. '' Doronicum pardalianches'' is a rare plant in Denmark that can be found on the peninsula. The peninsula is used by many migrating birds, and there are high populations of birds of prey, mainly common buzzard and
European honey buzzard The European honey buzzard (''Pernis apivorus''), also known as the pern or common pern, is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Etymology Despite its English name, this species is more closely related to kites of the genera '' Leptodon'' a ...
. The peninsula is the only breeding spot for the black-tailed godwit on Zealand.


Glænø and the fjords

Glænø is located between the fjords of Holsteinborg Nor and Basnæs Nor, with the smaller fjord of Øksenæs Nor located further west. Not all territory in the three fjords are protected, but they are all bird sanctuaries with strict rules in regards to hunting in the area. Parts of Øksenæs Nor is protected under the Stignæs protection, while 276 acres in and around Holsteinborg Nor have been protected since 1936. The Holsteinborg Nor protection also covers the small islands of Ormø and Fuglehøj. An old-growth forest is located on Ormø, where a large
great cormorant The great cormorant (''Phalacrocorax carbo''), known as the black shag in New Zealand and formerly also known as the great black cormorant across the Northern Hemisphere, the black cormorant in Australia, and the large cormorant in India, is a w ...
colony also breeds. Around 5% of the breeding great cormorants in Denmark breed on Ormø. Other birds that breed in Holsteinborg Nor include
grey heron The grey heron (''Ardea cinerea'') is a long-legged wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia and also parts of Africa. It is resident in much of its range, but some populations from the more norther ...
,
common eider The common eider (pronounced ) (''Somateria mollissima''), also called St. Cuthbert's duck or Cuddy's duck, is a large ( in body length) sea-duck that is distributed over the northern coasts of Europe, North America and eastern Siberia. It breed ...
,
European herring gull The European herring gull (''Larus argentatus'') is a large gull, up to long. One of the best-known of all gulls along the shores of Western Europe, it was once abundant. It breeds across Northern Europe, Western Europe, Central Europe, Eastern ...
,
common gull The common gull or sea mew (''Larus canus'') is a medium-sized gull that breeds in the Palearctic, northern Europe. The closely related short-billed gull is sometimes included in this species, which may be known collectively as "mew gull". Man ...
,
black-headed gull The black-headed gull (''Chroicocephalus ridibundus'') is a small gull that breeds in much of the Palearctic including Europe and also in coastal eastern Canada. Most of the population is migratory and winters further south, but some birds r ...
, Arctic tern, mute swan, common coot and
white-tailed eagle The white-tailed eagle (''Haliaeetus albicilla'') is a very large species of sea eagle widely distributed across temperate Eurasia. Like all eagles, it is a member of the family Accipitridae (or accipitrids) which includes other diurnal raptors ...
. Basnæs Nor and Øksenæs Nor belong to the same bird sanctuary called Basnæs Nor Sanctuary (Danish: ''Basnæs Nor Vildtreservat''). It is the oldest sanctuary in the country, being established in 1919. Birds that breed in the fjord include common eider, European herring gull, common gull, black-headed gull, Arctic tern and mute swan. The land of Glænø are mainly cultivated, though also with beach meadows and a sizable forest of 60 acres. Glænø is under the Holsteinborg Nor sanctuary.


Agersø

Agersø is located 3 km off the coast of Zealand, with ferry departures to Agersø By leaving from Stignæs Harbour. It is located between the
Great Belt The Great Belt ( da, Storebælt, ) is a strait between the major islands of Zealand (''Sjælland'') and Funen (''Fyn'') in Denmark. It is one of the three Danish Straits. Effectively dividing Denmark in two, the Belt was served by the Great B ...
and
Smålandsfarvandet Smålandsfarvandet ( lit. "The small-land waterway") is a body of water in Denmark. It connects Storebælt in the west with Storstrømmen and Guldborgsund in the east and serves as a waterway for coastal traffic, yachts, and other small craft. It i ...
. The island has a total area of 684, which includes former island of Egholm north of Agersø, which has now grown together with Agersø. Most of Agersø is cultivated, though there are sizable beach meadows on the southern parts of the island. Several amphibians rare in Denmark are found on Agersø. These include
European fire-bellied toad The European fire-bellied toad (''Bombina bombina'') is a species of fire-bellied toad native to eastern parts of mainland Europe, where it can be found near waterbodies such as ponds and marshes. It is known for its red colored belly used to war ...
,
natterjack toad The natterjack toad (''Epidalea calamita'') is a toad native to sandy and heathland areas of Europe. Adults are 60–70 mm in length, and are distinguished from common toads by a yellow line down the middle of the back and parallel paratoid ...
and
European green toad The European green toad (''Bufotes viridis'') is a species of toad found in steppes, mountainous areas, semi-deserts, urban areas and other habitats in mainland Europe, ranging from far eastern France and Denmark to the Balkans and Western Russi ...
. Breeding birds on the island include
great black-backed gull The great black-backed gull (''Larus marinus'') is the largest member of the gull family. Described by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology as "the king of the Atlantic waterfront", it is a very aggressive hunter, pirate, and scavenger. It breeds on t ...
, common gull, European herring gull, common eider, mallard,
northern shoveler The northern shoveler (; ''Spatula clypeata''), known simply in Britain as the shoveler, is a common and widespread duck. It breeds in northern areas of Europe and across the Palearctic and across most of North America, wintering in southern E ...
,
northern pintail The pintail or northern pintail (''Anas acuta'') is a duck species with wide geographic distribution that breeds in the northern areas of Europe and across the Palearctic and North America. It is migratory and winters south of its breeding ...
and gadwall.


Omø

Omø is located south of Agersø, 6 km off the coast of Zealand. The island has an area of 4.5 km2. South of the village of Kirkehavn is a lake, Omø Lake (Danish: ''Omø Sø''), and further west is a bog simply known as the Bog (Danish: ''Mosen''), with the lake of Mosebækken. The
greylag goose The greylag goose or graylag goose (''Anser anser'') is a species of large goose in the waterfowl family Anatidae and the type species of the genus ''Anser''. It has mottled and barred grey and white plumage and an orange beak and pink legs. A ...
and
Eurasian bittern The Eurasian bittern or great bittern (''Botaurus stellaris'') is a wading bird in the bittern subfamily (Botaurinae) of the heron family Ardeidae. There are two subspecies, the northern race (''B. s. stellaris'') breeding in parts of Europe a ...
breed in the area around Omø Lake.


Sprogø

Sprogø is 154 acres, and is located centrally in the
Great Belt The Great Belt ( da, Storebælt, ) is a strait between the major islands of Zealand (''Sjælland'') and Funen (''Fyn'') in Denmark. It is one of the three Danish Straits. Effectively dividing Denmark in two, the Belt was served by the Great B ...
. It connects the two halves of the
Great Belt Bridge The Great Belt Bridge ( da, Storebæltsbroen) or Great Belt fixed link ( da, Storebæltsforbindelsen) is a multi-element fixed link crossing the Great Belt strait between the Danish islands of Zealand and Funen. It consists of a road suspension ...
, and the large amount of traffic caused by that limits the amount of wildlife found on the island. Despite that, the island is a popular breeding spot for many species of
gull Gulls, or colloquially seagulls, are seabirds of the family Laridae in the suborder Lari. They are most closely related to the terns and skimmers and only distantly related to auks, and even more distantly to waders. Until the 21st century ...
s and
tern Terns are seabirds in the family Laridae that have a worldwide distribution and are normally found near the sea, rivers, or wetlands. Terns are treated as a subgroup of the family Laridae which includes gulls and skimmers and consists of e ...
s. The three Danish species of
swallow The swallows, martins, and saw-wings, or Hirundinidae, are a family of passerine songbirds found around the world on all continents, including occasionally in Antarctica. Highly adapted to aerial feeding, they have a distinctive appearance. The ...
s thrive on the island, making home in the buildings and the lighthouse on the island. The
sandwich tern The Sandwich tern (''Thalasseus sandvicensis'') is a tern in the family Laridae. It is very closely related to the lesser crested tern (''T. bengalensis''), Chinese crested tern (''T. bernsteini''), Cabot's tern (''T. acuflavidus''), and elega ...
, rare in Denmark, live on the island.


Politics

In the Municipal Reform of 2007 the former Slagelse Municipality merged with the neighboring municipalities of Hashøj, Korsør and Skælskør to form the current Slagelse Municipality. On the table below is an overview of all elections held in Denmark since the 2007 Municipal Reform. The percentages in the table are the local results from Slagelse Municipality. The party with the most votes received is shaded in their respective color. The Social Democrats and Venstre tend to be roughly the same size and the two largest parties in most elections. In the 2011 Folketing election the two parties were just 3 votes apart, with the Social Democrats receiving 12,645 votes and Venstre receiving 12,642 votes. On three occasions the largest party in the municipality was a different party. The Danish People's Party became the largest party in the 2009 and 2014 European Parliament elections and the 2015 Folketing election. In the 2014 European Parliament election it was the case in most of the country, and the first time in Denmark's history that the Danish People's Party had been the largest party in a nationwide election.


Municipal council

Slagelse's municipal council consists of 31 members, elected every four years. Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.


Mayors

Since the 2007 municipal reform, the mayors of Slagelse Municipality have been:


Economy

The largest industry in the private sector is retail and shops, employing around a quarter of the population hired in the private sector. Other large industries are services such as accounting, counseling, real estate and cleaning. Companies with their headquarters in Slagelse Municipality include printing company Nilpeter. Harboe's Brewery is set in Skælskør. Harboe's Brewery is a brewery and factory that produce beer, soda and energi drinks. The company has been situated in Skælskør since it was founded in 1883. Arla has a dairy factory in Slagelse.
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has a factory in Skælskør.


Demographics

There are 79,073 people living in Slagelse Municipality (2020). 49.79% are men and 50.21 are women. Below is the age distribution of the municipality.


Education

There are 18 ground schools, 2 efterskoler and 8 independent schools in the municipality, as well as 1 youth school and 5 special schools. There are also 1 gymnasium, 1 vocational school and 1 music school. There are three schools for higher education in the municipality: University College Absalon, Zealand Institute of Business and Technology and
University of Southern Denmark The University of Southern Denmark ( da, Syddansk Universitet, lit=South Danish University, abbr. SDU) is a university in Denmark that has campuses located in Southern Denmark and on Zealand. The university offers a number of joint programmes in ...
. There are 5 libraries in the municipality, with the main library set in Slagelse. The other libraries are located in Skælskør, Korsør, Agersø and Omø. There are also minor library services in Dalmose and Forlev-Vemmelev.


Sights

With several larger towns in the municipality, the sights are spread out all across the municipality. The large number of villages also mean that there are many churches, and a number of manor houses are also found across the municipality. *Arena Cirkusland is a circus, theme park and is the headquarter of Cirkus Arena. The theme park opened in 2006, and is open for the public during the school vacations. It is located by the village of Årslev, north of Slagelse. *Gerlev Play Park (Danish: ''Gerlev Legepark'') is a park and a science center in the field of playing. The park offers a variety of games and events. It is located by the village of Gerlev, south of Slagelse. *Slagelse Park (Danish: ''Slagelse Lystanlæg'') is a park located centrally in Slagelse. It is a green recreational area, with lakes, playgrounds and a maze. *Korsør Fortification (Danish: ''Korsør Fæstning'') is a set of fortifications located centrally in Korsør. It was built in the 1100s. Today there are five buildings on the fortifications, though all are built at different times and only the tower originates from the castle that used to be located on the fortification. The tower is from the 1200s. *Guldagergaard is an international ceramic research center located in Skælskør. The center has an associated park. *Kanehøj Post Mill (Danish: ''Kanehøj Mølle'') is a
post mill The post mill is the earliest type of European windmill. Its defining feature is that the whole body of the mill that houses the machinery is mounted on a single vertical post, around which it can be turned to bring the sails into the wind. All p ...
located outside Skælskør. It originates from 1881. *Agersø Mill (Danish: ''Agersø Mølle'') is a mill from 1892 located on Agersø. *Korsør Mini Town (Danish: ''Korsør Miniby'') is a miniature model of the town of Korsør as it looked in 1875. It is built in 1:10 scale and has existed since 2001. *The Antvorskov Monastery Ruins are located in southern Slagelse. They are the ruins of Antvorskov Monastery, a monastery built in 1164 by Valdemar I. It was the first
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monastery in Denmark, and was used as monastery until 1536 when the crown took over ownership and turned into a castle. Frederik II used the castle between 1580-1584. After that it was used by fief lords until 1717, when it became a ''ryttergods'' - a location for the Danish cavalry. It was sold in 1774 and most of the castle was torn down in 1816.


Museums

There are a number of museum in the municipality. *Skovsgaard's Mill- and Bakery Museum (Danish: ''Skovsgaard Mølle- og Bagerimuseum'') is a bakery museum located in the village of Fladholte, 12 km south-east of Slagelse. The museum covers the period between 1900–2000 and display a variety of bakery-related items. The museum also show a reconstruction of a bakery from 1880. The museum also include a modern bakery, where they sell bread. *Korsør City and Strait Crossing Museum (Danish: ''Korsør By og Overfartsmuseum'') is a museum located in Korsør. The museum was founded in 1983, and is focussed on the strait crossing from Korsør to Nyborg. The museum is located in a building on Korsør Fortification. *Ice Boat Museum (Danish: ''Isbådsmuseet'') is a museum about the
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s used as transport across the Great Belt during winter. It is located west of Korsør, by the Great Belt Bridge. *Slagelse Museum is located centrally in Slagelse. The museum focuses mainly on trade and artisanry. It includes a reconstruction of a shop from the 1940-1950s, as well as sections on local history. A part of the museum is dedicated to H. C. Andersen, who went to school in Slagelse. *Flakkebjerg School Museum (Danish: ''Flakkebjerg Skolemuseum'') is a museum located in Flakkebjerg. The museum focuses on schools in the period 1904–1962, and has existed since 1981. *Skælskør Town Museum (Danish: ''Skælskør Bymuseum'') is a local museum located in Skælskør. It focuses mostly on trade, maritime transport and fishery. *Denmark's Bus Museum (Danish: ''Danmarks Busmuseum'') is a museum about busses in Denmark. It is located in Skælskør. *Danish Welfarehistorical Museum (Danish: ''Dansk Forsorgshistorisk Museum'') is a museum in Slagelse about the history of welfare in terms of treatment of the mentally ill. *Havrebjerg Museum is located in Havrebjerg. It focuses on the local history of the village.


Trelleborg

Trelleborg is a museum and ring castle located west of Slagelse, between the villages of Hejninge, Gammel Forlev and Næsby ved Stranden. The ring castle was built around year 980 by
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. The museum exhibits items and discoveries from the ring castle, and educates about the Vikings and the Viking Age. The remnants of the ring castle are associated with the museum, and Viking battle reenactment occasionally take place around the ring castle. A yearly Viking-themed market takes place in Trelleborg's grounds, and also includes a large Viking battle reenactment. Slagelse Municipality and the Danish National Museum are funding a project to rebuild part of the ring castle. The project is expected to be finished in 2022.


PanzerMuseum East

PanzerMuseum East is a museum for military vehicles located 12 km south-east of Slagelse in the small village of Fladholte. The museum holds the largest private collection of military vehicles in the Nordic Countries. The owner of the museum is Allan Pedersen, who opened the museum in 2014. Most of the vehicles and exhibited items in the museum have been restored by Pedersen, who opened the museum after having privately owned and restored the collection for years. The museum span 4,500 km2, and include a large park area with 3 shelter groups. In the park are also
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available during Christmas for Christmas trees. The museum hosts a yearly market known as History and Lifestyle (Danish: ''Historie og Livsstil''), which takes place in the park surrounding the museum. The museum focuses primarily on military vehicles, though also display military uniforms and a variety of military memorabilia. Vehicles in the museum include
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, OT-90,
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and more. There are three aircraft in the museum, two helicopters and a passenger plane. The helicopters are a Mi-24P Hind helicopter and a Hip Mi-8 helicopter. The passenger plane is a
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Castles and manors

The important central location of the municipality, in terms of agriculture and crossing of the Great Belt, has made it an ideal location for manor houses. Today there are still many manors scattered around the municipality. * Basnæs is a manor located south of Skælskør. The manor used to be two villages, named Basnes and Nybølle. These were merged in the 1400s to form the Basnæs manor. The manor has switched owners frequently throughout its history. *Bonderup is a manor located south-east of Korsør. It was built in the middle of the 1700s. Bonderup has been owned by the Moltke family since 1825. * Borreby is a manor and castle located south of Skælskør. Like many manor houses in the area it used to be a village. The manor is known from at least 1344. It has since 1783 been owned by the Castenschiold family. *Brorupgaard is a manor located south of Havrebjerg and north of Slagelse. The manor is first mentioned in 1454, but is known to have existed since the Middle Ages. Between 1740-1754 it was owned by
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. It has since 1855 been owned by the Bech family. *Charlottendal is a manor located south of Slagelse. It was a part of the Antvorskov Monastery, and later of the Antvorskov Cavalry District (Danish: ''Antvorskov Rytterdistrikt'') until 1799 when Antvorskov was split up into several manors, one of them being Charlottendal. The manor is today part of Antvorskov barracks. * Espe is a manor located south of Korsør and south-west of Boeslunde. The manor is known from at least 1561, and was owned by the crown before that. The manor has changed owners many times throughout history, but has since 1810 been owned by the Moltke family. * Falkensteen is a manor located south of Slagelse. It is known to have existed since at least 1372 under the name of Pebringegaard. It was renamed to Falkensteen around the end of the 1700s, named after the manor's owner's wife, Anne Mathea Falck. * Gerdrup is a manor located in the village of the same name. The earliest mentioning of Gerdrup comes from 1417, though it is likely much older than that. It has been owned by the Fabricius family since 1919. * Gyldenholm is a manor located south-east of Slagelse. It is a young manor, established in 1774. *Idagaard is a manor located in Slagelse. It was a part of Antvorskov Cavalry District (Danish: ''Antvorskov Rytterdistrikt'') until 1799 when Antvorskov was split up into several manors, one of them being Idagaard. * Lyngbygaard is a manor located between Boeslunde and Eggeslevmagle. Lyngbygaard was originally a village named Lyngby, though it was burned down during the
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in 1657-1658. The manor was established in 1700, and has been a part of the Gerdrup manor through most of its history, and still is today. * Snedinge is a manor located north of Glænø, between Skælskør and Bisserup. It has existed since 1370 and has been a part of the Holsteinborg manor since 1708. * Store Frederikslund is a manor located north-east of Slagelse and north-west of Sorø. It was established in 1783. In 2012 the manor was sold for 200 million DKK, which made it one of the largest real estate trades in Denmark's history. *Taarnborg is a manor located in Halsskov in Korsør. Taarnborg was originally a village, in which a castle was built in the 1100s. It was referred to as Korsør Castle and later came under the name of Dyrehovedgaard. It was renamed to Taarnborg in 1846. The manor owns 334 acres. * Taarnholm is a manor located east of Korsør, across Korsør Nor. It is located between the villages of Hulby, Ormeslev and Halseby. It was established in 1774, before that being a part of the Antvorskov Cavalry District (Danish: ''Antvorskov Rytterdistrikt''). With the district dissolved, the territory was auctioned off, and was bought by Christian Eggers who established the Taarnholm manor. The two churches of Hemmeshøj and Taarnborg were also part of the manor, though barely any of the land was cultivated or built up, having been used for grazing horses. Christian Eggers' son inherited the manor, and in 1796 he sold Taarnholm to the owner of the Nordruplund manor. It was sold again in 1805, this time to a
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. The consortium dissolved in 1819, where Vilhelm Carl Ferdinand Ahlefeldt-Laurvigen became the sole owner of the manor. It was sold off to the National Bank in 1835, but was sold off again already in 1836. The manor is today used for agriculture and own 465 acres. * Valbygaard is a manor located north-west of Slagelse. It is known to have existed since the Middle Ages, and was until 1774 owned by the crown. It has been in the Bech family since 1846.


Holsteinborg

Holsteinborg is a manor and castle located south of Rude, north-west of Bisserup and north-east of Glænø. Holsteinborg has existed since at least the early 1300s, though a castle has likely been located at Holsteinborg's location since the 1100s, where it would have been a defensive castle. In the 1300s Holsteinborg was named Braade. It was owned by the church until 1536 where it was taken by the crown. In 1562 it was sold off to Niels Trolle, brother of
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. Niels Trolle died in 1565 in the
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, and Braade was inherited by his widow and children. One of his children, Børge Trolle, bought out the other heirs and renamed the manor to Trolholm. It remained under the Trolle family until 1707, where it was sold to Ulrich Adolph Holstein, who renamed the manor to Holsteinborg. He also owned the manors of Snedinge and Fyrendal. Both of these came under Holsteinborg in 1708. It has since then remained under ownership of the Holstein-Holsteinborg family. The total area of Holsteinborg's land amount to 1,386 acres. Of these are 800 used for agriculture and 546 for forests.


Churches

See List of churches in Slagelse Municipality


Events

Slagelse Celebration Week (Danish: ''Slagelse Festuge'') is a yearly week-long event, which takes place in Slagelse. Through the week there are live music and entertainment, as well as a running race through the city. Sørby Market (Danish: ''Sørby Marked'') is a yearly kræmmermarked - a type of
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. It takes place in Sørbymagle. Along with the various booths through the market, there are also live music, food and entertainment. Skælskør Ceramics Festival (Danish: ''Skælskør Keramikfestival'') is a yearly arrangement focused around ceramics. The arrangement includes a market and many displays of ceramics by various artists. A yearly Viking-themed market takes place on Trelleborg's grounds, and also includes a large Viking battle reenactment, as well as various types of entertainment and education. PanzerMuseum East hosts a yearly market known as History and Lifestyle (Danish: ''Historie og Livsstil''), which takes place in the park surrounding the museum. It's a market with focus on lifestyle, with history-focussed entertainment and education.


Parishes

There are 41
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in Slagelse Municipality. Shown in the table below are the populations of each parish, as well as the percentage of that population that are members of the
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. All numbers are from 1 January 2020.


Symbols

The coat of arms of Slagelse Municipality shows the
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in green on white background, with blue wavy lines under the bridge to represent the
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. The bridge represents cooperation and balance with the surrounding nature. It also shows the municipality as a forward-looking municipality with high ambitions, with people and technological progress in focus. It is also meant to be a clearly distinguishable feature. It was adopted in 2009. The coat of arms doesn't resemble any previous coat of arms from the area and is a unique design from 2009. Below are all coats of arms of the cities of the municipality. Coat of arms of Slagelse.svg, Slagelse Coat of arms of Korsør.svg, Korsør Coat of arms of Skælskør.svg, Skælskør


Notable residents


Public thought

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Hedevig Johanne Bagger Hedevig Johanne Bagger (November 1740- May 4, 1822) was a Danish inn-keeper and postmaster. Biography She was born the port of Korsør in Sorø, Denmark. She was the daughter of merchant Rasmus Langeland (1712–80) and Anne Marie Jensdatter (1714 ...
(1740 in Korsør – 1822), inn-keeper and postmaster *
Ludvig Stoud Platou Ludvig Stoud Platou (28 March 1778 – 30 November 1833) was a Danish-Norwegian educator, historical and geographical writer, politician and State Secretary. Personal life He was born in Slagelse, Denmark as a son of curate Friderich Christian P ...
(1778 in Slagelse – 1833), historical and geographical writer *
Georg Koës Georg Hendrick Carl Koës (1782–1811) was a Danish philologist of the early 19th century. Koës was born in Antvorskov, the third son of Anna Mathea Falch and Georg Frederik Koës, and was christened on 4 February 1782 in St Peter's, Sla ...
(1782 on Antvorskov – 1811), philologist *
William Christopher Zeise William Christopher Zeise (15 October 1789 – 12 November 1847) was a Danish organic chemist. He is best known for synthesising one of the first organometallic compounds, named Zeise's salt in his honour. He also performed pioneering studies ...
(1789 in Slagelse – 1847), chemist *
Jørgen Peter Frederik Wulff Jørgen Peter Frederik Wulff (6 April 1808 – 8 March 1881) was a Danish naval officer. Early life Wulff was born on 6 April 1808 in Slagelse, the son of Peter Frederik Wulff and Hanne Henriette Wulff née Weinholdt (1784-1836). His paternal ...
(1808 in Slagelse – 1881), naval officer *
Johannes Helms Johannes Helms (8 November 1828 – 4 December 1895) was a Danish writer and schoolmaster who experienced the Three Years' War firsthand. Biography Helms was born in the rectory of Sørbymagle County. His father, Søren Bagger Helms (1788–187 ...
(1828 in Sørbymagle – 1895), writer and schoolmaster * Haldor Topsøe (1842 in Skælskør – 1935), chemist *
Vilhelm Andersen Vilhelm Rasmus Andreas Andersen (16 October 1864 – 3 April 1953) was a Danish author, literary historian and intellectual, who primarily focused on the study of Danish literature. He was one of the first to use the term " Golden Age of Culture" ...
(1864 in Nordrup – 1953), author, literary historian and intellectual *
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(1868 in Havrebjerg – 1939), chemist and inventor of the pH-scale. *
Aage Friis Aage Friis (16 August 1870 – 5 October 1949) was a Danish historian and professor at the University of Copenhagen. Biography Aage Friis was born in Korsør in Slagelse, Denmark. He was the son of Johan Frederik Friis (1833-1910) and Juli ...
(1870 in Korsør – 1949), historian * Hans A. Hansen (1877 in Korsør – 1949), sailor for the
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Niels Erik Nørlund Niels Erik Nørlund (26 October 1885, in Slagelse – 4 July 1981, in Copenhagen) was a Danish mathematician. His book ''Vorlesungen über Differenzenrechnung'' (1924, reprinted 1954) was the first book on complex function solutions of dif ...
(1885 in Slagelse – 1981), mathematician * Margrethe Nørlund Bohr (1890 in Slagelse – 1984), editor and transcriber for Danish physicist
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Hedda Lundh Hedda Lundh (1921–2012) was a Danish journalist and schoolteacher who, under the German occupation of Denmark in World War II, was a Danish resistance fighter. Based at the time in Aarhus, she is remembered as a railway saboteur, explosives expe ...
(1921 in Korsør – 2012), resistance fighter during the
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Bertel Bruun Bertel Bruun (November 13, 1937 – September 21, 2011) was a naturalist, international conservationist and neurologist. Bruun wrote many books and was the co-author of The Golden Field Guide to Birds of North America first published in 1966. H ...
(1937 in Skælskør – 2011), conservationist *
Morten Storm Morten Storm (born January 2, 1976 in Korsør), alias Murad Storm and Murad Storm Al-Denmarki, is a Danish people, Danish, former convert to Islam and a former Islamic radical, who became disenchanted with Islamism after 10 years and went to work as ...
(born 1976 in Korsør), former
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Politics

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Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg Ludvig Henrik Carl Herman Holstein, Count, Greve til Holsteinborg (18 July 1815 – 28 April 1892), was a Danish politician, landowner and noble. He was Council President of Denmark from 28 May 1870 to 14 July 1874 (4 years, 1 month, 16 da ...
(1815 in Holsteinborg Castle – 1892), politician, landowner and noble *
Anna Laursen Ane (Anna) Marie Laursen née Christensen (1845–1911) was a Danish schoolteacher and women's rights activist. In 1891, she became headmistress of the realskole in Aarhus which was later known as Fru Laursens Skole (Mrs Laursen's School). Founded ...
(1845 in Slagelse – 1911), schoolteacher and women's rights activist *
Hilmar Baunsgaard Hilmar Baunsgaard (26 February 1920, Slagelse – 30 June 1989) was a Danish politician who served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 1968 to 1971. He was a member of the Danish Social Liberal Party and the party's leader from 1968 to 1975. He wa ...
(1920 in Slagelse – 1989), politician and leader of the
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from 1968–1975 * Lis Tribler (born 1952 in Korsør), politician and former mayor * Villum Christensen (born 1954 in Slagelse), politician and MF * Kim Christiansen (born 1956 in Slagelse), politician and MF *
John Dyrby Paulsen John Dyrby Paulsen (born 12 July 1963) is a Danish politician. He is a member of the party Social Democrats, and is the current mayor of Slagelse Municipality. He was elected mayor after the 2017 Danish local elections, though has been in the mun ...
(born 1963 in Korsør), politician and mayor of the municipality * Pia Adelsteen (born 1963 in Korsør), politician and MF * Henrik Brodersen (born 1964 in Skælskør), politician and MF * Stén Knuth (born 1964 in Slagelse), politician and MF *
Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil (born 17 January 1977 in Skælskør) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats political party. From 2019 to 2022, she has served as Minister of Children and Education. She was ...
(born 1977 in Skælskør), politician and MF *
Louise Schack Elholm Louise Schack Elholm (born 26 October 1977 in Slagelse) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. She was elected into parliament at the 2007 Danish general election. She is currently serving as mi ...
(born 1977 in Slagelse), politician and MF *
Rasmus Horn Langhoff Rasmus Horn Langhoff (born 8 October 1980 in Slagelse) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats political party. He was elected into parliament in the 2011 Danish general election. Political career Langhof ...
(born 1980 in Slagelse), politician and MF


Artisanry and construction

* Andreas Bjørn (1703 i Skælskør – 1750), merchant and shipbuilder * Conrad Christian Hornung (1801 in Skælskør – 1873), piano maker *
Ludvig Fenger Ludvig Peter Fenger (7 July 1833 – 9 March 1905) was a Danish architect. He was a proponent of the Historicist style, and from 1886 to 1904 he held the title of City Architect in Copenhagen. Among his works are several churches, the Centra ...
(1833 in Slots Bjergby – 1905), architect and proponent of the
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style * Nels Johnson (1838 in Nordrup – 1915), clockmaker in
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, the manufacturer of Century tower clocks *
Vilhelm Lauritzen Vilhelm Lauritzen (9 September 1894 – 22 December 1984) was a leading Danish modern architect, founder of the still active architectural firm Vilhelm Lauritzen Arkitekter. Biography Vilhelm Lauritzen was born in Slagelse, Denmark. He studie ...
(1894 in Slagelse – 1984), architect and founder of the
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Art

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Johan Jacob Bruun Johan Jacob Bruun (30 November 1715 – 4 January 1789) was a Danish painter. Often working in gouaches, he is most known for his topographic prospects which herald the development of a Danish landscape painting. Biography He was born in Slag ...
(1715 in Slagelse – 1789), painter *
Jens Baggesen Jens Immanuel Baggesen (15 February 1764 – 3 October 1826) was a major Danish poet, librettist, critic, and comic writer. Life Baggesen was born at Korsør on the Danish island of Zealand on February 15, 1764. His parents were very poo ...
(1764 in Korsør – 1826), poet * Andrea Krætzmer (1811 in Slagelse – 1889), ballet dancer *
Didrik Frisch Johan Didrik Frisch (4 May 1835 – 22 November 1867) was a Danish landscape and animal painter. Biography Didrik Frisch was born on a farm near Slagelse, Denmark. His father was a landowner. He began his education at the Sorø Academy; a priva ...
(1835 in Slagelse – 1867), landscape painter * Ludvig Abelin Schou (1838 in Slagelse – 1867), painter *
Vilhelm Topsøe Vilhelm Christian Sigurd Topsøe (5 October 1840 – 11 July 1881) was a Danish novelist and journalist. He is remembered in particular for ''Jason med det gyldne Skind'' (Jason and the Golden Fleece, 1875) and ''Nutidsbilleder'' (Images of T ...
(1840 in Skælskør – 1881), author *
Aage Giødesen Aage Giødesen (September 1, 1863 – August 4, 1939) was a Danish painter who worked in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is mainly known for landscapes, as well as for portraits and marine subjects. Biography Giødesen was born in the ...
(1863 in Korsør – 1939), painter *
Urban Gad Peter Urban Bruun Gad (12 February 1879 – 26 December 1947) was a Danish film director, stage actor, screenwriter, and author. He directed 40 films between 1910 and 1927. His wife Asta Nielsen starred in 30 of his films, also in his début the ...
(1879 in Korsør – 1947), film director *
Hans Egede Budtz Hans Egede Budtz (8 August 1889 – 29 June 1968) was a Danish people, Danish stage and film actor. Early life and education Born in Slagelse, Zealand, he was the son of Carl Budtz and Alvida Marie Budtz (''née'' Svendsen). He studied at th ...
(1889 in Slagelse – 1968), actor *
Hardy Rafn Hardy Rafn (17 September 1930 – 23 January 1997) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 34 films between 1956 and 1997. He was born in Slagelse, Denmark and died in Denmark. Selected filmography * ''Father of Four in the City'' (1956) * ...
(1930 in Slagelse – 1997), actor *
Stig Brøgger Stig Brøgger (8 December 1941 – 8 February 2021) was a Danish artist who worked with sculpture, painting, installations and photography. His aims have always been to show how art contributes to man's experience of life and his understanding of t ...
(born 1941 in Slagelse), artist * Torben Lendager (born 1951 in Slagelse), singer * Kirsten Siggard (born 1954 in Slagelse), singer and 3-time participant of the
Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...
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Karsten Kiilerich Karsten Kiilerich (21 January 1955, Slagelse) is a Danish film and television director, screenwriter and animator. He is a co-founder of the Danish animation studio A. Film Production, for which he still actively works. Kiilerich has been involve ...
(born 1955 in Slagelse), director, writer and animator * Elle Klarskov Jørgensen (born 1958 in Slagelse), sculptor *
Pia Juul Pia Juul (; 30 May 196230 September 2020) was a Danish poet, prose writer, and translator. She received several prizes and was a member of the Danish Academy. She also taught at the writing school ''Forfatterskolen'' in Copenhagen. Biography ...
(born 1962 in Korsør), poet and translator * Sannie Charlotte Carlson (born 1970 in Skælskør), singer * Christian "Klumben" Andersen (born 1987 in Vemmelev), musician *
Simone Egeriis Simone Egeriis (born 28 January 1992), better known as simply Simone, is a Danish pop singer. She was born and raised in Slagelse, Denmark. She is known in Denmark for winning the Danish TV talent show '' Scenen er din'' ('The Stage is Yours') i ...
(born 1992 in Slagelse), pop singer *
Alex Høgh Andersen Alex Høgh Andersen (born May 20, 1994) is a Danish actor, model and photographer. He is mostly known for the role of Ivar the Boneless in the historical drama television series ''Vikings'' (2016–2020). Personal life Andersen was born on 20 M ...
(born 1994 in Slagelse), actor


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Fred K. Nielsen Fred Kenelm Nielsen (April 22, 1879 – January 12, 1963) was a Danish-American lawyer, diplomatic official, and college football coach. Nielsen served as the head football coach at the Maryland Agricultural College—now known as the University o ...
(1879 in Slagelse – 1963), college football coach * Hans Olsen (fencer) (1886 in Slagelse – 1976), fencer *
Poul Toft Jensen Poul Christian Toft Jensen (14 August 1912 – 18 January 2000) was a Danish amateur association football player, who played 13 games for the Denmark national football team from 1935 to 1938. Born in Slagelse,
(1912 in Slagelse – 2000), football player *
Gunner Olesen Gunner Olesen (22 December 1916 – 24 February 1979) was a Danish gymnast. He competed in eight events at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were ...
(1916 in Slagelse – 1979), gymnast * Villy Moll Nielsen (1927 in Slagelse), field hockey player * Poul Moll Nielsen (1930 in Slagelse – 1992), field hockey player * Torben Alstrup Jensen (1930 in Slagelse – 2007), field hockey player *
Willy Kristoffersen Willy Kristoffersen (born 18 October 1933) is a Danish field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the ...
(born 1933 in Slagelse), field hockey player * Ernst Pedersen (born 1935 in Slagelse), former sports shooter *
Vagn Bangsborg Vagn Bangsborg (born 28 May 1936) is a former Danish cyclist. He competed in the team time trial at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ...
(born 1936 in Slagelse), former cyclist * Ole Ritter (born 1941 in Slagelse), former cyclist * Brian Nielsen (born 1965 in Korsør), former boxer * Karsten Nielsen (born 1973 in Skælskør), rower * Bo Braastrup Andersen (born 1976 in Slagelse), football manager and former goalkeeper * Martin Kristjansen (born 1977 in Slagelse), boxer *
Joachim Persson Joachim Persson (born 23 May 1983) is a badminton player from Denmark. Career Persson was born in Denmark but his family moved to Germany in his early years. He began to playing badminton in Trittau, Germany together with his parents. As Germa ...
(born 1983 in Slagelse), badminton player * Casper Henningsen (born 1985 in Korsør), former football player *
Jim Larsen Jim Larsen (born 6 November 1985) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Club career Early years Larsen was born in Korsør, West Zealand, Denmark, and from an early age joined the AGF academy of Hessel Gods Fo ...
(born 1985 in Korsør), former football player *
Buster Juul Buster Juul (born 31 March 1993) is a Danish handball player for Aalborg Håndbold and the Danish national team. He made international debut on the Danish national team in April 2016, against Faroe Islands. Achievements *EHF Champions Leagu ...
(born 1993 in Slagelse), handball player *
Niklas Larsen Niklas Larsen (born 22 March 1997) is a Danish professional track and road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . He rode in the men's team pursuit at the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships winning a bronze medal. Major r ...
(born 1997 in Slagelse), cyclist


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