Kalundborg () is a Danish city with a population of 16,211 (1 January 2022),BY3: population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density
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the main town of the municipality of the same name and the site of its municipal council. It is situated on the northwestern coast of the largest Danish island, Zealand (or Sjælland in Danish), on the opposite, eastern side of which lies the capital

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, away. Kalundborg is famous as the location of a large broadcasting facility, the Kalundborg Transmitter. The city was also home to the largest coal-fired power station in Denmark, the Asnæs Power Station, which started it's transition to biomass in 2017. Kalundborg is mainly a trading and industrial town, but is also well known for its five-spired Church of Our Lady, which is closely associated with King Valdemar I and the Archbishop Absalon. The church itself is said to have been built by Absalon's brother, Esbern Snare. Kalundborg is also the traditional seat of the aristocratic Lerche family. Their stately home, Lerchenborg, the best example of

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architecture in Denmark, can be seen in the town's outskirts. Ferries connect Kalundborg westward to the island of Samsø.

Geography

Kalundborg is at latitude 55°41′N, longitude 11°6′E, about west of Copenhagen on the island of Zealand (

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History

The Kalundborg area was first settled in 1170 at a natural harbour at the head of the narrow bay today known as Kalundborg Fjord. It became more urbanized during the nineteenth century and had grown into a major industrial centre by the mid-twentieth century. Kalundborg Municipality has approximately 20,000 inhabitants, and its network is the most published example of

Industrial Symbiosis Industrial symbiosis a subset of industrial ecology. It describes how a network of diverse organizations can foster eco-innovation and long-term culture change, create and share mutually profitable transactions—and improve business and technic ...

. The history of Kalundborg Industrial Symbiosis activities began in 1961 when a project was developed and implemented to use surface water from Lake Tisso for a new oil refinery, to save the limited supplies of ground water. The City of Kalundborg took the responsibility for building the pipeline while the refinery financed it. Starting from this initial collaboration, a number of other collaborative projects were subsequently introduced and the number of partners gradually increased. By the end of the 1980s, the partners realised that they had effectively "self-organised" into what is probably the best-known example of

. The material exchanges in the Kalundborg region include: conservation of natural and financial resources; reduction in production, material, energy, insurance and treatment costs and liabilities; improved operating efficiency; quality control; improved health of the local population and public image; and realisation of potential income through the sale of by-products and waste materials.

Economy

Kalundborg Municipality is home to approximately 19,000 jobs of which 13,000 are in the private sector (December 2014).

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has extensive production facilities in Kalundborg with a total of more than 2,400 employees. Since 1999 they have invested more than DKK 7.5 billions in the complex.

Pronova BioPharma Pronova BioPharma is a Norwegian company. In Denmark it is a bulk manufacturer of omega-3 products with a manufacturing plant in Kalundborg. It was acquired by BASF in 2014. Pronova BioPharma ASA had its roots in Norway's codfish liver oil indu ...

Danmark, a bulk manufacturer of Omega-3 products which was acquired by BASF in 2014, also has a manufacturing plant in Kalundborg.

Port of Kalundborg

The port plays a central role in the town's economy. It is a municipal self-governing port with independent finances. Kalundborg Container Terminal is served by Unifeeder on a weekly basis. Schultz Shipping is a local shipping company. As of 2015, the port is being expanded with a new west harbor on the south side of the Asnæs peninsula. Statoil Refining Denmark operates Denmark's largest oil refinery on the harbor with a capacity of 6.6 million ton oil products per year. Haldor Topsøe is one of the companies that has facilities at Kalundborg Tank Terminal.

Transportation

Rail

The Northwest Line connects Kalundborg with Holbæk and

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and the rest of the Danish rail network. Kalundborg railway station is the principal railway station of the town and offers frequent direct regional train services to , and

operated by the national railway company DSB. The eastern part of the town is also served by the

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Kalundborg East.

Notable people

Public Service & public thinking

* Esbern Snare (1127–1204) a crusader; had built the Church of Our Lady, Kalundborg *

Christian II of Denmark Christian II (1 July 1481 – 25 January 1559) was a Scandinavian monarch under the Kalmar Union who reigned as King of Denmark and Norway, from 1513 until 1523, and Sweden from 1520 until 1521. From 1513 to 1523, he was concurrently Duke ...

(1481–1559 in Kalundborg Castle) monarch under the

Kalmar Union The Kalmar Union ( Danish, Norwegian, and sv, Kalmarunionen; fi, Kalmarin unioni; la, Unio Calmariensis) was a personal union in Scandinavia, agreed at Kalmar in Sweden, that from 1397 to 1523 joined under a single monarch the three kingdo ...

Jørgen Bjelke Jørgen Bjelke (2 June 1621 – 17 June 1696) was a Norwegian officer and nobleman. He was born at Elingaard Manor on Onsøy near Fredrikstad, in Østfold County, Norway and died in Kalundborg, Denmark. Early and personal life He was the son of ...

(1621–1696 in Kalundborg) an exiled Norwegian officer and nobleman * Sophie Amalie Lindenov (1649 in Kalundborg Castle–1688) noblewoman and landowner * Hans Hagerup Gyldenpalm (1717–1781) a Danish born, Norwegian jurist and civil servant *

Arnoldus von Falkenskiold Arnoldus von Falkenskiold (11 June 1743–15 May 1819) was a Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark ...

(1743–1819) a Danish military officer and landowner of ''Sæbygård'' * Henrik Steffens Hagerup (1806–1859) a Norwegian naval officer and politician who served as

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Wilhelm Hellesen Frederik Louis Wilhelm Hellesen (2 February 1836 – 22 December 1892) was a Danish inventor and industrialist. In 1887 he designed what is thought to be the first dry cell battery based on the Leclanché cell design.dry cell upLine art drawing of a dry cell: 1. brass cap, 2. plastic seal, 3. expansion space, 4. porous cardboard, 5. zinc can, 6. carbon rod, 7. chemical mixture A dry cell is a type of electric battery, commonly used for portable electrical devices. Unl ...

battery *

Anne Elisabet Jensen Anne Elisabet Jensen (born 17 August 1951, in Kalundborg) is a Danish politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 1999 until 2014. She is a member of the Venstre, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. I ...

(born 1951) a Danish politician and MEP * Professor Claus Manniche (born 1956) a Danish rheumatologist, consultant and academic

The Arts

* Johan Thomas Lundbye (1818–1848) a graphic artist and painter of animals and landscapes *

Elisabeth Dons Elisabeth Caroline Cathrine Dons (1864–1942) was a Danish operatic mezzo-soprano who performed at the Royal Danish Theatre from 1885. Thanks to training in Paris, she was later able to take on soprano roles, becoming Denmark's operatic prima d ...

(1864 in Bjergsted–1942) operatic mezzo-soprano at the Royal Danish Theatre * Johannes Holbek (1872 in Årby–1903) a Danish painter and graphic artist * Margrethe Lendrop (1873–1920) operatic soprano at the Royal Danish Theatre * Sigrid Undset (1882–1949) a Norwegian novelist, awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928, emigrated to Norway aged 2 * Viggo Rørup (1903–1971) a Danish artist, joined the artists' colony the Odsherred Painters * Thøger Birkeland (1922–2011) a teacher and writer, known for his children's books * Søren Ulrik Thomsen (born 1956) a Danish poet; his debut was ''City Slang'', 1981 * Frank Madsen (born 1962) a Danish author, illustrator and comics artist * Christian E. Christiansen (born 1972) is a Danish filmmaker *

Jonas Poher Rasmussen Jonas Poher Rasmussen (born May 19, 1981) is a Danish filmmaker. In 2021, he wrote and directed the animated documentary, '' Flee,'' that received three nominations for the Best Documentary Feature, Best International Film and Best Animated Feat ...

, filmmaker

Sport

* Mogens Guldberg (born 1963) a middle-distance runner, competed at the

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* Claus Nielsen (born 1964) a former footballer, almost 200 club caps and 14 for

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Henrik Djernis Henrik Djernis (born 22 April 1968) is a Danish cyclist. He competed in cyclo-cross, mountain bike and road racing. He was the first man to win the World Mountain Bike Championship three times, which he did in 1992 (in Bromont, QC, Canada), 1 ...

(born 1968 in Svebølle) a Danish cyclist * Thomas Damgaard (born 1971) a Danish former professional boxer * Anders Nielsen (born 1972) a Danish footballer, over 300 club caps * Susanne Meyerhoff (born 1974) a Danish sport shooter, competed at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics * Thomas Frandsen (born 1976) a Danish former footballer, almost 300 club caps * Jesper Hansen (born 1980) a Danish sport shooter, competed at the 2012, 2016 and

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and finished 26th, 5th and 2nd in the Men's skeet. In 2013, he won the skeet shooting world championship.

Other

* Frida Schou (1891–1980), early businesswoman who ran the brick factory Knabstrup Teglværk from 1928

Notes

References

* Denmark detailed roadmap, webpage
Tele-DK-Danmark
* Ehrenfeld, J. and Gertler, N. (1997) 'Industrial Ecology in Practice: the evolution of interdependence at Kalundborg", Journal of Industrial Ecology, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 67–80

External links

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Kalundborg municipality
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