Asnæs is a town in

Odsherred Municipality Odsherred municipality is a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in Odsherred, Region Sjælland in Denmark. It covers an area of 355 km² and a total population of 33,129 (2008) and its seat is the town of Højby. History On 1 January 2007 ...

in northwestern Zealand in

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. It is situated approximately 90 kilometres west of

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and has a population of 3,100 (1. January 2022).BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density
The Mobile Statbank from

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The town is home to a swimming hall, a sports hall, Asnæs Skole

folkeskole The Danish–Norwegian term Folkeskole ("public school") may refer to any of the following: * Danish Folkeskole Education, the Danish primary and lower secondary educational system * Volksschule, a historical primary school system that was in use in ...

, Asnæs Centret shopping center, Odsherred Gymnasium, and a large production site for NKT Cables.

Notable people

Christian Poulsen Christian Bjørnshøj Poulsen (born 28 February 1980) is a Danish former footballer. After starting his career with Holbæk, he played for a number of European clubs as a defensive midfielder, winning the Danish Superliga championship with ...

(born 1980 in Asnæs) a Danish former footballer, winning 454 club caps; regular member of the

Denmark national football team The Denmark men's national football team ( da, Danmarks herre-fodboldlandshold or ''herrelandsholdet'') represents Denmark in men's international football competitions. It is controlled by the Danish Football Association (DBU), the governing bo ...

with 92 caps

Transport

Asnæs is situated close to the Danish route 21 and has a railway station on the Odsherred Railway Line, terminating in

Holbæk Holbæk () is a town in Denmark and the County seat, seat of Holbæk municipality with a population of 29,608 (1 January 2022).Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...

References

Cities and towns in Region Zealand Odsherred Municipality {{ZealandDK-stub