Glumsø is a

railway town A railway town, or railroad town, is a settlement that originated, or was expanded, as a result of a railway line being constructed there. North America During the construction of the First transcontinental railroad in the 1860s, temporary, ...

, with a population of 2,249 (1.January 2025), located on the southern part of

Zealand Zealand ( ) is the largest and most populous islands of Denmark, island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size) at 7,031 km2 (2715 sq. mi.). Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 Januar ...

Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...

. Until 1.January 2007 it was the seat of

Suså Municipality Until 1 January 2007 Suså was a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in the former Storstrøm County in the southern part of the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in south Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 145 km2, and had a total ...

. Glumsø Station is located in Glumsø, serving the

Sydbanen The South Line () is a government-owned railway line in Denmark. Technically, the line connects Ringsted with Nykøbing Falster, from which it branches to Gedser and Rødbyhavn. In practice, Ringsted is not the terminal station, so the line is o ...

line. The station was heavily redesigned in late 2009.

Landmarks

Local landmarks include Glumsø Church, the heritage listed Glumsø Rectory and the manor house Næsbyholm.

Notable people

* Christian Frederik Bielke (1670-1709) a Danish military officer, from 1673 to 1709 the owner of Næsbyholm * Mikkel Bech (born 1994 in Næstved) a Danish speedway rider, raised in Glumsø.

References

Cities and towns in Region Zealand Populated places in Næstved Municipality Næstved Municipality {{ZealandDK-stub