Korsør is a town in

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. It is located in Slagelse Municipality. Until 2007 Korsør was the seat of

Korsør Municipality Until 1 January 2007 Korsør Municipality was a municipality ( Danish: '' kommune'') in the former West Zealand County, on the southwestern coast of the island of Zealand, in eastern Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 74.25 km2, and h ...

. The town is located west of

Slagelse Slagelse () is a town on Zealand (Denmark), Zealand, Denmark. The town is the seat of Slagelse Municipality, and is the biggest town of the municipality. It is located 15 km east of Korsør, 16 km north-east of Skælskør, 33 km south-east of Ka ...

, north-west of

Skælskør Skælskør () is a town in Zealand (Denmark), Zealand, Denmark. It is located in Slagelse Municipality. Until 2007 Skælskør was the seat of Skælskør Municipality. The town is located 17 km southwest of Slagelse and 12 km southeast o ...

and connects to

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through the

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. Formerly the main ferry port from Zealand to

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, the town of Korsør is divided into two halves by the Korsør Nor inlet, with the northern part named Halsskov. Most of the historical southern part of Korsør (Korsør proper) is low-lying and prone to flooding.

Culture

The Korsør Biograf Teater, which opened in August , is the world's oldest

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in continuous use that is still operating.

Sights

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.

Tårnborg Tårnborg (or Taarnborg), from 1671 until 1841 known as Dyrehavegaard, is a former manor house in Korsør, Slagelse Municipality, Denmark. The buildings are now part of Hotel Comwell Grand Park. The Neoclassical architecture, Neoclassical main bu ...

is a manor located in Halsskov in Korsør. Tårnborg 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 Tårnborg in 1846. The manor owns 334 acres.

Korsør Fortification

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 was located on the fortification. The tower is from the 1200s. 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.

Notable residents

Public thought and politics

* Pia Adelsteen (born 1963), politician and member of parliament * Hedevig Johanne Bagger (1740–1822), inn-keeper and postmaster *

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 Julia ...

(1870–1949), historian * Hans A. Hansen (1877–1949), sailor for the

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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 exp ...

(1921–2012), resistance fighter during the

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* John Dyrby Paulsen (born 1963), politician and mayor of the municipality *

Morten Storm Morten Storm (born January 2, 1976, in Korsør), alias Murad Storm and Murad Storm Al-Denmarki, is a Danish, former convert to Islam and a former Islamic radical, who became disenchanted with Islamism after 10 years and went to work as an agent of ...

(born 1976), former

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agent * Lis Tribler (born 1952), politician and former mayor

Art

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 ...

(1764–1826), poet. *

Urban Gad Peter Urban Bruun Gad (12 February 1879 – 26 December 1947) was a Denmark, 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 d� ...

(1879–1947), film director * Aage Giødesen (1863–1939), painter * Pia Juul (1962-2020), poet and translator

Sport

Casper Henningsen Casper Henningsen (born 6 July 1985) is the CEO of UserTribe. Henningsen was previously a Danish professional football player who played at Silkeborg in the Danish Superliga. Career Soccer Henningsen began his soccer career in 2000 when he jo ...

(born 1985), 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), former football player * Brian Nielsen (born 1965), former boxer

References

External links

Slagelse municipality website
(In Danish) {{DEFAULTSORT:Korsor Korsør Cities and towns in Slagelse Municipality