Nørre Alslev () is a town with a population of 2,363 (1 January 2025)
BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density
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on the northern end of the island of Falster
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. It belongs to Guldborgsund municipality in Region Sjælland
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.
Until 1 January 2007 Nørre Alslev was the seat of the former Nørre Alslev municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in the former Storstrøm County
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. The municipality covered an area of 181 km2, and had a total population of 9,595 (2005). Its last mayor was Niels Larsen, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party
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. Nørre Alslev municipality ceased to exist as the result of ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with Nykøbing Falster
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, Nysted, Sakskøbing
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, and Sydfalster
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Overview
The municipality covered an area of 113 km², and had a total popu ...
municipalities to form the new Guldborgsund municipality.
Two bridge
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s connect the former municipality and the rest of Falster to Zealand
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. The 3,199 metre long Storstrøm Bridge
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Together with Masnedsund Bridge it connects Falster and Zealand (''Sjælland''). It was the main r ...
connects the former municipality from near the town of Orehoved to Masnedø
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Transportation
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, an island in ''Storstrømmen'', and the 201 metre long Masnedsund Bridge
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(''Masnedsundbroen'') continues from there to the town of Vordingborg. The Storstrøm Bridge supports two lanes of traffic, plus a single track of the South Line Railway. Both of these bridges were inaugurated in 1937.
Further to the east are the two Farø Bridges (the 1,726 metre long Farø High Bridge and the 1,596 metre long Farø Low Bridge) which opened in 1985.
Nørre Alslev has a railway station along the South Line Railway.
Notable people
* Jonas Kamper (born 1983 in Nørre Alslev), a Danish footballer with over 350 club caps
References
* Municipal statistics
NetBorger Kommunefakta
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KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
* Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro new municipalities map
External links
Guldborgsund municipality's official website (Danish only)
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Falster
Former municipalities of Denmark
Cities and towns in Guldborgsund Municipality