Væggerløse is a

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some south of

Nykøbing Falster Nykøbing Falster (; originally named Nykøbing) is a city on the island of Falster in southern Denmark. It has a population of 16,682 (1 January 2025). Including the satellite town Sundby (Lolland), Sundby on the Lolland side, with a populatio ...

on the Danish island of

Falster Falster () is an island in south-eastern Denmark with an area of and 43,398 inhabitants as of 1 January 2010.

. It has large housing developments and until 2006 was the administrative centre for the now defunct Sydfalster Municipality. In January 2024 it had a population of 1,310. Standing on a hilltop, Væggerløse Church dates from the late Romanesque period. It has early 16th century

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s depicting the

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."Væggerløse kirke"
''Nordens Kirker''. Retrieved 13 November 2012.

Notable people

* Christian Andersen (1896 in Væggerløse – 1982) a Danish sports shooter, competed in two events at the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i ...

* Lars Pleidrup (born 1981 in Væggerløse) a Danish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nykøbing FC; has over 540 club caps

References

Falster Cities and towns in Guldborgsund Municipality {{ZealandDK-stub