Slagelse




City in Denmark

















































Slagelse
City

Saint Michaels Church
Saint Michaels Church



Coat of arms of Slagelse
Coat of arms



Slagelse is located in Denmark

Slagelse

Slagelse




Slagelse in Denmark

Coordinates: 55°24′17.9″N 11°22′25.8″E / 55.404972°N 11.373833°E / 55.404972; 11.373833Coordinates: 55°24′17.9″N 11°22′25.8″E / 55.404972°N 11.373833°E / 55.404972; 11.373833
Country Denmark
Region Zealand (Sjælland)
Municipality Slagelse
Elevation

 53 m (174 ft)
Population
(2015)

 • Total 32,333
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
4200
Area code(s) (+45) 58
Website
www.slagelse.dk (Council)

Slagelse is a town in Denmark located in west Zealand. It is about 100 km (62 mi) southwest of Copenhagen. The population is 32,333 (1 January 2015).[1][not in citation given]


In the 11th century, Slagelse had a mint and was an important trading centre. The city has an 11th-century church, and nearby is Trelleborg, a Viking fortress.


Hans Christian Andersen studied in the grammar school in this city for a few years but described it as a "nuisance".


Slagelse is twinned with Aberdare, Wales and Stargard, Poland.




Contents






  • 1 Sights


  • 2 Sport


  • 3 Notable people


    • 3.1 Sport




  • 4 References





Sights




  • Antvorskov monastery / ruins

  • Slagelse Garden

  • Slagelse Museum

  • Trelleborg

  • Saint Michaels Church



Sport


Slagelse has hosted Danish Sidecarcross Grand Prix numerous times[2] and hosted it again in 2010, on 5 September.[3]



Notable people




Andreas Bjørn, 1750




AG Rudelbach, 1858




  • Andreas Bjørn (1703 in Skælskør – 1750) a Danish merchant, shipbuilder and ship owner


  • Johan Jacob Bruun (1715–1789) a Danish painter, working in gouaches


  • Ludvig Stoud Platou (1778–1833) a Danish-Norwegian educator, historical and geographical writer, politician and State Secretary


  • William Christopher Zeise (1789–1847) a prominent early Danish organic chemist


  • Andreas Gottlob Rudelbach (1792-1862 at Slagelse) a Dano-German neo-Lutheran theologian


  • Andrea Krætzmer (1811–1889) a Danish ballet dancer


  • Didrik Frisch (1835–1867) a Danish landscape and animal painter


  • Ludvig Abelin Schou (1838–1867) known as L.A. Schou was a Danish Romantic painter


  • Haldor Topsøe (1842 in Skælskør – 1935) a Danish chemist and crystallographer


  • Peter Alfred Schou (1844-1914) known as P.A. Schou was a Danish Post-Impressionist painter


  • Vilhelm Andersen (1864 in Nordrup – 1953) a Danish author, literary historian and intellectual


  • S. P. L. Sørensen (1868 in Havrebjerg – 1939) a Danish chemist, invented pH to measure acidity and alkalinity


  • Niels Erik Nørlund (1885–1981) a Danish mathematician


  • Hans Egede Budtz (1889–1968) a Danish stage and film actor


  • Vilhelm Lauritzen (1894–1984) a leading Danish modern architect


  • Hilmar Baunsgaard (1920–1989) a Danish politician, 19th Prime Minister of Denmark 1968-1971


  • Hardy Rafn (1930–1997) a Danish film actor


  • Stig Brøgger (born 1941) a Danish artist, works with sculpture, painting and photography


  • Yvonne Herløv Andersen (born 1942) a Danish politician


  • Torben Lendager (born 1951) a Danish composer and lead singer of the Danish band The Walkers


  • Elle Klarskov Jørgensen (born 1958) a Danish sculptor, inspired by Constructivism and Minimalism

  • Sannie Charlotte Carlson (born 1970 in Skælskør) known as Whigfield a Danish singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress


  • Alex Høgh Andersen (born 1994) a Danish actor.



Sport




Bo Andersen, 2009




  • Poul Toft Jensen (1912–2000) a Danish amateur association football player, who played 13 games for the Denmark national football team from 1935-1938


  • Ernst Pedersen (born 1935) a Danish former sports shooter, competed at the 1968 and 1976 Summer Olympics


  • Ole Ritter (born 1941) a former Danish racing cyclist, broke the hour record in 1968


  • Bo Braastrup Andersen (born 1976) a Danish football manager and former goalkeeper, manages Stavanger IF


  • Martin Kristjansen (born 1977) a Danish lightweight boxer, former WBO inter-continental lightweight champion


  • Joachim Persson (born 1983) a badminton player



References





  1. ^ BEF44: Population 1 January, by urban areas database from Statistics Denmark


  2. ^ VENUES USED IN GP 1971-2005 The John Davy Pages, accessed: 2 November 2009


  3. ^ FIM Sidecarcross World Championship - 2010 Calendar Archived 12 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine FIM website, accessed: 30 October 2009
















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