Faxe Ladeplads

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Faxe Ladeplads

Total population

2,874

Coordinates55.22°, 12.17°

Demographic figures from Statistics Denmark. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Faxe Ladeplads or Fakse Ladeplads is a coastal town in Denmark with a population of 2,496. It is located in Zealand, 5 kilometers south-east from Faxe. It is mainly a harbour town, with a working harbour and marina. The town is surrounded by forest and sandy beaches with shallow water. The forest stretches all the way to the sea, and from the edge one can see the island of Møn and the small protected wildlife park, Feddet.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Karl Adolph Gjellerup

Danish writer (1857–1919)

Jesper Olsen

Danish footballer

Matti Breschel

Danish road bicycle racer, born 1984

Michael Maze

Danish table tennis player

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Christian Barnekow

Danish noble, explorer and diplomat

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Gunnar Andreasen

Danish boxer (1914-1996)

G

Gitte Karlshøj

Masters Distance Runner, Marathoner

G

Godtfred Olsen

Danish racing cyclist (1883-1954)

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Sophus Michael Gjellerup

Danish historian

S

Sophus Zahle

Danish author and pastor (1797-1837)

A

Adolf Tronier Funder

Danish actor

A

Albert Gjellerup

Danish architect (1845-1935)

A

Anna Smidth

Danish porcelain painter (1861-1953)

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Egon Rasmussen

Danish association football player (1936-2003)

Elisabeth Bomhoff

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Helle Sjelle

Danish politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Zealand

• Faxe
  3.1 mi away · pop. 3,828
• Store Spjellerup
  4.2 mi away · pop. 225
• Kongsted
  5.3 mi away
• Lyderslev
  6 mi away · pop. 317
• Rønnede
  6.1 mi away · pop. 2,462
• Karise
  6.2 mi away · pop. 2,425
• Dalby
  7.5 mi away · pop. 2,089
• Hellested
  8.3 mi away · pop. 586
• Præstø
  8.4 mi away · pop. 3,806
• Everdrup
  8.4 mi away · pop. 260
• Tappernøje
  8.4 mi away · pop. 1,589
• Rødvig
  8.6 mi away · pop. 1,666

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Shaggy Mane

Coprinus comatus

Seen 2026-09-27

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Seen 2026-09-27

European Peacock Butterfly

Aglais io

Seen 2026-09-27

Amethyst Deceiver

Laccaria amethystina

Seen 2026-09-27

L-album Wainscot

Mythimna l-album

Seen 2026-09-26

Smooth Newt

Lissotriton vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-23

Hawthorn Shield Bug

Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale

Seen 2026-09-22

White Wagtail

Motacilla alba

Seen 2026-09-21

Small Copper

Lycaena phlaeas

Seen 2026-09-20

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).