Korsør

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Korsør

Total population

14,583

Elevation2 m

Coordinates55.33°, 11.14°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Korsør is a town in Zealand, Denmark. It is located in Slagelse Municipality. Until 2007 Korsør was the seat of Korsør Municipality. The town is located 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Slagelse, 12 km (7.5 mi) north-west of Skælskør and connects to Nyborg through the Great Belt Bridge.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Jens Baggesen

Danish poet (1764-1826)

Frederik Hedegaard Jeppesen Borgbjerg

Danish journalist (1866-1936)

Helga Pedersen

Danish judge (1911-1980)

Line Kruuse

Danish beauty pageant contestant

Brian Nielsen

Danish boxer

Edvard Rambusch

Danish officer (1846-1934)

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Jim Larsen

Danish footballer

Pia Juul

Danish poet, prose writer and translator (1962-2020)

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Hedevig Johanne Bagger

Danish inn-keeper and postmaster

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Casper Henningsen

Danish footballer

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Hans Peter Duurloo

Danish educator

Hans A. Hansen

United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1872–1915)

Aage Friis

Danish historian (1870–1949)

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Albert Kaarup

Danish teacher and author

Frederik Plum

Danish theologian

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Adam Moltke

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

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

Northern Nutcracker

Nucifraga caryocatactes

Seen 2026-09-27

Small Copper

Lycaena phlaeas

Seen 2026-09-27

The Satellite

Eupsilia transversa

Seen 2026-09-27

Green-brindled Crescent

Allophyes oxyacanthae

Seen 2026-09-27

Limnephilus affinis

Limnephilus affinis

Seen 2026-09-26

Mallow

Larentia clavaria

Seen 2026-09-26

Canary-shouldered Thorn

Ennomos alniaria

Seen 2026-09-26

Shaggy Mane

Coprinus comatus

Seen 2026-09-26

Large Yellow Underwing

Noctua pronuba

Seen 2026-09-26

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

Official Identifiers