Kruså

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Kruså

Total population

1,694

Coordinates54.85°, 9.41°

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

Overview

Kruså is a Danish border town and border crossing with a population of 1,528, 6 kilometers north of Flensburg, situated on the European route E45. It is located in Aabenraa Municipality.

Geography

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Georg Waitz

German historian for history of law and medieval studies (1813-1886)

Peter Thomsen

equestrian

Dorothea Röschmann

German soprano singer

Hermann von der Lieth-Thomsen

German general (1867–1942)

Melchior Lorck

Danish/German artist (1527-1583)

Jörg Asmussen

German economist and former ministry official

Friedrich von Scholtz

Prussian general (1851–1927)

Emmy Hennings

German poet, editor (1885–1948)

Thomas Fincke

Danish mathematician and physician (1561-1656)

Nicolai Clausen

German navy officer and world war II U-boat commander (1911-1943)

H

Hermann Vogel

French painter (1856-1918)

Wolfgang Börnsen

German politician (1942–2024)

Dieter Thomas Heck

German television presenter, singer and actor (1937–2018)

Uwe Kils

German biologist

Karl Fischer von Treuenfeld

German general (1885–1946)

C

Carl Lange

German actor (1909–1999)

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

Nearby places in Southern Denmark

• Smedeby
  1 mi away
• Kollund
  1.8 mi away
• Padborg
  2.3 mi away · pop. 4,684
• Kollund Østerskov
  2.6 mi away
• Fårhus
  3.3 mi away · pop. 241
• Holbøl
  3.4 mi away
• Tørsbøl
  5.7 mi away · pop. 270
• Kliplev
  6.2 mi away · pop. 1,253
• Kværs
  6.7 mi away · pop. 413
• Rinkenæs
  7 mi away · pop. 1,223
• Gråsten
  8.5 mi away · pop. 4,168
• Tinglev
  8.6 mi away · pop. 2,829

Browse all places in Southern Denmark →

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

grass snake

Natrix natrix

Seen 2026-09-26

Great Pond Snail

Lymnaea stagnalis

Seen 2026-09-26

Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Seen 2026-09-25

Golden Waxcap

Hygrocybe chlorophana

Seen 2026-09-24

Common Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus

Seen 2026-09-23

Marbled Carpet Moth

Dysstroma truncata

Seen 2026-09-22

Entoloma lividoalbum

Entoloma lividoalbum

Seen 2026-09-21

Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponica

Seen 2026-09-21

White Wagtail

Motacilla alba

Seen 2026-09-21

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