Slagelse

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Slagelse

Total population

33,777

Coordinates55.41°, 11.35°

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

Overview

Slagelse is a town located on the southwestern part of Zealand, Denmark. The town is the seat of Slagelse Municipality, and is the biggest town of the municipality. It is located 15 km east of Korsør, 16 km north-east of Skælskør, 33 km south-east of Kalundborg and 14 km west of Sorø.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

M

Marius Skram-Jensen

Danish artistic gymnast (1881–1975)

Søren Peter Lauritz Sørensen

Danish chemist

Ole Ritter

Danish racing cyclist, born 1941

B

Bente Juncker

Danish politician

Hilmar Baunsgaard

Danish politician (1920-1989)

Johannes Helms

1928-1895, Danish writer and schoolmaster

William Christopher Zeise

Danish chemist

Ulrik Balling

Danish footballer

E

Ernst von Bertouch

German historian (1821–1904)

Niels Erik Nørlund

Danish mathematician and astronomer (1885-1981)

G

Georg Koës

Danish academic

J

Joachim Persson

badminton player

V

Vilhelm Lauritzen

architect (1894–1984)

Luplau Janssen

Danish painter (1869–1927)

M

Marc Strange Jacobsen

Danish cyclist, born 1972

E

Erik Ninn-Hansen

Danish politician (1922-2014)

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

Nearby places in Zealand

• Slots Bjergby
  2.6 mi away · pop. 755
• Havrebjerg
  3.2 mi away · pop. 429
• Sønderup
  3.9 mi away · pop. 213
• Forlev
  4.3 mi away · pop. 2,496
• Sørbymagle
  4.6 mi away · pop. 1,145
• Kirke Stillinge
  4.7 mi away · pop. 704
• Vemmelev
  4.8 mi away
• Frølunde Fed
  5.8 mi away · pop. 209
• Løve
  5.9 mi away · pop. 294
• Stillinge Strand
  6.1 mi away · pop. 281
• Flakkebjerg
  6.7 mi away · pop. 443
• Frølunde
  7.1 mi away

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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

Small Copper

Lycaena phlaeas

Seen 2026-09-27

Smooth Spangle Gall Wasp

Neuroterus albipes

Seen 2026-09-27

Shaggy Mane

Coprinus comatus

Seen 2026-09-26

Box Tree Moth

Cydalima perspectalis

Seen 2026-09-24

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Seen 2026-09-23

Ruddy Darter

Sympetrum sanguineum

Seen 2026-09-22

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Seen 2026-09-22

Borage

Borago officinalis

Seen 2026-09-21

European Striped Shield Bug

Graphosoma italicum

Seen 2026-09-20

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

Official Identifiers