Store Merløse

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

Overview

Store Merløse is a town on Sjælland in Denmark with a population of 1,188. It is part of the municipality of Holbæk and close to Tølløse and Ringsted. It is a calm town with a primary school and a few businesses. For high school most people go to Tølløse. There is a local train from Vestsjællands Lokalbaner that will take you from Store Merløse to Tølløse or Slagelse.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Michael Rasmussen

Danish cyclist, born 1974

Simon Nielsen

Danish motorcycle speedway rider

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Nicolai Eigtved

Danish architect

Mads Pedersen

Danish cyclist, born 1995

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Carl Ferdinandsen

botanist (1879-1944)

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Lauritz Christian Hagen

Poul Andreas Kiærskou

Danish sculptor (1900–1933)

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Anna Castberg

Danish impostor

Bonaparte Borgen

Danish teacher

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Erik Bruun de Neergaard

Danish judge (1918-2002)

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Jens Jacob Weber

Danish historian

Jeppe Bruus Christensen

Danish politician

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Magnus Simonsen

Danish journalist (1901-1972)

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N.P. Arnstedt

Danish lawyer (1882-1954)

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Peter Johansen Neergaard

Danish landowner (1702-1772)

Peter de Neergaard

Danish landowner (1769-1835)

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

Nearby places in Zealand

• Nyrup
  2.5 mi away · pop. 420
• Kirke Eskilstrup
  2.9 mi away · pop. 733
• Ugerløse
  3.7 mi away · pop. 961
• Gyrstinge
  4 mi away · pop. 345
• Stenlille
  4.8 mi away · pop. 2,008
• Gammel Tølløse
  4.9 mi away · pop. 293
• Tølløse
  5.1 mi away · pop. 3,743
• Jystrup
  6.3 mi away · pop. 729
• Undløse
  6.4 mi away · pop. 1,146
• Kirke Hvalsø
  6.6 mi away · pop. 3,988
• Vedde
  6.7 mi away · pop. 289
• Ortved
  6.8 mi away · pop. 232

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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

Box Tree Moth

Cydalima perspectalis

Seen 2026-09-17

Walnut Orbweaver

Nuctenea umbratica

Seen 2026-09-17

common hops

Humulus lupulus

Seen 2026-09-17

Leather Beetle

Carabus coriaceus

Seen 2026-09-16

Rook

Corvus frugilegus

Seen 2026-09-16

Common Kidney-Vetch

Anthyllis vulneraria

Seen 2026-09-16

White Sweetclover

Melilotus albus

Seen 2026-09-16

European Striped Shield Bug

Graphosoma italicum

Seen 2026-09-16

Silver Υ

Autographa gamma

Seen 2026-09-16

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