Væggerløse

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Væggerløse

Total population

1,362

Coordinates54.71°, 11.93°

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

Overview

Væggerløse is a town some 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of Nykøbing Falster on the Danish island of Falster. It has large housing developments and until 2006 was the administrative centre for the now defunct Sydfalster Municipality. In January 2026 it had a population of 1,292.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Johanna Rasmussen

Danish footballer

J

Jørn Skaarup

badminton player

Gert Petersen

Danish politician (1927-2009)

Tom Høyem

Danish politician

Claus Jensen

Danish footballer (born 1977)

L

Lars Bo Hansen

Danish chess player and author

Peter Freuchen

Danish writer, explorer and anthropologist (1886-1957)

Knud Romer

Danish actor and author

Claus Meyer

Danish chef

C

Claus Nissen

Danish actor (1938-2008)

Czeslaw Kozon

Roman Catholic bishop of Copenhagen

E

Einar Hansen

Danish amateur wrestler (1898-1947)

E

Esben Hansen

Danish footballer

Henrik Danielsen

Danish-Icelandic chess grandmaster (born 1966)

M

Mads Andersen

Danish poker and backgammon player

Jens Wawrczeck

German actor and voice actor

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

Nearby places in Zealand

• Marielyst
  2.2 mi away · pop. 693
• Idestrup
  2.6 mi away · pop. 1,212
• Sønder Vedby Skovhuse
  3.6 mi away · pop. 307
• Nykøbing Strandhuse
  3.6 mi away · pop. 279
• Nagelsti
  4 mi away · pop. 492
• Nykøbing Falster
  4.3 mi away · pop. 16,778
• Sundby
  4.9 mi away · pop. 2,817
• Øster Toreby
  4.9 mi away
• Systofte Skovby
  5.2 mi away · pop. 346
• Skelby
  5.4 mi away · pop. 116
• Toreby
  6.2 mi away · pop. 624
• Frejlev
  6.4 mi away · pop. 188

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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

European Peacock Butterfly

Aglais io

Seen 2026-09-26

Knot Grass Moth

Acronicta rumicis

Seen 2026-09-26

Eurasian Nuthatch

Sitta europaea

Seen 2026-09-26

Queen of Spain Fritillary

Issoria lathonia

Seen 2026-09-23

Herald Moth

Scoliopteryx libatrix

Seen 2026-09-22

common toadflax

Linaria vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-22

Shaggy Mane

Coprinus comatus

Seen 2026-09-21

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Seen 2026-09-21

Giant Polypore

Meripilus giganteus

Seen 2026-09-20

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