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Slagelse
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Slagelse (Danish pronunciation: [ˈslɛːjl̩sə]) is a town on 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.

Contents

Sights
Park
Museum
Rail
Art
Sport

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History

Slagelse has been inhabited since at least the Viking Age, where it was a Pagan site. Trelleborg, a ring castle, was built near the current location of Slagelse in 980, which made the location strategically important. A church was built at Slagelse's current location in the 1000s. Around this time, coins were minted in Slagelse.cite-ref-3[3]

Antvorskov was built in the 1100s by Valdemar I, who had recently acquired Zealand. He built the monastery in an attempt to gain control and favor with the locals. The monastery was used by the Knights Hospitaller. cite-ref-4[4]

Slagelse was granted the status of a market town in 1288 by Eric V. This gave the town a series of privileges, though eventually put it in competition with the neighboring market towns of Korsør and Skælskør. In the 1780s a road from Copenhagen to Korsør was built, and this road ran through Slagelse.cite-ref-5[5]

Sights

Trelleborg viking fortress

Explore the Viking era site up close at the UNESCO site of the Viking fortress Trelleborg, located near Slagelse in West Zealand County. Built around 980 by King Harald Bluetooth, Trelleborg is a remarkable example of a ring fortress from the Viking Age. The impressive remains of this ancient royal stronghold are still visible in the picturesque Tude ådal landscape.cite-ref-6[6]

Park

Slagelse Park (Danish: Slagelse Lystanlæg) is a park located centrally in Slagelse. It is a green recreational area, with lakes, playgrounds and a maze.cite-ref-7[7]

Museum

• Slagelse Museum is located centrally in Slagelse. The museum focuses mainly on trade and artisanry. It includes a reconstruction of a shop from the 1940-1950s, as well as sections on local history. A part of the museum is dedicated to H. C. Andersen, who went to school in Slagelse.cite-ref-8[8]

• Panzermuseum East is located approximately 13 kilometers south of Slagelse, is a Danish military museum that showcases a variety of military vehicles. The museum's main emphasis is on displaying the military equipment of the ,Warsaw Pact countries which could have potentially been utilized in Denmark during the Cold War. The museum officially opened its doors on 3 May 2014, and is housed in a 4500 m2 building.cite-ref-9[9]

Antvorskov

The Antvorskov Monastery Ruins are located in southern Slagelse. They are the ruins of Antvorskov Monastery, a monastery built in 1164 by Valdemar I. It was the first Knights Hospitaller monastery in Denmark, and was used as monastery until 1536 when the crown took over ownership and turned into a castle. Frederik II used the castle between 1580 and 1584. After that it was used by fief lords until 1717, when it became a ryttergods - a location for the Danish cavalry. It was sold in 1774 and most of the castle was torn down in 1816.cite-ref-10[10]cite-ref-11[11]

Schools

• SDU Slagelse.cite-ref-12[12]
• ZBC Slagelse.cite-ref-13[13]
• Professionshøjskolen Absalon.cite-ref-14[14]

Transportation

Rail

Slagelse is located on the main line Copenhagen–Fredericia railway from Copenhagen to Funen and Jutland, and the Tølløse Line connects Slagelse with Tølløse on the Northwest Line. Slagelse railway station is the principal railway station of the town, and offers direct InterCity services to Copenhagen, Funen and Jutland, regional train services to Copenhagen and Odense operated by the national railway company DSBcite-ref-15[15] and local train services to Tølløse operated by the regional railway company Lokaltog.cite-ref-om-lokaltog-16-0[16]

Notable residents

Public service and politics

Ludvig Stoud Platou (1778–1833), historical and geographical writer
Georg Koës (1782–1811), philologist
William Christopher Zeise (1789–1847), chemist
Jørgen Peter Frederik Wulff (1808–1881), naval officer
Anna Laursen (1845–1911), schoolteacher and women's rights activist
Jens Christian Johansen (1868–1929), land improvement engineer and honorary consul general
Niels Erik Nørlund (1885–1981), mathematician
Margrethe Nørlund Bohr (1890–1984), editor and transcriber for Danish physicist Niels Bohr
Hilmar Baunsgaard (1920–1989), politician and leader of the Danish Social Liberal Party from 1968–1975
Villum Christensen (born 1954), politician and MF
Kim Christiansen (born 1956), politician and MF
Stén Knuth (born 1964), politician and MF
Louise Schack Elholm (born 1977), politician and MF
Rasmus Horn Langhoff (born 1980), politician and MF

Art

Johan Jacob Bruun (1715–1789), painter
Andrea Krætzmer (1811–1889), ballet dancer
Didrik Frisch (1835–1867), landscape painter
Ludvig Abelin Schou (1838–1867), painter
Hans Egede Budtz (1889–1968), actor
Ella Ungermann (1891–1921), actress
Vilhelm Lauritzen (1894–1984), architect and founder of the Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects architectural firm
Hardy Rafn (1930–1997), actor
Stig Brøgger (born 1941), artist
Torben Lendager (born 1951), singer
Kirsten Siggard (born 1954), singer and 3-time participant of the Eurovision Song Contest
Karsten Kiilerich (born 1955), director, writer and animator
Elle Klarskov Jørgensen (born 1958), sculptor
Simone Egeriis (born 1992), pop singer
Alex Høgh Andersen (born 1994), actor

Sport

Fred K. Nielsen (1879–1963), college football coach
Hans Olsen (fencer) (1886–1976), fencer
Poul Toft Jensen (1912–2000), football player
Gunner Olesen (1916–1979), gymnast
Villy Moll Nielsen (1927), field hockey player
Poul Moll Nielsen (1930 - 1992), field hockey player
Torben Alstrup Jensen (1930 - 2007), field hockey player
Willy Kristoffersen (born 1933), field hockey player
Ernst Pedersen (born 1935), former sports shooter
Vagn Bangsborg (born 1936), former cyclist
Ole Ritter (born 1941), former cyclist
Bo Braastrup Andersen (born 1976), football manager and former goalkeeper
Martin Kristjansen (born 1977), boxer
Joachim Persson (born 1983), badminton player
Buster Juul (born 1993), handball player
Niklas Larsen (born 1997), cyclist

References

cite-note-11. BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
cite-note-22. BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
cite-note-33. Slagelse.info "Historien om Slagelse, Korsør og Skælskør" Retrieved 26 August 2020
cite-note-44. Slagelse.info "Antvorskov og historiens luner (del 1)" Retrieved 26 August 2020
cite-note-55. Danmarkshistorien.dk "Slagelse" Retrieved 26 August 2020
cite-note-66. "Visit Trelleborg - A UNESCO World Heritage Site". National Museum of Denmark. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
cite-note-77. Slagelse.dk "Lystanlægget i Slagelse" Retrieved 23 August 2020
cite-note-88. Vestmuseum.dk "Slagelse Museum" Retrieved 23 August 2020
cite-note-99. "Panzer museum". VisitDenmark. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
cite-note-1010. Natmus.dk "Antvorskov" Retrieved 23 August 2020
cite-note-1111. Destinationsjaelland.dk "Antvorskov Klosterruin" Retrieved 23 August 2020
cite-note-1212. "SDU Slagelse". sdu. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
cite-note-1313. "ZBC | EUD, EUX, HHX & HTX hos ZBC Slagelse". www.zbc.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 26 July 2024.
cite-note-1414. "Slagelse". Professionshøjskolen Absalon (in Danish). Retrieved 26 July 2024.
cite-note-1515. "Slagelse Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
cite-note-om-lokaltog-1616. "Om Lokaltog". lokaltog.dk (in Danish). Lokaltog A/S. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.

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