Slagelse

City

Saint Michaels Church

Coat of arms

Country

Denmark

Region

Zealand (Sjælland)

Municipality

Slagelse

Elevation

53 m (174 ft)

Coordinates

DK 55°24′17.9″N 11°22′25.8″E / 55.404972°N 11.373833°ECoordinates: DK 55°24′17.9″N 11°22′25.8″E / 55.404972°N 11.373833°E

Population

32,333 (2015)

Timezone

CET (UTC+1)

- summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Postal codes

4200

Area code

(+45) 58

Slagelse in Denmark

Website: www.slagelse.dk (Council)

Slagelse is a small town in Denmark located in west Zealand. It is about 100 km (62 mi) southwest of Copenhagen. The population is 32,333 (1 January 2015).^[1]

In the 11th century, Slagelse had a mint and was an important trading centre. The city has an 11th-century church, and nearby is Trelleborg, a Viking fortress.

Hans Christian Andersen studied in the grammar school in this city for a few years but described it as a "nuisance".

Slagelse is twinned with Aberdare, Wales and Stargard Szczeciński, Poland.

Sights

Antvorskov monastery / ruins
Slagelse Garden
Slagelse Museum
Trelleborg
Saint Michaels Church

Sport

Slagelse has hosted Danish Sidecarcross Grand Prix numerous times^[2] and hosted it again in 2010, on 5 September.^[3]

References

↑ BEF44: Population 1 January, by urban areas database from Statistics Denmark
↑ VENUES USED IN GP 1971-2005 The John Davy Pages, accessed: 2 November 2009
↑ FIM Sidecarcross World Championship - 2010 Calendar FIM website, accessed: 30 October 2009

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Municipal seats of Denmark

Capital Region	Albertslund Ballerup Brøndbyvester Buddinge Charlottenlund Copenhagen Dragør and Store Magleby Frederiksberg Frederikssund Frederiksværk Glostrup Helsinge Helsingør Herlev Hillerød Holte Hørsholm Hvidovre Ishøj Kokkedal Kongens Lyngby Lillerød Rønne Rødovre Stenløse Taastrup Tårnby Værløse Vallensbæk

Central Denmark Region	Aarhus Grenå Herning Hadsten, Hinnerup, Hammel and Hvorslev Hedensted Holstebro Horsens Ikast Lemvig Odder Randers Ringkøbing and Skjern Rønde Silkeborg Skanderborg Skive Struer Tranebjerg Viborg

North Denmark Region	Aabybro Aalborg Aars Brønderslev Byrum Frederikshavn Hjørring Hobro and Hadsund Nykøbing Mors Støvring Thisted

Region Zealand	Greve Strand Haslev Højby Holbæk Hvalsø Kalundborg Køge Maribo Næstved Nykøbing Falster Ringsted Roskilde Slagelse Solrød Strand Sorø Store Heddinge Vordingborg

South Denmark Region	Aabenraa Assens Bogense Esbjerg Fredericia Grindsted Haderslev Kerteminde Kolding Marstal Middelfart Nyborg Nordby Odense Ringe Rudkøbing Svendborg Sønderborg Tønder Varde Vejen Vejle

30 most populous urban areas of Denmark

as of 1 January 2014, according to Statistics Denmark, see table BEF44 at statbank.dk.

1.	Copenhagen	1,246,611
2.	Aarhus	259,754
3.	Odense	172,512
4.	Aalborg	109,092
5.	Esbjerg	71,618
6.	Randers	61,163

7.	Kolding	58,021
8.	Horsens	55,884
9.	Vejle	53,230
10.	Roskilde	48,721
11.	Herning	47,765
12.	Helsingør	46,407

13.	Hørsholm	46,229
14.	Silkeborg	43,158
15.	Næstved	42,424
16.	Fredericia	39,922
17.	Viborg	38,572
18.	Køge	35,768

19.	Holstebro	34,873
20.	Taastrup	33,121
21.	Slagelse	32,005
22.	Hillerød	31,191
23.	Sønderborg	27,434
24.	Holbæk	26,942

25.	Svendborg	26,783
26.	Hjørring	25,071
27.	Frederikshavn	23,156
28.	Nørresundby	21,761
29.	Ringsted	21,620
30.	Haderslev	21,574

Note: The population figure for metropolitan Copenhagen includes Frederiksberg, Albertslund, Brøndby, Gentofte, Gladsaxe, Glostrup, Herlev, Hvidovre, Lyngby-Taarbæk, Rødovre, Tårnby and Vallensbæk municipalities; parts of Ballerup, Rudersdal and Furesø; Ishøj and Greve Strand.

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