Skælskør
Skælskør | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Skælskør | |
 Seal  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Solskinsbyen (The Sunshine Town) | |
  Skælskør | |
| Coordinates: 55°15′N 11°18′E / 55.250°N 11.300°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Zealand (Sjælland) |
| Municipality | Slagelse |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 4.28 km2 (1.65 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Urban | 6,455 |
| • Urban density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
Skælskør[pronunciation?] is a town, located in Slagelse municipality, on the Danish island of Zealand. The town has a population of 6,455 (1 January 2020).[1] Administratively, the town is in Region Zealand (Region Sjælland) and is home to one of Denmark's largest breweries, the Harboe Brewery.
Historically it was a harbour for traffic between Zealand and Funen, but Korsør took over when the harbour there was settled. Skælskør Fjord is difficult to navigate, and was one of the last waters in Denmark that legally required a pilot on recreational boats.
Notable people
- Andreas Bjørn (1703 in Skælskør – 1750) a Danish merchant, shipbuilder and ship owner
- Conrad Christian Hornung (1801 in Skælskør - 1873) a hat-maker who turned to making pianos as Hornung & Møller
- Vilhelm Topsøe (1840 in Skælskør – 1881) a novelist and journalist
- Haldor Topsøe (1842 in Skælskør – 1935) a chemist and crystallographer
- Bertel Bruun (1937 in Skælskør – 2011) a naturalist, international conservationist and neurologist
- Whigfield (born 1970 in Skælskør) aka Sannie Charlotte Carlson, singer of Saturday Night
- Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil (born 1977 in Skælskør) politician, member of the Folketinget since 2011 and Govt. minister
Sport
- Karsten Nielsen (born 1973 in Skælskør) a Danish rower
- Abdi Hakin Ulad (born 1991 in Somalia) a Danish track and field athlete competing in long-distance running; lives in Skælskør
Notes
- ^ BY3: Population 1st January, by urban areas The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
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