Slagelse
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][failed verification]
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]
Notable people
- Andreas Bjørn (1703 in Skælskør – 1750) a Danish merchant, shipbuilder and ship owner
- Johan Jacob Bruun (1715–1789) a Danish painter, working in gouaches
- Ludvig Stoud Platou (1778–1833) a Danish-Norwegian educator, historical and geographical writer, politician and State Secretary
- William Christopher Zeise (1789–1847) a prominent early Danish organic chemist
- Andreas Gottlob Rudelbach (1792-1862 at Slagelse) a Dano-German neo-Lutheran theologian
- Andrea Krætzmer (1811–1889) a Danish ballet dancer
- Didrik Frisch (1835–1867) a Danish landscape and animal painter
- Ludvig Abelin Schou (1838–1867) known as L.A. Schou was a Danish Romantic painter
- Haldor Topsøe (1842 in Skælskør – 1935) a Danish chemist and crystallographer
- Peter Alfred Schou (1844-1914) known as P.A. Schou was a Danish Post-Impressionist painter
- Vilhelm Andersen (1864 in Nordrup – 1953) a Danish author, literary historian and intellectual
- S. P. L. Sørensen (1868 in Havrebjerg – 1939) a Danish chemist, invented pH to measure acidity and alkalinity
- Niels Erik Nørlund (1885–1981) a Danish mathematician
- Hans Egede Budtz (1889–1968) a Danish stage and film actor
- Vilhelm Lauritzen (1894–1984) a leading Danish modern architect
- Hilmar Baunsgaard (1920–1989) a Danish politician, 19th Prime Minister of Denmark 1968-1971
- Hardy Rafn (1930–1997) a Danish film actor
- Stig Brøgger (born 1941) a Danish artist, works with sculpture, painting and photography
- Yvonne Herløv Andersen (born 1942) a Danish politician
- Torben Lendager (born 1951) a Danish composer and lead singer of the Danish band The Walkers
- Elle Klarskov Jørgensen (born 1958) a Danish sculptor, inspired by Constructivism and Minimalism
- Sannie Charlotte Carlson (born 1970 in Skælskør) known as Whigfield a Danish singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress
- Alex Høgh Andersen (born 1994) a Danish actor.
Sport
- Poul Toft Jensen (1912–2000) a Danish amateur association football player, who played 13 games for the Denmark national football team from 1935-1938
- Ernst Pedersen (born 1935) a Danish former sports shooter, competed at the 1968 and 1976 Summer Olympics
- Ole Ritter (born 1941) a former Danish racing cyclist, broke the hour record in 1968
- Bo Braastrup Andersen (born 1976) a Danish football manager and former goalkeeper, manages Stavanger IF
- Martin Kristjansen (born 1977) a Danish lightweight boxer, former WBO inter-continental lightweight champion
- Joachim Persson (born 1983) a badminton player
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 Archived 12 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine FIM website, accessed: 30 October 2009
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