| Forlev-Vemmelev | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Denmark |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Region Zealand |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Slagelse |
| Pushpin Map: | Denmark Region Zealand#Denmark |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Region Zealand |
| Coordinates: | 55.3728°N 11.26°W |
| Area Urban Km2: | 1.7 |
| Population As Of: | 2024 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Urban: | 2580 |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 4241 |
Forlev-Vemmelev, also known under the individual names Forlev and Vemmelev, is a town in Zealand, Denmark. It is located in Slagelse Municipality. The two towns of Forlev and Vemmelev have grown together, with the merged town known under all three names. The Statistics Denmark refer to the town as Forlev while Slagelse Municipality refer to it as Vemmelev. Forlev-Vemmelev is located 5 km south-west of Slagelse and 8 km north-east of Korsør.
The northern part of the town is Forlev and the southern part is Vemmelev. The E20 motorway cuts through the two parts of the town, with a bridge connecting them.
On 22 January 1916 a Freight train derailed and overturned nine wagons at Forlev station, West Zealand County. The overturned wagons laid across the neighboring track, where they were hit by an oncoming freight train. An iron pipe had slipped between the wagons during the drive and had caused the derailment.[2]
Between 1856 and 1962 a train station was located in Forlev. Forlev was a stop on the West line. [3]