Korsør Explained

Korsør
Settlement Type:City
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Denmark
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Region Zealand
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Slagelse
Pushpin Map:Denmark#Denmark Region Zealand
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Denmark
Area Urban Km2:6.7
Population As Of:2024
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Urban:14342
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Gender [2]
Population Blank1:7070 males and 7272 females
Population Demonym:Korsoraner Korsørianer
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:4220
Area Code Type:Calling code
Area Code:(+45) 58

Korsør is a town in Zealand, Denmark. It is located in Slagelse Municipality. Until 2007 Korsør was the seat of Korsør Municipality. The town is located 15km (09miles) west of Slagelse, 12km (07miles) north-west of Skælskør and connects to Nyborg through the Great Belt Bridge.

Formerly the main ferry port from Zealand to Funen, the town of Korsør is divided into two halves by the Korsør Nor inlet, with the northern part named Halsskov. Most of the historical southern part of Korsør (Korsør proper) is low-lying and prone to flooding.

Culture

The Korsør Biograf Teater, which opened in August, is the world's oldest movie theater in continuous use that is still operating.[3]

Sights

Korsør Mini Town (Danish: Korsør Miniby) is a miniature model of the town of Korsør as it looked in 1875. It is built in 1:10 scale and has existed since 2001.[4]

Tårnborg is a manor located in Halsskov in Korsør. Tårnborg was originally a village, in which a castle was built in the 1100s. It was referred to as Korsør Castle and later came under the name of Dyrehovedgaard. It was renamed to Tårnborg in 1846. The manor owns 334 acres.[5]

Korsør Fortification

Korsør Fortification (Danish: Korsør Fæstning) is a set of fortifications located centrally in Korsør. It was built in the 1100s. Today there are five buildings on the fortifications, though all are built at different times and only the tower originates from the castle that was located on the fortification. The tower is from the 1200s.[6]

Korsør City and Strait Crossing Museum (Danish: Korsør By og Overfartsmuseum) is a museum located in Korsør. The museum was founded in 1983, and is focussed on the strait crossing from Korsør to Nyborg. The museum is located in a building on Korsør Fortification.[7]

Notable residents

Public thought and politics

Art

Sport

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY3?lang=en BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density
  2. https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY1?lang=en BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex
  3. http://www.bike-berlin-copenhagen.com/poi/world-oldest-cinema-located-korsoer World oldest cinema is located in Korsoer
  4. https://www.korsoerminiby.dk/ Korsørminiby.dk
  5. https://www.danskeherregaarde.dk/nutid/taarnborg Danskeherregaarde.dk
  6. https://minkultur.slagelse.dk/min-kulturarv/korsoer-faestning Minkultur.slagelse.dk
  7. http://www.byogoverfartsmuseet.dk/hidtorie/historie.htm Byogoverfartsmuseet.dk
  8. Baggesen, Jens Immanuel . 3 . Gosse . Edmund William . Edmund William Gosse . 200 . 1.