Hesselager Explained

Official Name:Hesselager
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Denmark Region of Southern Denmark
Pushpin Label Position:above
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Region of Southern Denmark
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Denmark
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Southern Denmark
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Svendborg
Population As Of:2024
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:822
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Coordinates:55.1725°N 10.74°W

Hesselager is a small town located on the island of Funen in south-central Denmark, in Svendborg Municipality. It is located 19 km south of Nyborg, 7 km northwest of Lundeborg and 18 km northeast of Svendborg.

Close to the village stands the Damestenen (or Hesselagerstenen), the biggest glacial erratic of Denmark.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY1?lang=en BY1: Population 1 January, by urban areas
  2. , Valdemar Johan Heinrich Nordmann, Victor Christian Madsen (Danmarks geologiske undersøgelse), Compte rendu de la Réunion géologique internationale à Copenhague, 1928, C. A. Reitzel, 1930, .