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]