Fjenneslev
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 Denmark
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| Region : | Sjælland | ||||
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Municipality (since 2007) : |
Soro | ||||
| Sogn : | Fjenneslev Sogn | ||||
| Coordinates : | 55 ° 26 ' N , 11 ° 40' E | ||||
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Population : (2020) |
787 | ||||
| Postal code : | 4173 Fjenneslev | ||||
Fjenneslev is a Danish town on Zealand with currently 787 inhabitants. The place is now part of Sorø Municipality and is halfway between Sorø in the west and Ringsted in the east.
history
The noble family of the Hvide (Weiss) had their seat in Fjenneslev, where the Danish King Waldemar I (1157–1182) grew up as the foster son of the family. The oldest surviving member of the Hvide family is Skjalm (Lord of Zealand), who built a wooden church on his farm. The Sasser- or Fjenneslevstenen , next to the Fjenneslev kirke, is said to refer to a member of the family who had built a bridge over the Tuleå.
Personalities
- Skjalm, ancestor of the Hvide family
- Asser Rig, his son, founded the Benedictine monastery Sorø in 1151
- Absalon von Lund (* 1128 in Fjenneslev, † 1201 in Sorø ), son of Asser Rig, 1158 Bishop of Roskilde , 1177 Archbishop of Lund
- Esbern Asserson Snare (* 1127 in Fjenneslev, † 1204 in Sæbygård ), brother of Absalon, Danish military leader
- Waldemar I , King of Denmark, grew up in Fjenneslev
Attractions
- Fjenneslevstenen by the church