Kalundborg

Kalundborg
Kalundborg
Basic data
State :	Denmark
Region :	Sjælland
Municipality (since 2007) :	Kalundborg
Sogne :	Raklev Sogn Vor Frue Sogn Nyvangs Sogn Tømmerup Sogn Rørby Sogn Svallerup Sogn
Coordinates :	55 ° 41 ′  N , 11 ° 6 ′  E Coordinates: 55 ° 41 ′  N , 11 ° 6 ′  E
Founded:	around 1170
Population : (2020)	16,295
Postal code :	4400 Kalundborg
Sister cities :	Tianjin  Kimitoön Lillesand Ladek Mielno Bjuv Nynäshamn Örkelljunga Svalöv
Website:	www.kalundborg.dk
Vor Frue Kirke (Frauenkirche)

The port town of Kalundborg [ kalonˈbɔːʔʀ ] (German outdated Kahlenburg ) in the Danish region of Sjælland (Zealand) is located on the Kalundborg Fjord of the same name , in the north of the Great Belt . During the 2007 municipal reform , Kalundborg became the administrative seat of the newly formed Kalundborg Municipality .

history

The castle from which the city emerged was founded in 1170 by Esbern Snare , brother of Archbishop Absalon von Lund . The Vor Frue Kirke is said to have started as early as 1160 and was intended as the family grave church.

Peter Feddersen was mayor here from 1841.

Economy and Infrastructure

The city is the seat of the radio station Kalundborg and the end of a railway line from Roskilde . In addition, the oil industry with refineries is located in Kalundborg . The Asnæsværket is one of the largest electricity producer in the country. There is a local newspaper in town, the Kalundborg Folkeblad .

There is a ferry connection to Ballen on the island of Samsø . The ferry service from Kalundborg to Aarhus was discontinued on October 12, 2013.

Somewhat away from the city's previous port, the new Westhafen (Ny Vesthavn) has been built as a universal port for around 35 million euros since October 2017. The 330,000 m² facility with a quay length of 500 meters is due to go into operation in March 2019. The container handling should here be relocated and a handling capacity of 35,000  TEU have a year. This new deep-water port will also gain importance for the capital Copenhagen due to the accessibility for deep seagoing vessels , since they cannot enter the port there fully loaded.

Buildings

• Vor Frue Kirke (Church of Our Lady). The Romanesque five- tower central building made of brick is unique in the world. In 1827 the central tower collapsed and was restored in 1867–1871.
• Half-timbered houses in the center
• Kalundborg transmitter towers (long wave 243 kHz), 118 meters high

sons and daughters of the town

• Peter Vilhelm Glob (1911–1985), archaeologist and museum director
• Anne Elisabet Jensen (* 1951), politician and economist
• Johan Thomas Lundbye (1818–1848), Danish painter
• Mark Pedersen (* 1991), Danish racing cyclist
• Sigrid Undset (1882–1949), Norwegian novelist, novelist and essayist

photos

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  Bispegården

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  Kaalund Monastery

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  Lindegården

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  Old Latin school in Præstegade

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  Lindegade

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  Torvet 17

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  Hotel Ole Lunds Gaard

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  Asnæsværket

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  port

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  Cruise ship on the quay

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  Before Fru Kirke

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  Transmitting masts of the long wave transmitter Kalundborg, 118 meters

Web links

Commons : Kalundborg  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

• Website of the municipality (Danish)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistics banks -> Befolkning og valg -> BY1: Folketal January 1st efter byområde, alder og køn (Danish)
2. ↑ SamsøFærgen ( Memento of the original from January 7, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. January 2015. 
3. ↑ New port for cruises and containers · "Ny Vesthavn" in Kalundborg goes into operation in March 2019 · 35 million euros calculated . In: Daily port report from August 15, 2018, p. 13