Slagelse

	Slagelse
	Slagelse
	Slagelse
Basic data
State :	Denmark
Region :	Sjælland
Municipality ; (since 2007) :	Slagelse
Coordinates :	55 ° 24 ' N , 11 ° 21' E Coordinates: 55 ° 24 ' N , 11 ° 21' E
Founded:	before AD 981
Population : ; (2020)	34,015
Height :	53 m ö.h.
Postal code :	4200
Website:	www.slagelse.dk
	; Market square in Slagelse

Slagelse on the main Danish island of Zealand is the largest city in south-west Zealand. It is located in the Sjælland region .

geography

Slagelse is located in the west of Zealand, about 30 to 50 m above sea level. Geologically , the city is located on the Ice Age ground moraine landscape that covers large parts of Denmark. The city is still part of the catchment area of the capital Copenhagen , so there are many commuters.

history

The history of the city is closely linked to the nearby Viking castle Trelleborg , which was built around 981 and is therefore the first settlement in the area.

Slagelse was first mentioned in the Chronicles of Roskilde when the first church Saint Michael was built in the city by the Norwegian Bishop Sven from 1074 to 1088 . The church buildings were completed in 1150 with the St. Peders Church and in 1164 with the Antvorskov Monastery.

On December 13, 1288, the settlement was given city rights by King Erik Menved . The third church of St. Michael, which still exists today, was built by 1233. The monastery was known for the healing powers of the monks living in it, so many people visited the city, which led to rich trade.

In the following centuries the city received a leprosy hospital, among other things , but also many churches. In 1300 a plague epidemic reached the city, in which more than a quarter of the population died.

In 1500 the theologian Hans Tausen came to the city as a monk, after his return from Wittenberg and the end of his imprisonment in Nyborg he gave the city's first Protestant sermon in the monastery church in 1525 . As a result, the inhabitants of the city turned to the Lutheran faith . The last monks left the Antvorskov Monastery in 1580, which was then converted into Antvorskov Castle and later Antvorskov Castle . Friedrich II died in this castle in 1585. The castle remained in existence until 1840.

Several major fires broke out in the city between 1515 and 1804. This led to a decline in population and the loss of the medieval city center.

Between 1600 and 1800 the city had a Latin school that taught some of Denmark's greatest writers, such as BS Ingemann , JS Baggesen and HC Andersen .

In 1856 the city received a rail link to the (Copenhagen) -Roskilde-Korsør line, but the station was a few kilometers outside the city. The station was only moved to the city in 1892. In 1909 a power plant was built in the city, which was converted into the Slagelse music house in 1995 .

Population development

With the municipal reform on January 1, 2007 , the old municipality of Slagelse (1970-2006; 192.0 km²) was combined with the municipalities of Hashøj , Korsør and Skælskør to form the new Slagelse municipality and now has 79,073 inhabitants on an area of 567.34 km² ( As of January 1, 2020).

Development of the population of the municipality (on January 1st) :

1976 - 32,796
1981 - 33,579
1986 - 33,602
1989 - 34,075
1990 - 34,279
1992 - 34,578
1994 - 35,066
1996 - 35,444
1997 - 36,125

1998 - 36,261
1999 - 36,460
2000 - 36,463
2001 - 36,634
2002 - 36,593
2003 - 36,840
2004 - 37,021
2006 - 76,519
2007 - 76,949

2008 - 77,457
2009 - 77,457
2010 - 77,475
2011 - 77,442
2012 - 77,310
2013 - 77,167
2014 - 76,948
2015 - 77,293

Culture and sights

Buildings

Antvorskov monastery
Hellig Anders Kilde
Hellig Anders Høj
Kongedysse Dolmen
Church of Saint Michael from 1300
Trelleborg Viking Castle

Sports

In Slagelse there is the internationally successful handball club Slagelse FH and the Slagelse Hockey Club , which has won several lower-class European Cup titles. The football club FC Vestsjælland existed from 2008 until the bankruptcy and the dissolution of the club in 2015. It played in the second Danish football league ( Superliga ).

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Slagelse has good transport links . The Storebælt Bridge and the associated expansion of European route 20 and the København – Fredericia railway line have made Slagelse a traffic junction.

education

Selandia - Center for Erhvervsrettet Uddannelse , a center for job-related training, is one of the largest training centers in Denmark with around 15,000 pupils, students and course participants. There is also a campus of the Syddansk Universitet (SDU) with 2100 students in Slagelse .

Town twinning

The Slagelse municipality maintains official partnerships with the following cities:

Dargun , Germany
Kragerø , Norway
Motala , Sweden
Police , Poland
Vihti , Finland
Wenzhou , China

Born in the city

William Christopher Zeise (1789–1847), chemist
Just Michael Hansen (1812-1891), portrait painter and photographer
Hilmar Baunsgaard (1920–1989), politician
Ernst von Bertouch (1821–1904), civil servant, historian and publicist
Sophus Mads Jørgensen (1837–1914), chemist
Peter Alfred Schou (1844–1914), painter
Niels Erik Nørlund (1885–1981), mathematician and astronomer
Poul Nørlund (1888–1951), historian, cultural and art historian
Ole Ritter (* 1941), cyclist
Karsten Kiilerich (* 1955), animator and film director
Michael Schøn Poulsen (* 1975), singer, songwriter and guitarist for the band Volbeat