Faxe
Faxe or Fakse is a town on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. It is located in Faxe Municipality in Region Zealand. The town is most known for the Faxe Brewery, a relatively large brewery producing a range of beer and soft drinks. On the edge of town lies a big limestone quarry (1 km2), Faxe Quarry, owned by Faxe Kalk.
Faxe Fakse | |
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 The church in Faxe | |
  Faxe Location in Denmark | |
| Coordinates: 55°15′19″N 12°07′10″E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Region Sjælland |
| Municipality | Faxe |
| Current municipality | 2007-01-01 |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 2.73 km2 (1.05 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Urban | 4,165 |
| • Urban density | 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4640 Faxe |
| Area code(s) | (+45) 49 |
History
The name Faxe is Old Norse and means "horse mane", probably a reference to its location on a long hill. The town is mentioned in 1280. The first church was built in 1440.
For many years the letter x was considered unnatural in Danish and the Fakse spelling was enforced instead of the Old Norse Faxe. When hyphenated, the x still splits into ks (Fak-se).
A narrow gauge railway line opened between the quarry and Faxe Ladeplads in 1865. The Østbanen railway line opened in 1879.
Landmarks
Faxe Church is from the late 15th century. The half-timbered Rasmus Svendsens Skole from 1633 is Denmark's oldest still existing village school. The Jomfruens Egede estate traces its history to 1346.
Notable people
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- Joachim Neergaard (1877 in Stubberup – 1920) a Danish composer.
- Gunnar Andreasen (1914 in Faxe – 1996) a Danish boxer, competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Ib Nielsen (born 1926 in Faxe) a Danish rower, competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Knud Nielsen (born 1936 in Faxe) a Danish rower, competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics
- Jens Berendt Jensen (born 1940 in Faxe) a Danish rower, competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics
- Sven Lysholt Hansen (born 1945 in Faxe) a Danish rower, competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Niels Olsen (born 1948 in Faxe) a Danish rower, competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Jesper Olsen (born 1961 in Faxe) a Danish former footballer with 402 club caps and 43 for Denmark
- Michael Maze (born 1981 in Faxe) a professional table tennis player
Gallery
Faxe Kalkbrud lime quarry
References
- BY3: Population 1 January, by urban areas The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
- Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
External links
- The new Faxe municipality's official website (in Danish)