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| subdivision_name2 = [[Slagelse Municipality|Slagelse]]
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'''Slagelse''' ({{IPA|da|ˈslɛːjl̩sə}}) is a town on [[Zealand (Denmark)|Zealand]], [[Denmark]]. The town is the seat of [[Slagelse Municipality]], and is the biggest town of the municipality. It is located 15 km east of [[Korsør]], 16 km north-east of [[Skælskør]], 33 km south-east of [[Kalundborg]] and 14 km west of [[Sorø]].

==History==
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Slagelse has been inhabited since at least the Viking Age, where it was a [[Paganism|Pagan]] site. [[Trelleborg (Slagelse)|Trelleborg]], a [[ring castle]], was built near the current location of Slagelse in 980, which made the location strategically important. A church was built at Slagelse's current location in the 1000s. Around this time, coins were minted in Slagelse.<ref>[https://www.slagelse.info/historisk/historien-om-slagelse-korsoer-og-skaelskoer/#gsc.tab=0 Slagelse.info] "Historien om Slagelse, Korsør og Skælskør" Retrieved 26 August 2020</ref>

[[Antvorskov]] was built in the 1100s by [[Valdemar I of Denmark|Valdemar I]], who had recently acquired Zealand. He built the monastery in an attempt to gain control and favor with the locals. The monastery was used by the [[Knights Hospitaller]]. <ref>[https://www.slagelse.info/historisk/antvorskov-og-historiens-luner-del-1/#gsc.tab=0 Slagelse.info] "Antvorskov og historiens luner (del 1)" Retrieved 26 August 2020</ref>

Slagelse was granted the status of a [[market town]] in 1288 by [[Eric V of Denmark|Eric V]]. This gave the town a series of privileges, though eventually put it in competition with the neighboring market towns of Korsør and Skælskør. In the 1780s a road from [[Copenhagen]] to Korsør was built, and this road ran through Slagelse.<ref>[https://danmarkshistorien.dk/leksikon-og-kilder/vis/materiale/slagelse/ Danmarkshistorien.dk] "Slagelse" Retrieved 26 August 2020</ref>

==Sights==
[[File:Effekter fra samling på Musset ved Trelleborg, Slagelse, Danmark. Foto Hans Christian Hansen.jpg|thumb|Effects from collection at Trelleborg|left]]

===Trelleborg viking fortress===

Explore the Viking era site up close at the UNESCO site of the Viking fortress Trelleborg, located near Slagelse in [[West Zealand County]]. Built around 980 by King [[Harald Bluetooth]], Trelleborg is a remarkable example of a ring fortress from the [[Viking Age]]. The impressive remains of this ancient royal stronghold are still visible in the picturesque Tude ådal landscape.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Visit Trelleborg - A UNESCO World Heritage Site |url=https://en.natmus.dk/museums-and-palaces/trelleborg/visit-trelleborg/ |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=National Museum of Denmark |language=en}}</ref>

===Park===

Slagelse Park (Danish: ''Slagelse Lystanlæg'') is a park located centrally in Slagelse. It is a green recreational area, with lakes, playgrounds and a maze.<ref>[https://www.slagelse.dk/borger/kultur-natur-og-fritid/natur-og-friluftsliv/parker-og-groenne-byrum/lystanlaegget-i-slagelse Slagelse.dk] "Lystanlægget i Slagelse" Retrieved 23 August 2020</ref>

[[File:Slagelse - parti af Slagelse Museum.JPG|thumb|Slagelse Museum]]

===Museum===

* Slagelse Museum is located centrally in Slagelse. The museum focuses mainly on trade and artisanry. It includes a reconstruction of a shop from the 1940-1950s, as well as sections on local history. A part of the museum is dedicated to [[Hans Christian Andersen|H. C. Andersen]], who went to school in Slagelse.<ref>[https://www.vestmuseum.dk/Default.aspx?ID=609 Vestmuseum.dk] "Slagelse Museum" Retrieved 23 August 2020</ref>


* Panzermuseum East is located approximately 13 kilometers south of Slagelse, is a Danish military museum that showcases a variety of military vehicles. The museum's main emphasis is on displaying the military equipment of the ,[[Warsaw Pact]] countries which could have potentially been utilized in Denmark during the [[Cold War]]. The museum officially opened its doors on 3 May 2014, and is housed in a 4500 m2 building.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Panzer museum |url=https://www.visitdenmark.com/denmark/explore/panzer-museum-gdk885736 |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=VisitDenmark |language=en}}</ref>

===Antvorskov===
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The [[Antvorskov|Antvorskov Monastery Ruins]] are located in southern Slagelse. They are the ruins of Antvorskov Monastery, a monastery built in 1164 by [[Valdemar I of Denmark|Valdemar I]]. It was the first [[Knights Hospitaller]] monastery in Denmark, and was used as monastery until 1536 when the crown took over ownership and turned into a castle. [[Frederik II of Denmark|Frederik II]] used the castle between 1580 and 1584. After that it was used by fief lords until 1717, when it became a ''ryttergods'' - a location for the Danish cavalry. It was sold in 1774 and most of the castle was torn down in 1816.<ref>[https://natmus.dk/historisk-viden/temaer/ruiner/antvorskov/ Natmus.dk] "Antvorskov" Retrieved 23 August 2020</ref><ref>[https://destinationsjaelland.dk/inspiration/kultur-og-historie/antvorskov-klosterruin/ Destinationsjaelland.dk] "Antvorskov Klosterruin" Retrieved 23 August 2020</ref>

==Schools==
* SDU Slagelse.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SDU Slagelse |url=https://www.sdu.dk/en/om-sdu/byerne/slagelse |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=sdu |language=en}}</ref>
* ZBC Slagelse.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ZBC {{!}} EUD, EUX, HHX & HTX hos ZBC Slagelse |url=https://www.zbc.dk/skoler/zbc-slagelse |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=www.zbc.dk |language=da}}</ref>
* Professionshøjskolen Absalon.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Slagelse |url=https://www2.phabsalon.dk/studienet/studiestart/paedagog/slagelse/ |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=Professionshøjskolen Absalon |language=da}}</ref>

==Transportation==
===Rail===
[[File:Slagelse_Station,_Denmark.jpg|thumb|[[Slagelse railway station]].]]
Slagelse is located on the [[main line (railway)|main line]] [[Copenhagen–Fredericia/Taulov Line|Copenhagen–Fredericia railway]] from [[Copenhagen]] to [[Funen]] and [[Jutland]], and the [[Tølløse Line]] connects Slagelse with [[Tølløse]] on the [[Northwest Line (Denmark)|Northwest Line]]. [[Slagelse railway station]] is the principal railway station of the town, and offers direct [[InterCity]] services to [[Copenhagen]], [[Funen]] and [[Jutland]], [[regional train]] services to [[Copenhagen]] and {{rws|Odense}} operated by the national [[railway company]] [[DSB (railway company)|DSB]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dsb.dk/kundeservice/stationer/slagelse/|title=Slagelse Station|publisher=DSB|language=da|accessdate=2 December 2022}}</ref> and [[local train]] services to {{rws|Tølløse}} operated by the regional [[railway company]] [[Lokaltog]].<ref name="Om Lokaltog">{{Cite web|url=http://www.lokaltog.dk/lokaltog/om-lokaltog/|title=Om Lokaltog|publisher=[[Lokaltog]] A/S|website=lokaltog.dk|access-date=20 July 2016 |language=da|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160120000349/http://www.lokaltog.dk/lokaltog/om-lokaltog/|archive-date=20 January 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Notable residents ==
===Public service and politics===
* [[Ludvig Stoud Platou]] (1778–1833), historical and geographical writer
* [[Georg Koës]] (1782–1811), philologist
* [[William Christopher Zeise]] (1789–1847), chemist
* [[Jørgen Peter Frederik Wulff]] (1808–1881), naval officer
* [[Anna Laursen]] (1845–1911), schoolteacher and women's rights activist
* [[Jens Christian Johansen]] (1868–1929), land improvement engineer and honorary consul general 
* [[Niels Erik Nørlund]] (1885–1981), mathematician
* [[Margrethe Bohr|Margrethe Nørlund Bohr]] (1890–1984), editor and transcriber for Danish physicist [[Niels Bohr]]
* [[Hilmar Baunsgaard]] (1920–1989), politician and leader of the [[Danish Social Liberal Party]] from 1968–1975
* [[Villum Christensen]] (born 1954), politician and [[Folketing|MF]]
* [[Kim Christiansen (politician)|Kim Christiansen]] (born 1956), politician and MF
* [[Stén Knuth]] (born 1964), politician and MF
* [[Louise Schack Elholm]] (born 1977), politician and MF
* [[Rasmus Horn Langhoff]] (born 1980), politician and MF

===Art===
* [[Johan Jacob Bruun]] (1715–1789), painter
* [[Andrea Krætzmer]] (1811–1889), ballet dancer
* [[Didrik Frisch]] (1835–1867), landscape painter
* [[Ludvig Abelin Schou]] (1838–1867), painter
* [[Hans Egede Budtz]] (1889–1968), actor
* [[Ella Ungermann]] (1891–1921), actress
* [[Vilhelm Lauritzen]] (1894–1984), architect and founder of the [[Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects]] architectural firm
* [[Hardy Rafn]] (1930–1997), actor
* [[Stig Brøgger]] (born 1941), artist
* [[Torben Lendager]] (born 1951), singer
* [[Hot Eyes|Kirsten Siggard]] (born 1954), singer and 3-time participant of the [[Eurovision Song Contest]]
* [[Karsten Kiilerich]] (born 1955), director, writer and animator
* [[Elle Klarskov Jørgensen]] (born 1958), sculptor
* [[Simone Egeriis]] (born 1992), pop singer
* [[Alex Høgh Andersen]] (born 1994), actor

===Sport===
* [[Fred K. Nielsen]] (1879–1963), college football coach
* [[Hans Olsen (fencer)]] (1886–1976), fencer 
* [[Poul Toft Jensen]] (1912–2000), football player
* [[Gunner Olesen]] (1916–1979), gymnast
* [[Villy Moll Nielsen]] (1927), field hockey player
* [[Poul Moll Nielsen]] (1930 - 1992), field hockey player
* [[Torben Alstrup Jensen]] (1930 - 2007), field hockey player 
* [[Willy Kristoffersen]] (born 1933), field hockey player
* [[Ernst Pedersen]] (born 1935), former sports shooter
* [[Vagn Bangsborg]] (born 1936), former cyclist
* [[Ole Ritter]] (born 1941), former cyclist
* [[Bo Braastrup Andersen]] (born 1976), football manager and former goalkeeper
* [[Martin Kristjansen]] (born 1977), boxer
* [[Joachim Persson]] (born 1983), badminton player
* [[Buster Juul]] (born 1993), handball player
* [[Niklas Larsen]] (born 1997), cyclist

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