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Faxe
Sign in to saveFaxe 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, Royal Unibrew, a relatively large brewery producing a range of beer and soft drinks, soda, energy drinks, Faxe Kondi and many more. On the edge of town lies a big limestone quarry (1 km2), Faxe Quarry owned by Faxe Kalk. A Haribo Licorice ("Haribo Lakrids A/S") factory was also founded in Faxe in 1935.
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- Faxe
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- Fakse
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- Faxe Church in Faxe, Fakse
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- Location in Denmark
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- Denmark
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- Region Sjælland
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- Municipality
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- Faxe
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- Established
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- 2007-01-01
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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, Royal Unibrew, a relatively large brewery producing a range of beer and soft drinks, soda, energy drinks, Faxe Kondi and many more. On the edge of town lies a big limestone quarry (1 km2), Faxe Quarry owned by Faxe Kalk. A Haribo Licorice ("Haribo Lakrids A/S") factory was also founded in Faxe in 1935.
==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.