Kalundborg
Sign in to saveKalundborg () is a Danish city with a population of 16,659 (1 January 2025), the main town of the municipality of the same name and the site of its municipal council. It is situated on the northwestern coast of the largest Danish island, Zealand (or Sjælland in Danish), on the opposite, eastern side of which lies the capital Copenhagen, away.
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- Locality
- Kalundborg
- Region
- Region Sjælland
- Country
- Danmark
- Population
- 16,211
- Timezone
- Europe/Copenhagen
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Kalundborg
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- H%C3%A6rvigen_med_Vor_Frue_Kirke_i_baggrunden_-_Kalundborg.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Seaport town of Kalundborg, Denmark.
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of arms of Kalundborg.svg
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Denmark
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Zealand (Sjælland)
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name4
- Kalundborg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Denmark#Denmark Region Zealand
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- The location of Kalundborg in Denmark. Kalundborg is west of Copenhagen and Holbæk, northwest of Slagelse on Zealand in Denmark.
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.area_urban_km2
- 17.1
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2025
- Settlement.population_urban
- 16,659
- Settlement.population_density_urban_km2
- auto
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Wikidata facts
- Elevation
- 3
- Image
- Hærvigen med Vor Frue Kirke i baggrunden - Kalundborg.jpg
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- Geography
- History
- Economy
- Port of Kalundborg
- Transportation
- Rail
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- Notable people
- Public Service & public thinking
- The arts
- Sport
- Other
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Kalundborg () is a Danish city with a population of 16,659 (1 January 2025), the main town of the municipality of the same name and the site of its municipal council. It is situated on the northwestern coast of the largest Danish island, Zealand (or Sjælland in Danish), on the opposite, eastern side of which lies the capital Copenhagen, away.
Kalundborg is famous as the location of a large broadcasting facility, the Kalundborg Transmitter. The city was also home to the largest coal-fired power station in Denmark, the Asnæs Power Station, which started its transition to biomass in 2017.
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