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Kalundborg

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.

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Place details

Locality: Kalundborg
Region: Region Sjælland
Country: Danmark
Population: 0

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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

Wikidata facts

Instance of: city
Country: Denmark
Elevation: +3
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Image: Hærvigen med Vor Frue Kirke i baggrunden - Kalundborg.jpg

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Article

16 sections

Contents

Geography
History
Economy
Port of Kalundborg
Transportation
Rail
Air
Notable people
Public Service & public thinking
The arts
Sport
Other
See also
Notes
References
External links

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.