Særslev

Danish village

Village in Denmark
55°30′44″N 10°10′26″E / 55.51211°N 10.17392°E / 55.51211; 10.17392CountryDenmarkRegionSouthern DenmarkMunicipalityNordfyn MunicipalityPopulation
 (2024)[1]
801Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Særslev is a village in Denmark with a population of 801 (1 January 2023),[1] located in Nordfyn municipality on the island of Fyn. The village is well known for its gymnastical community and its “efterskole” (boarding school) Nordfyns efterskole.

Notable people

  • Carl Christensen (1869 in Særslev – 1936) the last executioner (skarpretter) in office for the government of Denmark; he never conducted any executions.
  • Aage Berntsen (1885 in Særslev – 1952) a Danish fencer, poet, doctor and artist; he competed in five events at the 1920 Summer Olympics

55°30′50″N 10°10′35″E / 55.51396°N 10.17643°E / 55.51396; 10.17643

References

  1. ^ a b BY3: Population 1st January, by urban areas The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  • Nordfyn municipality


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