Korsør is a Danish

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

 town and port. It is out on the Great Belt

Great Belt

The Great Belt is a strait between the main Danish islands of Zealand and Funen . Effectively dividing Denmark in two, the Belt was served by the Great Belt ferries from the late 19th century until the islands were connected by the Great Belt Fixed Link in 1997–98.-Geography:The Great Belt is the...

, on the Zealand side, just south of where the Great Belt Bridge lands. It was the site of the municipal council of Korsør municipality

Korsør municipality

Until January 1, 2007 Korsør municipality was a municipality in West Zealand County on the west coast of the island of Zealand in Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 75 km², and had a total population of 20.644 . Its last mayor was Henning Erichsen, a member of the Social Democrats ...

 - today it is part of Slagelse municipality

Slagelse municipality

Slagelse municipality is a municipality in Region Sjælland on the west coast of the island of Zealand in Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 571 km², and has a total population of 77,457...

. It has a population of 14,412 (1 January 2011).

Formerly the main ferry port from Zealand to Funen

Funen

Funen , with a size of 2,984 km² , is the third-largest island of Denmark following Zealand and Vendsyssel-Thy, and the 163rd largest island of the world. Funen is located in the central part of the country and has a population of 454,358 inhabitants . The main city is Odense, connected to the...

, the town of Korsør is divided into two halves by the Korsør Nor inlet, with the northern part named Halskov. Most of the historical southern part of Korsør (Korsør proper) is low-lying and prone to flooding.

The Korsør Biograf Teater, which opened in August 1908, is the world's oldest movie theater

Movie theater

A movie theater, cinema, movie house, picture theater, film theater is a venue, usually a building, for viewing motion pictures ....

 still operating.

Korsør is the birthplace of the poet Jens Immanuel Baggesen

Jens Immanuel Baggesen

Jens Immanuel Baggesen was a Danish poet.-Early life and education:Baggesen was born at Korsør. His parents were very poor, and before he was twelve he was sent to copy documents at the office of the clerk of the district. He was a melancholy, feeble child, and before this he had attempted suicide...

, the painter Aage Giødesen

Aage Giødesen

Aage Giødesen was a Danish painter who worked in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is mainly known for landscapes, as well as for portraits and marine subjects....

, and the boxer Brian Nielsen.

The twinning cities

Town twinning

Twin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.- Terminology :...

 of Korsør are Police, Poland

Police, Poland

Police is a town in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, northwestern Poland. It is the capital of Police County. As of 2006, the town had 34,284 inhabitants. The name comes from Polish pole, which means "field"....

 and Motala

Motala

Motala is a locality and the seat of Motala Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 29,798 inhabitants in 2005. It is the third largest city of Östergötland, following Linköping and Norrköping...

, Sweden.

External links

• Slagelse municipality website (In Danish)