Skælskør is a town in 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...

 on the 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...

 island of Zealand. The town has a population of 6,358 (1 January 2011). Administratively, the town is in Region Sjælland

Region Sjælland

Region Zealand is an administrative region of Denmark established on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which replaced the traditional counties with five larger regions. At the same time, smaller municipalities were merged into larger units, cutting the number of...

 and is home to one of Denmark's largest breweries, the Harboe Brewery

Harboes Bryggeri A/S

Harboes Bryggeri A/S is a Danish brewery located in Skælskør which was established in 1883.-Quick facts:2003/2004Income*Gross revenue: 1.7 billion DKK*Net profit for the year: 64 million DKKOperations*Number of employees: 694*CEO: Bernhard Griese...

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Historically a harbour for traffic between Zealand and 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...

. Korsør

Korsør

Korsør is a Danish town and port. It is out on the Great Belt, on the Zealand side, just south of where the Great Belt Bridge lands. It was the site of the municipal council of Korsør municipality - today it is part of Slagelse municipality...

 became the preferred port when the harbour there was ordered settled. Skælskør Fjord

Inlet

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 is difficult to navigate, and was the last waters in Denmark that legally required a pilot

Maritime pilot

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on recreational boats.