Kalundborg () is a

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city with a population of 16,211 (1 January 2022),BY3: population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density
The Mobile Statbank from

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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

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, away. Kalundborg is famous as the location of a large broadcasting facility, the

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. The city was also home to the largest coal-fired power station in Denmark, the

Asnæs Power Station The Asnæs Power Station ( da, Asnæsværket) is a woodchip power plant operated by Ørsted A/S in Kalundborg, Denmark. It consists of three active units, which deliver 147 MW (Unit 2), 270 MW (Unit 4) and 640 MW (Unit 5). Unit 3 ...

, which started it's transition to biomass in 2017. Kalundborg is mainly a trading and industrial town, but is also well known for its five-spired

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, which is closely associated with King Valdemar I and the Archbishop

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. The church itself is said to have been built by Absalon's brother,

Esbern Snare Esbern Snare, also known as Esbern the Resolute, (1127–1204) was a '' høvding'', or chieftain, royal chancellor and crusader. His family were members of the powerful Hvide clan. In 1192, during the Crusades and after the fall of Jerusalem, h ...

. Kalundborg is also the traditional seat of the aristocratic Lerche family. Their stately home,

Lerchenborg Lerchenborg is a manor house located 4 km south of Kalundborg on the west coast of Zealand, Denmark. History Origins The estate was established by Carl von Ahlefeldt when he closed down the village of Østrup to establish Østrupgård in 170 ...

, the best example of

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architecture in Denmark, can be seen in the town's outskirts.

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connect Kalundborg westward to the island of

Samsø Samsø (Anglicized: "Samso" or "Samsoe") is a Danish island in the Kattegat off the Jutland Peninsula. Samsø is located in Samsø municipality. The community has 3,724 inhabitants (2017) (January 2010:4,010) called ''Samsings'' and is 114&nb ...

Geography

Kalundborg is at latitude 55°41′N, longitude 11°6′E, about west of Copenhagen on the island of Zealand (

Sjaelland Zealand ( da, Sjælland ) at 7,031 km2 is the largest and most populous island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size). Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 January 2020. It is th ...

History

The Kalundborg area was first settled in 1170 at a natural harbour at the head of the narrow bay today known as Kalundborg Fjord. It became more urbanized during the nineteenth century and had grown into a major industrial centre by the mid-twentieth century. Kalundborg Municipality has approximately 20,000 inhabitants, and its network is the most published example of

Industrial Symbiosis Industrial symbiosis a subset of industrial ecology. It describes how a network of diverse organizations can foster eco-innovation and long-term culture change, create and share mutually profitable transactions—and improve business and technica ...

. The history of Kalundborg Industrial Symbiosis activities began in 1961 when a project was developed and implemented to use surface water from Lake Tisso for a new oil refinery, to save the limited supplies of ground water. The City of Kalundborg took the responsibility for building the pipeline while the refinery financed it. Starting from this initial collaboration, a number of other collaborative projects were subsequently introduced and the number of partners gradually increased. By the end of the 1980s, the partners realised that they had effectively "self-organised" into what is probably the best-known example of

. The material exchanges in the Kalundborg region include: conservation of natural and financial resources; reduction in production, material, energy, insurance and treatment costs and liabilities; improved operating efficiency; quality control; improved health of the local population and public image; and realisation of potential income through the sale of by-products and waste materials.

Economy

Kalundborg Municipality is home to approximately 19,000 jobs of which 13,000 are in the private sector (December 2014).

Novo Nordisk Novo Nordisk A/S is a Danish multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Bagsværd, Denmark, with production facilities in nine countries, and affiliates or offices in five countries. Novo Nordisk is controlled by majority shareholder ...

has extensive production facilities in Kalundborg with a total of more than 2,400 employees. Since 1999 they have invested more than DKK 7.5 billions in the complex.

Pronova BioPharma Pronova BioPharma is a Norwegian company. In Denmark it is a bulk manufacturer of omega-3 products with a manufacturing plant in Kalundborg. It was acquired by BASF in 2014. Pronova BioPharma ASA had its roots in Norway's codfish liver oil indu ...

Danmark, a bulk manufacturer of Omega-3 products which was acquired by BASF in 2014, also has a manufacturing plant in Kalundborg.

Port of Kalundborg

The port plays a central role in the town's economy. It is a municipal self-governing port with independent finances. Kalundborg Container Terminal is served by Unifeeder on a weekly basis. Schultz Shipping is a local shipping company. As of 2015, the port is being expanded with a new west harbor on the south side of the Asnæs peninsula. Statoil Refining Denmark operates Denmark's largest oil refinery on the harbor with a capacity of 6.6 million ton oil products per year. Haldor Topsøe is one of the companies that has facilities at Kalundborg Tank Terminal.

Transportation

Rail

The

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connects Kalundborg with

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and the rest of the Danish rail network. Kalundborg railway station is the principal railway station of the town and offers frequent direct

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services to , and

operated by the national

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. The eastern part of the town is also served by the

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Kalundborg East.

Notable people

Public Service & public thinking

(1127–1204) a crusader; had built the

Church of Our Lady, Kalundborg The Church of Our Lady (''Vor Frue Kirke, Kalundborg'') is a historical building at Kalundborg in northwestern Zealand, Denmark. The precise date of construction is not known with any certainty, though its architecture indicates the early part of ...

Christian II of Denmark Christian II (1 July 1481 – 25 January 1559) was a Scandinavian monarch under the Kalmar Union who reigned as King of Denmark and Norway, from 1513 until 1523, and Sweden from 1520 until 1521. From 1513 to 1523, he was concurrently Du ...

(1481–1559 in Kalundborg Castle) monarch under the Kalmar Union *

Jørgen Bjelke Jørgen Bjelke (2 June 1621 – 17 June 1696) was a Norwegian officer and nobleman. He was born at Elingaard Manor on Onsøy near Fredrikstad, in Østfold County, Norway and died in Kalundborg, Denmark. Early and personal life He was the son of ...

(1621–1696 in Kalundborg) an exiled Norwegian officer and nobleman *

Sophie Amalie Lindenov Sophie Amalie Lindenov, Baroness of Lindenborg (4 July 1649 – 4 August 1688) was a Danish noblewoman and landowner. She was Baroness of Lindenborg and the owner of Lindenborg Castle. Biography Lindenov was born at Kalundborg Castle ('' Kalun ...

(1649 in Kalundborg Castle–1688) noblewoman and landowner * Hans Hagerup Gyldenpalm (1717–1781) a Danish born, Norwegian jurist and civil servant *

Arnoldus von Falkenskiold Arnoldus von Falkenskiold (11 June 1743–15 May 1819) was a Denmark, Danish Courtier, Noble courtier, colonel and major landowner who is renowned for his agricultural reforms in Denmark. He was the son of nobleman Martin Dyssel von Falkenskiold ...

(1743–1819) a Danish military officer and landowner of ''Sæbygård'' * Henrik Steffens Hagerup (1806–1859) a Norwegian naval officer and politician who served as Minister of the Navy * Wilhelm Hellesen (1836–1892) inventor and industrialist; helped invent the

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battery *

Anne Elisabet Jensen Anne Elisabet Jensen (born 17 August 1951, in Kalundborg) is a Danish politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 1999 until 2014. She is a member of the Venstre, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. I ...

(born 1951) a Danish politician and

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* Professor

Claus Manniche Claus Manniche (born 21 June 1956) is a Danish rheumatologist, Consultant and Professor. His main research interests are clinical databases in back pain and research methodology. He has authored more than 120 journal articles and co-authored several ...

(born 1956) a Danish

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, consultant and academic

The Arts

Johan Thomas Lundbye Johan Thomas Lundbye (1 September 1818 – 25 April 1848) was a Danish painter and graphic artist, known for his animal and landscape paintings. He was inspired by Niels Laurits Høyen's call to develop nationalistic art through depictions of ...

(1818–1848) a graphic artist and painter of animals and landscapes * Elisabeth Dons (1864 in Bjergsted–1942) operatic mezzo-soprano at the

Royal Danish Theatre The Royal Danish Theatre (RDT, Danish: ') is both the national Danish performing arts institution and a name used to refer to its old purpose-built venue from 1874 located on Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen. The theatre was founded in 1748, first s ...

Johannes Holbek Johannes Holbek (13 November 1872, in Årby, near Kalundborg – 14 May 1903, in Copenhagen) was a Danish painter and graphic artist. Biography His father was a parish priest. He graduated from the Roskilde Cathedral School in 1891 and was a ...

(1872 in Årby–1903) a Danish painter and graphic artist * Margrethe Lendrop (1873–1920) operatic soprano at the

Sigrid Undset Sigrid Undset () (20 May 1882 – 10 June 1949) was a Norwegian- Danish novelist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928. Undset was born in Kalundborg, Denmark, but her family moved to Norway when she was two years old. In 1924 ...

(1882–1949) a Norwegian novelist, awarded the

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in 1928, emigrated to Norway aged 2 *

Viggo Rørup Viggo Julius Rørup (12 September 1903 – 14 January 1971) was a Danish artist who in the early 1930s joined the artists' colony in northwestern Zealand known as the Odsherred Painters. Biography Born in Kalundborg, Rørup studied at the Royal ...

(1903–1971) a Danish artist, joined the artists' colony the

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Thøger Birkeland Thøger Birkeland (20 March 1922 – 6 April 2011) was a Danish teacher and writer mostly known for his children's book Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children ...

(1922–2011) a teacher and writer, known for his children's books *

Søren Ulrik Thomsen Søren Ulrik Thomsen (born 8 May 1956) is a Danish poet. His debut was ''City Slang'', 1981. Life Søren Ulrik Thomsen was born in 1956 in Kalundborg. He grew up in Store Heddinge, Stevns, south of Copenhagen, where he went to school together ...

(born 1956) a Danish poet; his debut was ''City Slang'', 1981 *

Frank Madsen Frank Bruun Madsen (born 1962 in Kalundborg, Denmark) is a Danish author, illustrator and comics artist. He is married to another Danish comics artist, Sussi Bech. Together they produce a weekly satirical comic strip "Eks Libris" for the literary ...

(born 1962) a Danish author, illustrator and comics artist *

Christian E. Christiansen Christian E. Christiansen (born 14 December 1972) is a Danish filmmaker. His most recent film, "On the Edge", was originally released as Lev stærkt ("Live Strong"), and was summarized in IMDB as "Two hard-living best friends and aficionados of i ...

(born 1972) is a Danish filmmaker *

Jonas Poher Rasmussen Jonas Poher Rasmussen (born May 19, 1981) is a Danish filmmaker. In 2021, he wrote and directed the animated documentary, '' Flee,'' that received three nominations for the Best Documentary Feature, Best International Film and Best Animated Featu ...

, filmmaker

Sport

Mogens Guldberg Mogens Daniel Guldberg (born 2 August 1963 in Kalundborg) is a former middle distance runner from Denmark, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he was eliminated in the semifinals of the 1500 m ...

(born 1963) a middle-distance runner, competed at the

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Claus Nielsen Claus Illemann Nielsen (born 13 January 1964), known as Claus Nielsen, is a Danish former football player in the forward position. He spent the bulk of his career with Brøndby IF, but also played for the Greek club Panathinaikos and the Du ...

(born 1964) a former footballer, almost 200 club caps and 14 for

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Henrik Djernis Henrik Djernis (born 22 April 1968) is a Danish cyclist. He competed in cyclo-cross, mountain bike and road racing. He was the first man to win the World Mountain Bike Championship three times, which he did in 1992 (in Bromont, QC, Canada), ...

(born 1968 in Svebølle) a Danish cyclist *

Thomas Damgaard Thomas Damgaard (born 17 June 1971) is a Danish former professional boxer who competed from 1998 to 2007.. Retrieved 12 May 2016. He held the European super-lightweight title from 1998 to 1999, and the European welterweight title in 2000. Prof ...

(born 1971) a Danish former professional boxer * Anders Nielsen (born 1972) a Danish footballer, over 300 club caps * Susanne Meyerhoff (born 1974) a Danish sport shooter, competed at the

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and 2004 Summer Olympics *

Thomas Frandsen Thomas Frandsen (born March 25, 1976) is a former Danish professional football (soccer) player, who played as a midfielder. He has played one game for the Denmark national football team. He was the manager of Viborg FF until 2003. Career Frand ...

(born 1976) a Danish former footballer, almost 300 club caps * Jesper Hansen (born 1980) a Danish sport shooter, competed at the

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, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics and finished 26th, 5th and 2nd in the Men's skeet. In 2013, he won the skeet shooting world championship.

Other

Frida Schou Frida Maria Schou (1891–1980) was an early Danish businesswoman. Despite lifelong dyslexia, from 1928 to 1967 she ran Knabstrup Teglværk, a brick and porcelain factory near Holbæk in western Zealand. At the time, it was quite unusual for a wom ...

(1891–1980), early businesswoman who ran the brick factory Knabstrup Teglværk from 1928

Notes

References

* Denmark detailed roadmap, webpage
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* Ehrenfeld, J. and Gertler, N. (1997) 'Industrial Ecology in Practice: the evolution of interdependence at Kalundborg", Journal of Industrial Ecology, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 67–80

External links

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