Reersø is a Danish town located on a small peninsula of the same name. It is located in the

Great Belt The Great Belt ( da, Storebælt, ) is a strait between the major islands of Zealand (''Sjælland'') and Funen (''Fyn'') in Denmark. It is one of the three Danish Straits. Effectively dividing Denmark in two, the Belt was served by the Great Be ...

between

Korsør Korsør is a town on Zealand, Denmark. It is located in Slagelse Municipality. Until 2007 Korsør was the seat of Korsør Municipality. The town is located west of Slagelse, north-west of Skælskør and connects to Nyborg through the Great B ...

and

Kalundborg Kalundborg () is a Danish city with a population of 16,211 (1 January 2022),Zealand 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 ...

, and it is part of Kalundborg Municipality in Region Zealand. The town has a population of 510 (2022). Reersø features cliffs on its outer western shore and salt marshes on the neck that connects it to the mainland. The area is home to several farms dating to the 16th century. Reersø is a popular tourist destination, and there are a number of summer houses in the area. Reersø is also home to a number of artists and has several galleries. Reersø is known for its tailless cats.

Etymology

The name Reersø dates back to 1231 with an original spelling of Rethærsø, meaning Rēthar's island.Reersø
Gyldendal Open Encyclopedia (in Danish)

Geology

The Reersø peninsula was formed by a

terminal moraine A terminal moraine, also called end moraine, is a type of moraine that forms at the Glacier terminus, terminal (edge) of a glacier, marking its maximum advance. At this point, debris that has accumulated by plucking and abrasion, has been pushed ...

from the Great Belt Glacier which arrived from the south during the

Weichsel glaciation Weichsel may refer to: * Vistula river (Weichsel in German) * Weichselian glaciation * Peter Weichsel (born 1943), American bridge player {{disambig ...

. Reersø was originally an island, but sand eroded from the island's west coast was deposited on the eastern shore, eventually connecting the island to Zealand and forming a

sand spit A spit or sandspit is a deposition bar or beach landform off coasts or lake shores. It develops in places where re-entrance occurs, such as at a cove's headlands, by the process of longshore drift by longshore currents. The drift occurs due ...

over the mouth of the nearby Halleby River. The west coast has eroded up to the moraine, leaving a shoreline marked by dunes and cliffs.Reersø home page (in Danish). http://www.reersoe.dk/

Gallery

Image:Reersoe Havn.jpg, Reersø Harbor

References

External links

Reersø Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Reerso Cities and towns in Denmark Cities and towns in Region Zealand Peninsulas of Zealand Geography of Kalundborg Municipality