Asnæs is a town in Odsherred Municipality in northwestern Zealand in

Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...

. It is situated approximately 90 kilometres west of

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

and has a population of 3,073 (1. January 2025).BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density
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The town is home to a swimming hall, a sports hall, Asnæs Skole folkeskole, Asnæs Centret shopping center, Odsherred Gymnasium, and a large production site for NKT Cables.

Transport

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Asnæs is situated close to the Danish route 21. It has a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...

on the Odsherred Railway Line, terminating in

Holbæk Holbæk () is a town in Denmark and the County seat, seat of Holbæk municipality with a population of 30,903 (1 January 2025).Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

Notable people

* Christian Poulsen (born 1980 in Asnæs) a Danish former footballer, winning 454 club caps; regular member of the

Denmark national football team The Denmark national football team ( or ''herrelandsholdet'') represents Denmark and Greenland in men's international Association football, football competitions. It is controlled by the Danish Football Association (DBU), the governing body for ...

with 92 caps

References

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Populated places in Odsherred Municipality Cities and towns in Region Zealand Odsherred Municipality {{ZealandDK-stub