Bjæverskov is a town in

Køge Municipality Køge Municipality () is a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Sjælland on the east coast of the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') approx. 40 km southwest of Copenhagen. The municipality covers an area of 255 km² (98 sq. mil ...

, with a population of 2,988 (1 January 2022)BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density
The Mobile Statbank from

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at the road between

Køge Køge (, older spelling ''Kjøge'') is a seaport on the coast of Køge Bugt (''Bay of Køge'') 39 km southwest of Copenhagen. It is the principal town and seat of Køge Municipality, Region Sjælland, Denmark. In 2022, the urban area had ...

and

Ringsted Ringsted is a city located centrally in the Danish island of Zealand. It is the seat of a municipality of the same name. Ringsted is situated approximately 60 km from Copenhagen. Tourism and transport Ringsted is one of Denmark's busies ...

about 10 kilometres west of Køge and 16 kilometres/10 miles east of Ringsted.

History

In the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...

an estate was located just west of Bjæverskov church. In 1999 Køge Museum made an archeological excavation on the site when ''Bjæverskovskatten'' (''The Bjæverskov Treasure''), a three-legged

ore Ore is natural rock or sediment that contains one or more valuable minerals, typically containing metals, that can be mined, treated and sold at a profit.Encyclopædia Britannica. "Ore". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 7 April ...

pot containing approx. 2550 coins and some jewelry from about 1254-59, was found.

Notable people

* Anders Petersen (1827 in Bjæverskov – 1914) a school teacher and author of historical, genealogical and statistical books *

David Borchersen David Østervig Borchersen (né Christiansen; born 19 April 1978) is a Danish cricketer. Borchersen is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born at Bjæverskov, Køge Municipality. Career Borchersen played for Denm ...

(born 1978 at Bjæverskov) a cricketer, a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace *

Anita Madsen Anita Anderberg Madsen (born 31 May 1995) is a Danish former competitive figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Oly ...

(born 1995) a Danish former competitive figure skater, lives in Bjæverskov

References

Cities and towns in Region Zealand Køge Municipality {{ZealandDK-stub