Bjæverskov is a town in

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

, with a population of 3,236 (1 January 2025)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 Danish 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 (Zealand), Denmark. In 2025, the ...

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 from Copenhagen. History Ringsted was the site of ''Sjællands Landsting'' (lit. ''Z ...

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

History

In the

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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 including metals, concentrated above background levels, and that is economically viable to mine and process. The grade of ore refers to the concentration ...

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 (born 1978 at Bjæverskov) a cricketer, a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace * Anita Madsen (born 1995) a Danish former competitive figure skater, lives in Bjæverskov

References

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