Forlev-Vemmelev, also known under the individual names Forlev and Vemmelev, is a town in Zealand, Denmark. It is located in

Slagelse Municipality Slagelse Municipality is a municipality ( Danish: '' kommune'') in Region Zealand on the west coast of the island of Zealand (Danish: ''Sjælland'') in Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 571 km². The municipality borders Kalundborg ...

. The two towns of Forlev and Vemmelev have grown together, with the merged town known under all three names. The

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refer to the town as Forlev while Slagelse Municipality refer to it as Vemmelev. Forlev-Vemmelev is located 5 km south-west of

Slagelse Slagelse () is a town on Zealand, Denmark. The town is the seat of Slagelse Municipality, and is the biggest town of the municipality. It is located 15 km east of Korsør, 16 km north-east of Skælskør, 33 km south-east of Kalundborg and 14 km ...

and 8 km north-east of

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 Bel ...

. The northern part of the town is Forlev and the southern part is Vemmelev. The

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motorway cuts through the two parts of the town, with a bridge connecting them.

History

Between 1856 and 1962 a train station was located in Forlev. Forlev was a stop on the West line. Danskejernbaner.dk
"Forlev Station" Retrieved 8 September 2020

Notable residents

* Christian "Klumben" Andersen (born 1987), musician

References

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