Forlev-Vemmelev, also known under the individual names Forlev and Vemmelev, is a town in

Zealand Zealand ( ) is the largest and most populous islands of Denmark, island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size) at 7,031 km2 (2715 sq. mi.). Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 Januar ...

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. It is located in Slagelse Municipality. 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), 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 Ka ...

and 8 km north-east of

Korsør Korsør is a town in Zealand (Denmark), 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 thr ...

. The northern part of the town is Forlev and the southern part is Vemmelev. The E20 motorway cuts through the two parts of the town, with a bridge connecting them.

History

On 22 January 1916 a

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derailed and overturned nine wagons at Forlev station,

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. The overturned wagons laid across the neighboring track, where they were hit by an oncoming freight train. An iron pipe had slipped between the wagons during the drive and had caused the derailment. Between 1856 and 1962 a train station was located in Forlev. Forlev was a stop on the

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. Danskejernbaner.dk
"Forlev Station" Retrieved 8 September 2020

Notable residents

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

References

Cities and towns in Slagelse Municipality {{ZealandDK-stub