Mern

Mern
town
Mern church
Mern Location in Denmark Mern Mern (Denmark Region Zealand) Show map of DenmarkShow map of Denmark Region ZealandShow all
Coordinates: 55°02′54″N 12°03′24″E / 55.04841°N 12.05678°E / 55.04841; 12.05678Coordinates: 55°02′54″N 12°03′24″E / 55.04841°N 12.05678°E / 55.04841; 12.05678
Country	Denmark
Region	Zealand (Sjælland)
Municipality	Vordingborg
Area
• Urban	0.74 km2 (0.29 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Urban	992
• Urban density	1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	DK-4735 Mern

Mern is a village with a population of 992 (1 January 2021)^[1] located in Vordingborg Municipality, Region Zealand in Denmark.

The village is a former Railway town at the Næstved-Præstø-Mern Railroad which was closed in 1961.

Notable people[]

• Line Luplau (1823 in Mern - 1891) a Danish feminist and suffragist.
• Anders Lassen, VC, MC & Two Bars (1920 in Høvdingsgaard estate, Mern Parish – 1945) a highly decorated Danish soldier, who was the only non-Commonwealth recipient of the British Victoria Cross in the WWII

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