Tølløse

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Tølløse
town
Tølløse is located in Denmark
Tølløse
Tølløse
Location in Denmark
Coordinates: 55°36′52″N 11°45′52″E / 55.61454°N 11.76446°E / 55.61454; 11.76446Coordinates: 55°36′52″N 11°45′52″E / 55.61454°N 11.76446°E / 55.61454; 11.76446
CountryDenmark
RegionZealand (Sjælland)
MunicipalityHolbæk
Area
 • Urban
2.6 km2 (1.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Urban
3,763
 • Urban density1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
DK-4340 Tølløse

Tølløse, a railroad town, has a population of 3,763 (1 January 2021).[1] It lies at the railroad between Roskilde and Holbæk, and the railroad from Tølløse to Slagelse operated by Lokaltog A/S.

The town is located in Region Zealand, Holbæk Municipality in Denmark and was the municipal seat of the former Tølløse Municipality until 1 January 2007.

Notable people[]

  • Birgitte Gøye (1511-1574) a lady in waiting, landholder, noble and County administrator of Tølløse until 1566
  • Christian Detlev, Count von Reventlow (1671–1738 in Tølløse Castle) a Danish military leader and diplomat
  • Peter Johansen Neergaard (1769 in Tølløsegård - 1835) a Danish landowner
  • Michael Rasmussen (born 1974 in Tølløse) controversial retired Danish professional cyclist who competed in road racing and mountain biking.
  • Thomas Bruun Eriksen (born 1979 in Tølløse) a Danish professional road bicycle racer and sometime resident of Tølløse
  • Belinda Jensen (born 1990 in Tølløse) contestant in Miss Earth 2012
  • John Axelsen (born 1998 in Holbæk) a Danish amateur golfer, lives in Tølløse

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