Kirke Såby or Kirke Saaby is a small town, with a population of 1,663 (1 January 2024),[1] in Lejre Municipality, Region Zealand in Denmark. It is located 30 km south of Frederikssund, 19 km west of Roskilde, 17 km southeast of Holbæk and 5 km north of the municipal seat Hvalsø.
Kirke Såby | |
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Town | |
 Kirke Såby School | |
  Kirke Såby Location in Denmark .svg) Kirke Såby Kirke Såby (Denmark Region Zealand) | |
| Coordinates: 55°38′13″N 11°52′15″E / 55.63694°N 11.87083°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Region Zealand |
| Municipality | Lejre Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 1.1 km2 (0.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
| • Urban | 1,663 |
| • Urban density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | DK-4060 Kirke Såby |
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Kirke Såby Church is located in the town. It is one of Zealand's oldest churches, build around 1100 but much altered in later periods.[2]
Kirke Såby was served by Kirke Såby railway station, located on the Central Zealand railway line, from 1928 to 1936. The still existing station building from 1928 was built to designs by the Danish architect Knud Tanggaard Seest.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population densityThe Mobile statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ^ Kirke Såby Church
- ^ Hegner Christiansen, Jørgen. "K.T. Seest" (in Danish). Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 2022-06-18.