Reersø

Reersø
Town

Reersø inn and church
Reersø
Coordinates: DK 55°31′24″N 11°06′40″E / 55.52333°N 11.11111°E / 55.52333; 11.11111Coordinates: DK 55°31′24″N 11°06′40″E / 55.52333°N 11.11111°E / 55.52333; 11.11111
Country Denmark
Region Region Zealand
Municipality Kalundborg Municipality
Population (2015)
  Total 527[1]
Time zone Central European Time (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Reersø is a Danish town located on a small peninsula of the same name. It is located in the Great Belt between Korsør and Kalundborg on the western coast of the island of Zealand, and it is part of Kalundborg Municipality in Region Zealand. The town has a population of 527 (2015).[1]

Reersø features cliffs on its outer western shore and salt marshes on the neck that connects it to the mainland. The area is home to several farms dating to the 16th century. Reersø is a popular tourist destination, and there are a number of summer houses in the area. Reersø is also home to a number of artists and has several galleries.

Reersø is known for its tailless cats.[2]

Etymology

The name Reersø dates back to 1231 with an original spelling of Rethærsø, meaning Rēthar's island.[3]

Geology

The Reersø peninsula was formed by a terminal moraine from the Great Belt Glacier which arrived from the south during the Weichsel glaciation. Reersø was originally an island, but sand eroded from the island's west coast was deposited on the eastern shore, eventually connecting the island to Zealand and forming a sand spit over the mouth of the nearby Halleby River. The west coast has eroded up to the moraine, leaving a shoreline marked by dunes and cliffs.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Statistics Denmark http://www.statistikbanken.dk/BEF44
  2. http://www.baadmagasinet.dk/index.php?sid=22&cid=950&1243946183 Reersø – de haleløse kattes landsby
  3. Reersø Gyldendal Open Encyclopedia (in Danish)
  4. Reersø home page (in Danish). http://www.reersoe.dk/


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