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==Sport== |
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Slagelse has hosted [[Sidecarcross world championship|Danish Sidecarcross Grand Prix]] numerous times<ref>[http://www.thejohndaveypages.org/JD_GP/MIXXXVNVN.htm VENUES USED IN GP 1971-2005] The John Davy Pages, accessed: 2 November 2009</ref> and hosted it again in [[2010 Sidecarcross world championship|2010]], on 5 September.<ref>[http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/ FIM Sidecarcross World Championship - 2010 Calendar] FIM website, accessed: 30 October 2009</ref> |
Slagelse has hosted [[Sidecarcross world championship|Danish Sidecarcross Grand Prix]] numerous times<ref>[http://www.thejohndaveypages.org/JD_GP/MIXXXVNVN.htm VENUES USED IN GP 1971-2005] The John Davy Pages, accessed: 2 November 2009</ref> and hosted it again in [[2010 Sidecarcross world championship|2010]], on 5 September.<ref>[http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/ FIM Sidecarcross World Championship - 2010 Calendar] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812011944/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/ |date=12 August 2011 }} FIM website, accessed: 30 October 2009</ref> |
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==Notable people== |
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Slagelse is a small town in Denmark located in west Zealand. It is about 100 km (62 mi) southwest of Copenhagen. The population is 32,333 (1 January 2015).[1][failed verification]
In the 11th century, Slagelse had a mint and was an important trading centre. The city has an 11th-century church, and nearby is Trelleborg, a Viking fortress.
Hans Christian Andersen studied in the grammar school in this city for a few years but described it as a "nuisance".
Slagelse is twinned with Aberdare, Wales and Stargard Szczeciński, Poland.
Sights
- Antvorskov monastery / ruins
- Slagelse Garden
- Slagelse Museum
- Trelleborg
- Saint Michaels Church
Sport
Slagelse has hosted Danish Sidecarcross Grand Prix numerous times[2] and hosted it again in 2010, on 5 September.[3]
Notable people
- Joachim Persson (born 1983), badminton player
References
- ^ BEF44: Population 1 January, by urban areas database from Statistics Denmark
- ^ VENUES USED IN GP 1971-2005 The John Davy Pages, accessed: 2 November 2009
- ^ FIM Sidecarcross World Championship - 2010 Calendar Archived 12 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine FIM website, accessed: 30 October 2009
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