Faxe Ladeplads or Fakse Ladeplads is a coastal town in Denmark with a population of 2,483 (1 January 2024), located in Zealand and lying 5 kilometers south-east from Faxe . It is mainly a harbour town, with a working harbour and a marina. The town is surrounded by forest and sandy beaches with shallow water. The forest stretches all the way to the sea, and from the edge one can see the island of Møn and the small protected wildlife park, Feddet.
6-521: The town was originally called Hylleholt. The current name comes from a time in the 19th century when the countship of Vemmetofte decided to build a harbour to service the limestone industry up in the neighboring Faxe town. Ladeplads literally means stock area . In the town is Hylleholt Church from 1878. The local railway ( Østsjællands Jernbane ) coming from Køge was inaugurated in 1879, from Faxe Kalkbrud (Limestone Quarry), Faxe Limestone Quarry in Faxe on
12-780: A long hill. The town is mentioned in 1280. The first church was built in 1440. For many years the letter x was considered unnatural in Danish and the Fakse spelling was enforced instead of the Old Norse Faxe. When hyphenated, the x still splits into ks (Fak-se). A narrow gauge railway line between the Faxe Quarry and the harbor in Faxe Ladeplads opened in 1865. In 1879, the Østbanen railway line from Køge to Faxe opened. The two railway lines were connected in 1880. The quarry's narrow gauge railway
18-481: A narrow gauge railway and the narrow gauge railway was running on a normal gauge railway to the harbor in Faxe Ladeplads. Hylleholt School was founded in 1878. In the first years it was referred to as Strandskolen (The Beach School) because of the town's location by the beach. In 1975 the building of a new school began on Dannebrogsvej 1, because of the old school's lack of modernization, expansion opportunities and
24-414: A relatively large brewery producing a range of beer and soft drinks, soda, energy drinks , Faxe Kondi and many more and so on. On the edge of town lies a big limestone quarry (1 km ), Faxe Quarry owned by Faxe Kalk . A Haribo Licorice (“Haribo Lakrids A/S”) factory was also founded in Faxe in 1935. The name Faxe is Old Norse and means " horse mane ", probably a reference to its location on
30-689: The East Line which connects Faxe Ladeplads with Køge and the rest of the Danish rail network . The main attraction is the nature and fresh air from the sea. A couple of campsites exist in the area. Faxe Faxe or Fakse is a town on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark . It is located in Faxe Municipality in Region Zealand . The town is most known for the Faxe Brewery , Royal Unibrew ,
36-499: The fact that the school was very expensive to heat. Faxehus Efterskole and Waldemarsbo Efterskole located in Faxe Ladeplads. Faxehus Efterskole began on Strandstræde 3, in 1980, in Faxe Ladeplads. Its buildings were built in 1908 and functioned as a beach resort. Waldemarsbo Efterskole began on Hylleholtvej 6, in 1979 in Faxe Ladeplads Faxe Ladeplads is served by Faxe Ladeplads railway station , located on
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