Haslev

Haslev
Town
Haslev Church in Haslev
Haslev Church in Haslev
Haslev is located in Denmark
Haslev
Haslev
Location in Denmark
Haslev is located in Denmark Region Zealand
Haslev
Haslev
Haslev (Denmark Region Zealand)
Coordinates: 55°20′N 11°58′E / 55.333°N 11.967°E / 55.333; 11.967
CountryDenmark
RegionZealand (Sjælland)
MunicipalityFaxe
Area
 • Urban
6.8 km2 (2.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)
 • Urban
12,488
 • Urban density1,800/km2 (4,800/sq mi)
 • Gender [1]
6,187 males and 6,301 females
DemonymHaslevit
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
DK-4690 Haslev

Haslev is a railway town in the southern part of the island of Zealand, Denmark, located about 60 km (37 mi) southwest of Copenhagen. It has a population of 12,488 (1 January 2024),[2] and is the largest town in Faxe Municipality in Region Zealand.

Haslev has six public schools: two boarding schools, a folk high school, a technical school, a college of education, and a sixth-form college.

The estates and castles of Gisselfeld and Bregentved are close to Haslev.