Karise

Karise
Town
Karise Church in Karise
Karise Church in Karise
Karise is located in Denmark
Karise
Karise
Location in Denmark
Karise is located in Denmark Region Zealand
Karise
Karise
Karise (Denmark Region Zealand)
Coordinates: 55°18′25″N 12°11′52″E / 55.30694°N 12.19778°E / 55.30694; 12.19778
CountryDenmark
RegionZealand (Sjælland)
MunicipalityFaxe
Area
 • Urban
1.3 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)
 • Urban
2,411
 • Urban density1,900/km2 (4,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
DK-4653 Karise

Karise is the main town of Karise Parish in Faxe Municipality, Region Sjælland ("Zealand Region") in the southeast of Denmark. Karise town has a population of 2,411 (1 January 2024)[1] (Karise Parish: 2,849 (2022))[2]

Karise is mentioned in 1261, when Peder Olufsen, a local Lord, in his will donated 12 marks to the consecration of Karise Church.

Until the municipal reform of 1972, Karise was part of its own Karise Municipality.

  1. ^ BY3: population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. ^ SOGN10: Population by Parish from Statistics Denmark