Mern
Mern is a village with a population of 1,031 (1 January 2020)[1] located in Vordingborg Municipality, Region Zealand in Denmark.
Mern | |
|---|---|
town | |
 Mern church | |
  Mern The location of Mern in Denmark | |
| Coordinates: 55.04841°N 12.05678°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Zealand (Sjælland) |
| Municipality | Vordingborg |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 0.74 km2 (0.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Urban | 1,031 |
| • Urban density | 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | DK-4735 Mern |
The village is a former Railway town at the Næstved-Præstø-Mern Railroad which was closed in 1961.
Notable people
- Line Luplau (1823 in Mern - 1891) a Danish feminist and suffragist.
- Anders Lassen, VC, MC & Two Bars (1920 in Høvdingsgaard estate, Mern Parish – 1945) a highly decorated Danish soldier, who was the only non-Commonwealth recipient of the British Victoria Cross in the WWII
References
- BY3: Population 1st January, by urban areas The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
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