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 / 55.04841; 12.05678
CountryDenmark
RegionZealand (Sjælland)
MunicipalityVordingborg
Area
  Urban
0.74 km2 (0.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Urban
1,031
  Urban density1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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

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