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Great Belt Bridge
A soaring suspension span and tunnel linking Zealand and Funen across the Great Belt strait.
38 km · about 45 min drive
Zealand, Denmark · Europe
Kalundborg sits on the route: 25 minutes from Svebølle, 38km from Great Belt Bridge.
Kalundborg is a town located in Zealand, Denmark. With a population of 16,211, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Kalundborg sits in Denmark, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Copenhagen time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Kalundborg to your route.
Kalundborg (Danish: [kʰælɔnˈpɒˀ]) is a Danish city with a population of 16,466 (1 January 2026), the main town of the municipality of the same name and the site of its municipal council. It is situated on the northwestern coast of the largest Danish island, Zealand (or Sjælland in Danish), on the opposite, easternRead more
side of which lies the capital Copenhagen, 110 km (68 mi) away.
Kalundborg is famous as the location of a large broadcasting facility, the Kalundborg Transmitter. The city was also home to the largest coal-fired power station in Denmark, the Asnæs Power Station, which started its transition to biomass in 2017.
Kalundborg is mainly a trading and industrial town, but is also well known for its five-spired Church of Our Lady, which is closely associated with King Valdemar I and the Archbishop Absalon. The church itself is said to have been built by Absalon's brother, Esbern Snare.
Kalundborg is also the traditional seat of the aristocratic Lerche family. Their stately home, Lerchenborg, the best example of rococo architecture in Denmark, can be seen in the town's outskirts.
Ferries connect Kalundborg westward to the island of Samsø.
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Kalundborg is located in Zealand, Denmark, Europe. The coordinates are 55.6795 latitude, 11.0886 longitude.
Kalundborg has a population of approximately 16,211 people, making it a town in Denmark.
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A soaring suspension span and tunnel linking Zealand and Funen across the Great Belt strait.
38 km · about 45 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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