Haslev

Haslev
Town
Haslev Church in Haslev
Haslev
Location in Denmark
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
7 km2 (3 sq mi)
Population
 (2025)
  Urban
12,634
  Urban density1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
  Gender
6,259 males and 6,375 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 12,634 (1 January 2025), and is the largest town and municipal seat of 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.