Lille Skensved

Lille Skensved
town
Lille Skensved railway station
Lille Skensved
Location in Denmark
Lille Skensved
Lille Skensved (Denmark Region Zealand)
Coordinates: 55°30′37″N 12°08′08″E / 55.51036°N 12.13543°E / 55.51036; 12.13543
CountryDenmark
RegionZealand (Sjælland)
MunicipalityKøge and Solrød
Area
 • Urban
1.2 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2025)
 • Urban
1,676
 • Urban density1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
DK-4623 Lille Skensved
Websitelilleskensved.dk

Lille Skensved is a small railway town located in Køge and Solrød municipalities, at the railway line Lille Syd between Roskilde and Køge about 7 kilometres north of Køge. The total population of Lille Skensved is 1,676 (1 January 2025), 1,607 in Køge Municipality and 69 in Solrød Municipality.[1]

The towns largest workplace is CP Kelco Aps, since November 2024 a part of Tate & Lyle.[2][3] It is the largest plant in the world producing pectin, carrageenan and refined locust bean gum.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. ^ CP Kelco Lille Skensved
  3. ^ Faust, Andrew. "CP Kelco | Unlocking Nature-Powered Success". CP Kelco. Retrieved 8 July 2022.