Algestrup

Algestrup is a small railway town with a population of 862 (1 January 2019).[1] The town is located in the southern part of Køge Municipality in Region Zealand, Denmark, just north of the boundary between Køge and Faxe Municipality, at the railroad Lille Syd between Køge and Haslev.

Aerial photograph of Algestrup (2012)
For the manor house, see Algestrup (manor house).

In spite of the fact that a railway station is located in the southern part of Algestrup, the station is not named Algestrup station but Tureby station, named after two manor houses Turebylille and Turebyholm in Faxe Municipality about 2 and 4 kilometres south of the station.

References
  1. Population 1.January by urban areas, age and sex database from Statistics Denmark

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