Faxe

Faxe Fakse
Faxe Church in Faxe, Fakse
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Coordinates: 55°15′19″N 12°07′10″E / 55.25528°N 12.11944°E / 55.25528; 12.11944
Country	Denmark
Region	Region Sjælland
Municipality	Faxe
Current municipality	2007-01-01
Area
• Urban	2.73 km2 (1.05 sq mi)
Elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Population  (2024)
• Urban [1]	4,193
• Urban density	1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
• Gender [2]	2,109 males and 2,084 females
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (CEST)
Postal code	DK-4640 Faxe
Area code	(+45) 49

Faxe or Fakse is a town on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. It is located in Faxe Municipality in Region Zealand. The town is most known for the Faxe Brewery, Royal Unibrew, a relatively large brewery producing a range of beer and soft drinks, soda, energy drinks, Faxe Kondi and many more and so on. On the edge of town lies a big limestone quarry (1 km²), Faxe Quarry owned by Faxe Kalk. A Haribo Licorice (“Haribo Lakrids A/S”) factory was also founded in Faxe in 1935.