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Gelsted

Town in Southern Denmark, Denmark

55°23′53″N 9°58′17″E / 55.39806°N 9.97139°E / 55.39806; 9.97139CountryDenmarkRegionSouthern DenmarkMunicipalityMiddelfartArea

• Urban

1.45 km² (0.56 sq mi)Population

(2023)^[1]

• Urban

1,689 • Urban density1,200/km² (3,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Gelsted is a small town and parish in northwestern Funen, Denmark. Gelsted is located roughly halfway between Ejby and Aarup, 28 kilometers west of Odense. The parish is located in Middelfart Municipality, and a small portion is located in Assens Municipality, within the Region of Southern Denmark. 1 January 2023 the town had a population of 1,689^[1] with 2,312 in the parish in total itself.^[2] It contains the Gelsted Church.

The annual BornHack camp has been organized near Gelsted since 2019.

People

Kirsten Thorup (born 1942 in Gelsted), a Danish author, several of her novels are set in the town.^[3]
Helene Blum (born 1979 in Gelsted) a Danish singer and musician who specializes in folk music

References

^ ^a ^b BY3: Population 1st January by urban and rural areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
^ SOGN10: Population 1 January, by parish from Statistics Denmark
^ Jørgensen, John Chr (1982). Kulturopbruddets år: essays og reportager om forfatterne og kulturen i 1970erne og 80erne. Ørenlyd. p. 67. ISBN 978-87-87621-08-3.