Mern

Not to be confused with MERN (solution stack).
Mern
town
The former railway station in Mern
The former railway station in Mern
Mern is located in Denmark
Mern
Mern
Location in Denmark
Mern is located in Denmark Region Zealand
Mern
Mern
Mern (Denmark Region Zealand)
Coordinates: 55°02′54″N 12°03′24″E / 55.04841°N 12.05678°E / 55.04841; 12.05678
CountryDenmark
RegionZealand (Sjælland)
MunicipalityVordingborg
Area
 • Urban
0.74 km2 (0.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)
 • Urban
1,001
 • Urban density1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
DK-4735 Mern

Mern is a village with a population of 1,001 (1 January 2024)[1] located in Vordingborg Municipality, Region Zealand in Denmark.

The village is a former Railway town at the Næstved-Præstø-Mern Railroad which was closed in 1961.[1]

Mern church

Mern church

Mern church was originally a Romanesque brick-covered church, later rebuild and extended, now as a white-washed village church. The church has 4 south chapels from approximately 1510-20, the tower somewhat later.[2]

The Mern meteorite

In the early afternoon, 29. August 1878, a 4.6 kg meteoritic stone fell from the sky with impact just east of Mern. The Mern meteorite is the most massive meteorite of the only 4 clearly witnessed meteorite falls (all stones) recovered in Denmark.[3]

Notable people

  • Line Luplau (1823 in Mern - 1891) a Danish feminist and suffragist.
  • Anders Lassen, VC, MC & Two Bars (1920 in Høvdingsgaard estate, Mern Parish – 1945) a highly decorated Danish soldier, who was the only non-Commonwealth recipient of the British Victoria Cross in the WWII

References

  1. ^ BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density The Men Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. ^ Mern church VisitDenmark
  3. ^ The Mern meteorite