Kruså
Kruså (Danish pronunciation: [kʰʁuˈsɔˀ]; German: Krusau) is a Danish border town and border crossing with a population of 1,542 (1 January 2023),[1] six kilometers north of Flensburg, situated on the European route E45. It is located in Aabenraa Municipality (prior to the Municipality Reform of 2007 in Bov municipality).
Kruså | |
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Town | |
 German-Danish border at Kruså | |
.svg.png.webp)  Kruså Location in Region of Southern Denmark  Kruså Kruså (Denmark) | |
| Coordinates: 54°50′44″N 9°23′55″E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Southern Denmark |
| Municipality | Aabenraa Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 1.5 km2 (0.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| • Urban | 1,542 |
| • Urban density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | DK-6340 Kruså |
The Folke Bernadotte memorial statue in Kruså
On 9 April 1940, at 4:15 am German troops crossed the border here beginning the invasion of Denmark.
Until the opening of the motorway border crossing at Frøslev Kruså was the most important crossing over land to Germany.
References
- BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
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