Place:Fakse, Præstø, Denmark

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NameFakse
Alt namesFaxesource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates55.267°N 12.133°E
Located inPræstø, Denmark
Also located inStorstrøm, Denmark    
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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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, The Faxe Quarry have had their own narrow track railway but it was shut down many years ago owned by Faxe Kalk. Haribo Licorice (“Haribo Lakrids A/S”) was also founded in Faxe in 1935.

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