Gerlev
Gerlev is a town in the Frederikssund Municipality in North Zealand, Denmark. It is located on Hornsherred, five kilometers south of Jægerspris and six kilometers southwest of Frederikssund. As of 2026, it has a population of 1,057.- Type: Village with 766 residents
- Description: village in Zealand, Denmark
- Also known as: “Gjerlev”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gerlev Church and Møllehøj.
Willumsens Museum
Museum
Willumsens Museum is an art museum in Frederikssund dedicated to the Danish visual artist J. F. Willumsen. The museum houses one of the world’s most extensive collections of Willumsen’s works and functions as an art museum, cultural institution, and archive for the artist’s lifelong production. Willumsens Museum is situated 3½ km northeast of Gerlev.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tørslev and Landerslev.
Hornsherred
Hornsherred is a peninsula between Roskilde Fjord and Isefjord on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. It falls within the expanded Frederikssund municipality and includes Jægerspris and Skibby and before 1 January 2007 a part of Bramsnæs Municipality, now a part of Lejre Municipality.Gerlev
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: Frederikssund Municipality, Capital Region, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
55.82026° or 55° 49′ 13″ north
Longitude
12.01938° or 12° 1′ 10″ east
Population
766
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
Open location code
9F7JR2C9+4Q
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Turkish—“Gerlev” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Gerlev”
- Danish: “Gerlev”
- Dutch: “Gerlev”
- Finnish: “Gerlev”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Gerlev”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gerlev”
- Polish: “Gerlev”
- Turkish: “Gerlev”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Gerlev Rosenpark and Bavnehøjene.
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