Skip to content
Karise
EntityQ848261· pop 13· linked from 37 articles

Karise is the main town of Karise Parish in Faxe Municipality, Region Sjælland ("Zealand Region") in the southeast of Denmark. Karise town has a population of 2,443 (1 January 2025) (Karise Parish: 2,906 (2025))

Key facts

Settlement.name
Karise
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
Karise Church.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Karise Church in Karise
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Denmark
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Zealand (Sjælland)
Settlement.subdivision_type4
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name4
Faxe
Settlement.pushpin_map
Denmark#Denmark Region Zealand
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Denmark
Settlement.area_urban_km2
1.3
Settlement.population_as_of
2025
Settlement.population_urban
2443
Settlement.population_density_urban_km2
auto
Settlement.timezone1
CET
Settlement.utc_offset1
+1

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Elevation
9
Image
KariseKirke.jpg
Show 1 more fact
Commons category
Karise
Sources (2)

via Wikidata · CC0

~4 min read

Article

7 sections
Contents
  • Karise Church
  • The Town
  • Karise in fiction
  • Notable people
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

Karise is the main town of Karise Parish in Faxe Municipality, Region Sjælland ("Zealand Region") in the southeast of Denmark. Karise town has a population of 2,443 (1 January 2025) (Karise Parish: 2,906 (2025))

Karise is mentioned in 1261, when Peder Olufsen, a local Lord, in his will donated 12 marks to the consecration of Karise Church.

On the map

2 mapped locations

Connections

Categories