Faxe Ladeplads


Faxe Ladeplads is a coastal town in Denmark with a population of 2,883, located in Zealand and lying 5 kilometers south-east from Faxe. The town is mainly a harbour town with a working harbour and a marina. The town is a local beach-town and is surrounded by forest and sandy beaches with shallow water. The forest stretches all the way to the sea and from the edge you can see towards the island of Møn and the small protected wildlife park, Feddet.

History

The town was originally called Hylleholt. Today's name comes from a time in the 19th century when the countship of Vemmetofte decided to build a harbour to service the limestone industry up in the neighboring Faxe town. Ladeplads literally means stock area.
In the town you can find Hylleholt Church from 1878. The local railway coming from Køge was inaugurated in 1879.

Education

Hylleholt School was founded in 1878. In the first years it was referred to as Strandskolen because of the towns location by the beach.
In 1975 the building of a new school began on Dannebrogsvej 1, because of the old schools lack of modernization, expansion opportunities and due to the fact that the school was very expensive to warm up.

Attractions

The main attraction is the nature and fresh air from the sea. A couple of campsites exist in the area.

Notable people