Misplaced Pages

Kruså
Town
German-Danish border at Kruså
KrusåLocation in Region of Southern DenmarkShow map of Region of Southern DenmarkKrusåKruså (Denmark)Show map of Denmark
Coordinates: 54°50′44″N 9°23′55″E / 54.84556°N 9.39861°E / 54.84556; 9.39861
Country	Denmark
Region	Southern Denmark
Municipality	Aabenraa Municipality
Area
• Urban	1.5 km (0.6 sq mi)
Population
• Urban	1,515
• Urban density	1,000/km (2,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	DK-6340 Kruså

Kruså (Danish pronunciation: [kʰʁuˈsɔˀ]; German: Krusau) is a Danish border town and border crossing with a population of 1,515 (1 January 2024), 6 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).

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

1. ^ BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark

v t e Aabenraa Municipality
Towns & villages	Aabenraa Bolderslev Bovrup Bylderup-Bov Fårhus Felsted Genner Hellevad Hjordkær Holbøl Hostrupskov Hovslund Stationsby Kliplev Kollund Kollund Østerskov Kruså Løjt Kirkeby Padborg Ravsted Rens Rødekro Søgård Stubbæk Tinglev Uge Varnæs
Nature & Geography	Aabenraa Fjord Barsø
Transport & Infrastructure	European route E45 Fredericia–Padborg railway line Kliplev railway station Padborg railway station Port of Aabenraa Rødekro railway station Tinglev railway station Tinglev–Sønderborg railway line
Category

This article about a location in the Region of Southern Denmark is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

• Cities and towns in the Region of Southern Denmark
• Aabenraa Municipality
• Region of Southern Denmark stubs