Mern is a village with a population of 987 (1 January 2023)[1] located in Vordingborg Municipality, Region Zealand in Denmark.
The village is a former Railway town at the Næstved-Præstø-Mern Railroad which was closed in 1961.[1]
Mern church
Mern church
Mern church was originally a Romanesque brick-covered church, later rebuild and extended, now as a white-washed village church. The church has 4 south chapels from approximately 1510-20, the tower somewhat later.[2]
The Mern meteorite
In the early afternoon, 29. August 1878, a 4.6 kg meteoritic stone fell from the sky with impact just east of Mern. The Mern meteorite is the most massive meteorite of the only 4 clearly witnessed meteorite falls (all stones) recovered in Denmark.[3]
Notable people
Line Luplau (1823 in Mern - 1891) a Danish feminist and suffragist.
Anders Lassen, VC, MC & Two Bars (1920 in Høvdingsgaard estate, Mern Parish – 1945) a highly decorated Danish soldier, who was the only non-Commonwealth recipient of the British Victoria Cross in the WWII
References
^BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density The Men Statbank from Statistics Denmark
