Hårlev
Hårlev is a railway town with a population of 2,905 in Stevns Municipality on the southeastern part of the Danish island of Zealand about 12 kilometres south of Køge.
Overview
Hårlev was located in the former Bjæverskov HundredUntil 1 January 2007 Hårlev was the municipal seat of the former Vallø Municipality.
Geography
In spite of being a part of Stevns Municipality Hårlev is not geographical located on the Stevns Peninsula. The town is located just west of the so-called Tryggevælde River Valley which marks the northern half of the boundary between the peninsula and the rest of Zealand. Actually it is not a real valley but a wide natural deepening along the banks of Tryggevælde River.Hårlev Church
Hårlev Church was built between 1175-1275 and is the largest and best preserved of the younger chalk's churches in Stevns Municipality.The churchyard is the site of Hother's Mound. We know nothing about Hother, but because the mound has a flat top and is close to the church, it's probably from late antiquity - in Denmark early Viking Age - long before the church was built. It is said that the Tryggevælde Runestone originally stood here.