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

Kruså
Town
German-Danish border at Kruså
German-Danish border at Kruså
Kruså is located in Region of Southern Denmark
Kruså
Kruså
Location in Region of Southern Denmark
Kruså is located in Denmark
Kruså
Kruså
Kruså (Denmark)
Coordinates: 54°50′44″N 9°23′55″E / 54.84556°N 9.39861°E / 54.84556; 9.39861
CountryDenmark
RegionSouthern Denmark
MunicipalityAabenraa Municipality
Area
 • Urban
1.5 km2 (0.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Urban
1,515
 • Urban density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
DK-6340 Kruså
The Folke Bernadotte memorial statue in Kruså

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.

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