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Karise
Karise is the main town of Karise Parish in Faxe Municipality, Region Sjælland ("Zealand Region") in the southeast of Denmark. Karise town has a population of 2,168 (1 January 2015) (Karise Parish: 2,695 (2011))
Karise is mentioned in 1261, when Peder Olufsen, a local Lord, in his will donated 12 marks to the consecration of Karise Church.
Until the municipal reform of 1972, Karise was part of its own Karise Municipality.