| Hårlev | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Denmark |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Zealand (Sjælland) |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name4: | Stevns |
| Pushpin Map: | Denmark#Denmark Region Zealand |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Denmark |
| Coordinates: | 55.3491°N 12.2316°W |
| Area Urban Km2: | 1.95 |
| Population As Of: | 2024 |
| Population Urban: | 2914 |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | DK-4652 Hårlev |
Hårlev is a railway town with a population of 2,914 (1 January 2024)[1] in Stevns Municipality on the southeastern part of the Danish island of Zealand about 12 kilometres south of Køge.
Hårlev was located in the former Bjæverskov Hundred (Danish: "Herred")
Until 1 January 2007 Hårlev was the municipal seat of the former Vallø Municipality.
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 (Danish: Tryggevælde Ådal) 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 (Tryggevælde Å).[2]
Hårlev Church was built between 1175-1275 and is the largest and best preserved of the younger chalk's churches in Stevns Municipality.[3]
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.[4]
Hårlev is served by Hårlev railway station. The station is located where the railroad Østbanen from Køge divides into two lines, a southeastern line to Store Heddinge and Rødvig and a southern line to Faxe Ladeplads.