Kruså

Town in Southern Denmark, Denmark

54°50′44″N 9°23′55″E / 54.84556°N 9.39861°E / 54.84556; 9.39861CountryDenmarkRegionSouthern DenmarkMunicipalityAabenraa MunicipalityArea

• Urban

1.5 km² (0.6 sq mi)Population

(2023)^[1]

• Urban

1,542 • Urban density1,000/km² (2,700/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

DK-6340 Kruså

Kruså (Danish pronunciation: [kʰʁuˈsɔˀ]; German: Krusau) is a Danish border town and border crossing with a population of 1,542 (1 January 2023),^[1] six 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).

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.