Kruså

"Krusa" redirects here. For other uses, see Krusa (disambiguation).

Kruså (Danish pronunciation: [kʰʁuˈsɔˀ]; German: Krusau) is a Danish border town and border crossing with a population of 1,486 (1 January 2025),^[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
Kruså Location in Region of Southern Denmark Show map of Region of Southern Denmark Kruså Kruså (Denmark) Show map of Denmark
Coordinates: 54°50′44″N 9°23′55″E
Country	Denmark
Region	Southern Denmark
Municipality	Aabenraa Municipality
Area
• Urban	1.5 km2 (0.6 sq mi)
Population  (2025)[1]
• Urban	1,486
• Urban density	990/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+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, starting the invasion of Denmark.

Until the opening of the motorway border crossing at Frøslev Kruså was the most important crossing over land to Germany.