image; and realisation of potential income through the sale of by-products and waste materials. Economy Kalundborg Municipality is home to approximately 19,000 jobs of which 13,000 are in the private sector (December 2014). Novo Nordisk has extensive production facilities in Kalundborg with a total of more than 2,400 employees. Since 1999 they have invested more than DKK 7.5 billions in the complex. Pronova BioPharma Danmark, a bulk manufacturer of Omega-3 products which was acquired by BASF in 2014, also has a manufacturing plant in Kalundborg. Port of Kalundborg The port plays a central role in the town's economy. It is a municipal self-governing port with independent finances. Kalundborg Container Terminal is served by Unifeeder on a weekly basis. Schultz Shipping is a local shipping company. As of 2015, the port is being expanded with a new west harbor on the south side of the Asnæs peninsula. Statoil Refining Denmark operates Denmark's largest oil refinery on the harbor with a capacity of 6.6 million ton oil products per year. Haldor Topsøe is one of the companies that has facilities at Kalundborg Tank Terminal. Transportation Rail The Northwest Line connects Kalundborg with Holbæk and Roskilde and the rest of the Danish rail network. Kalundborg railway station is the principal railway station of the town and offers frequent direct regional train services to , and Copenhagen operated by the national railway company DSB. The eastern part of the town is also served by the railway halt Kalundborg East. Notable people Public Service & public thinking Esbern Snare (1127–1204) a crusader; had built the Church of Our Lady, Kalundborg Christian II of Denmark (1481–1559 in Kalundborg Castle) monarch under the Kalmar Union Jørgen Bjelke (1621–1696 in Kalundborg) an exiled Norwegian officer and nobleman Sophie Amalie Lindenov (1649 in Kalundborg Castle–1688) noblewoman and landowner Hans Hagerup Gyldenpalm (1717–1781) a Danish born, Norwegian jurist and civil servant Arnoldus von Falkenskiold (1743–1819) a Danish military officer and landowner of Sæbygård Henrik Steffens Hagerup (1806–1859) a Norwegian naval officer and politician who served as Minister of the Navy Wilhelm Hellesen (1836–1892) inventor and industrialist; helped invent the dry cell battery Anne Elisabet Jensen (born 1951) a Danish politician and MEP Professor Claus Manniche (born 1956) a Danish rheumatologist, consultant and academic The Arts Johan Thomas Lundbye (1818–1848) a graphic artist and painter of animals and landscapes Elisabeth Dons (1864 in Bjergsted–1942) operatic mezzo-soprano at the Royal Danish Theatre