Hvalsø is a town and a former municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Sjælland on the island of

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(''Sjælland'') in east Denmark. The former municipality covered an area of 72 km², and had a total population of 7,856 (2005). Its last mayor was Virginia Holst, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party)

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. She was the first foreign national becoming mayor in a Danish municipality.

The town of Hvalsø

The town of Hvalsø (officially called Kirke Hvalsø) is located almost equidistant from the larger towns of

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to the northeast,

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to the south, and

Holbæk Holbæk () is a town in Denmark and the County seat, seat of Holbæk municipality with a population of 30,903 (1 January 2025).BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density
The Mobile Statbank from

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The large, state-owned and managed, wooded area, Bidstrup Woods (''Bidstrup Skovene''), is located south of the town, and offers many recreational possibilities. There is a system of hiking trails, some connecting to neighboring Skjoldenæsholm Forest District (''Skjoldenæsholm Skovdistrikt''). Hvalsø is served by Hvalsø railway station on the Northwest Line and has

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connections to Copenhagen,

Holbæk Holbæk () is a town in Denmark and the County seat, seat of Holbæk municipality with a population of 30,903 (1 January 2025).Kalundborg Kalundborg () is a Danish city with a population of 16,659 (1 January 2025),Lejre Municipality Lejre Municipality () is a '' kommune'' in the Region Zealand of Denmark. The current municipality was established on 1 January 2007 as a result of ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merging the former Lejre Municipality wi ...

Hvalsø municipality 1970-2006

The municipality was created in 1970 as the result of a ("Municipality Reform") that combined a number of existing

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es: * Hvalsø Parish * Kisserup Parish * Såby Parish * Særløse Parish On 1 January 2007 Hvalsø municipality ceased to exist as the result of ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with

Bramsnæs Until 1 January 2007 Bramsnæs was a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in Roskilde County on the island of Zealand in East Denmark. The municipality, lying between Roskilde Fjord and Isefjord, covered an area of 80 km2, and had a total ...

and

Lejre Lejre is a railway town in the northwestern part of the island of Zealand (Denmark), Zealand in eastern Denmark. It has a population of 3,165 (1 January 2024) inhabitants.

municipalities to form the new Lejre municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 240 km² and a total population of 25,971 (2005).

Notable people

* Christian E.O. Jensen (1859–1941) a pharmacists and botanist, a leading bryologist, he ran a pharmacy in Hvalsø * Sara Blædel (born 1964), author, grew up in Hvalsø IMDb Database
retrieved 18 June 2020 * Cathrine Dufour (born 1992) a Danish Olympic dressage rider, competed at the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hvalso Municipal seats of Region Zealand Municipal seats of Denmark Former municipalities of Denmark Cities and towns in Region Zealand Populated places in Lejre Municipality

The town of Hvalsø

Hvalsø municipality 1970-2006

Notable people

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