Høng is a town with a population of 4,355 (1 January 2022)BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density
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Region Sjælland Region Zealand ( da, Region Sjælland) is the southernmost administrative region of Denmark, established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which abolished the traditional counties ("amter") and set up five larger regi ...

near the west coast of the island of

Zealand Zealand ( da, Sjælland ) at 7,031 km2 is the largest and most populous island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size). Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 January 2020. It is the 1 ...

(''Sjælland'') in

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. It was the municipal seat of the former Høng Municipality.

Høng Municipality

The former Høng Municipality (

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, ''Høng Kommune'') covered an area of 145 km², and had a total population of 8,411 (2005). Its last mayor was Ingver Jensen. On 1 January 2007 Høng Municipality ceased to exist as the result of ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with

Bjergsted Until 1 January 2007, Bjergsted was a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in West Zealand County on the west coast of the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in Denmark. The municipality included the islands of Sejrø and Nekselø, and covered an a ...

Gørlev Gørlev is a town on the west coast of the island of Zealand (Denmark), Zealand in Denmark. It has a population of 2,397 (1 January 2022)

Hvidebæk Until 1 January 2007 Hvidebæk was a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in West Zealand County on the west coast of the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 98,26 km², and had a total population o ...

, and Kalundborg municipalities to form the new

Kalundborg Municipality Kalundborg Municipality ( da, Kalundborg Kommune) is a municipality in Region Sjælland on the west coast of the island of Zealand in Denmark. The municipality covers an area of , and has a total population of 48,368 (1. January 2022). Its mayor i ...

. This created a municipality with an area of 598 km² and a total population of 48,697 (2005).

Transport

Høng is served by Høng railway station. It is located on the Tølløse railway line and offers

local train Regional rail, also known as local trains and stopping trains, are passenger rail services that operate between towns and cities. These trains operate with more stops over shorter distances than inter-city rail, but fewer stops and faster servi ...

services to

Tølløse Tølløse, a railroad town, has a population of 3,759 (1 January 2022).Slagelse.

Notable people

Peter Madsen Peter Langkjær Madsen (; born 12 January 1971) is a Danish convicted murderer and former entrepreneur. In April 2018, he was convicted of the 2017 murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall on board his submarine, ''UC3 Nautilus'', and sentenced ...

(born 1971) Danish engineer, entrepreneur and convicted murderer; interested in rockets and submarines. Was brought up in Høng

References

* Municipal statistics
NetBorger Kommunefakta
delivered fro
KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
* Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro new municipalities map

External links

Kalundborg municipality's official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hong Former municipalities of Denmark Cities and towns in Region Zealand Kalundborg Municipality