Kalundborg Municipality ( da, Kalundborg Kommune) is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

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 ...

on 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 ...

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. The municipality covers an area of , and has a total population of 48,368 (1. January 2022). Its mayor is Martin Damm, a member of Venstre. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the city of Kalundborg. The municipality is surrounded by water on three sides: * ''Samsø Bælt''— the strait which separates the municipality from the island of

Samsø Samsø (Anglicized: "Samso" or "Samsoe") is a Danish island in the Kattegat off the Jutland Peninsula. Samsø is located in Samsø municipality. The community has 3,724 inhabitants (2017) (January 2010:4,010) called ''Samsings'' and is 114&n ...

— and Sejerø Bay (''Sejerø Bugt'') — the bay in which the island of

Sejerø Sejerø is a Danish island in the Kattegat sea, north-west of Zealand. "VESTSJAELLAND DENMARK Geography Population" (coordinates), Tageo.com, 2007, webpage: Tageo-Sejero Sejerø with its 400 inhabitants is part of Kalundborg Municipality ...

is located) to the north * The

Great Belt The Great Belt ( da, Storebælt, ) is a strait between the major islands of Zealand (''Sjælland'') and Funen (''Fyn'') in Denmark. It is one of the three Danish Straits. Effectively dividing Denmark in two, the Belt was served by the Great Be ...

(''Storebælt'')— the strait which separates Zealand from the island of

Funen Funen ( da, Fyn, ), with an area of , is the third-largest island of Denmark, after Zealand and Vendsyssel-Thy. It is the 165th-largest island in the world. It is located in the central part of the country and has a population of 469,947 as of ...

) and the

Kattegat The Kattegat (; sv, Kattegatt ) is a sea area bounded by the Jutlandic peninsula in the west, the Danish Straits islands of Denmark and the Baltic Sea to the south and the provinces of Bohuslän, Västergötland, Halland and Skåne in Sweden ...

to the west * Jammerland Bay (''Jammerland Bugt'') to the south. The municipalities of

to the northwest, and

Juelsminde Juelsminde is a town in Hedensted Municipality, Denmark. Notable people * Gunnar Berg (1909–1989) a Swiss-born Danish composer and leading exponent of serialism. Between 1965 and 1976 he lived at the old school at Lindved between Horsens an ...

on the

Jutland Jutland ( da, Jylland ; german: Jütland ; ang, Ēota land ), known anciently as the Cimbric or Cimbrian Peninsula ( la, Cimbricus Chersonesus; da, den Kimbriske Halvø, links=no or ; german: Kimbrische Halbinsel, links=no), is a peninsula of ...

peninsula to the west are thus also Kalundborg's municipal neighbors, albeit separated by water.

Ferry A ferry is a ship, watercraft or amphibious vehicle used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A passenger ferry with many stops, such as in Venice, Italy, is sometimes called a water bus or water taxi ...

lines connect the municipality to

Aarhus Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwest ...

on the

peninsula, and to the island of

at the central harbour in Kalundborg. The harbour is conveniently located near the Kalundborg train station, which connects to the cities of Holbæk and

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...

. A large industrial zone, including a South Harbour?, is located south of the town's central area. On January 1, 2007 Kalundborg municipality was, as the result of ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with existing

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 ...

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 ...

, and

Høng Høng is a town with a population of 4,355 (1 January 2022)Municipal Reform of 2007.

Attractions

The tip of ''Røsnæs'' peninsula is the westernmost point on the island of Zealand. On the northern side of the peninsula is the Skanse Forest (''Skanseskoven'') which has a rich birdlife. During the spring and autumn it is visited by many migrating birds. Stately Lerchenborg Castle, the traditional seat of the aristocratic Lerche family, is located on the forest-covered ''Asnæs'' peninsula. It is one of the finest examples of

baroque The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ...

architecture in Denmark. The home and gardens are open to the public, but is closed during 2005 for restoration. A number of special arrangements take place at the castle during the year, including a Christmas market, music concerts and car shows. The castle was built in 1747 by General Lerche-Lerchenborg. In the southern side wing is a room dedicated to

Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen ( , ; 2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875) was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his literary fairy tales. Andersen's fairy tales, consisti ...

who was guest in 1862. The municipality also encompasses a large body of water near its northern coast— Saltbæk Cove (''Saltbæk Vig''), which is one of the largest lakes in West Zealand and a bird reservation. Nearby to the south is a public beach. Our Lady Church (''Vor Frue Kirke''), erected ca. 1170, is located in the center of Kalundborg city's old quarter called ''Højbyen'' ("The High City"). It is a beautiful and unique, five-spired church which is believed to have been built by

Esbern Snare Esbern Snare, also known as Esbern the Resolute, (1127–1204) was a '' høvding'', or chieftain, royal chancellor and crusader. His family were members of the powerful Hvide clan. In 1192, during the Crusades and after the fall of Jerusalem, h ...

. It is closely associated with King Valdemar I and the famous Archbishop

Absalon Absalon (21 March 1201) was a Danish statesman and prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of Roskilde from 1158 to 1192 and archbishop of Lund from 1178 until his death. He was the foremost politician and church father of Denm ...

. The city center has cobblestone streets, narrow streets, and well-preserved

half-timbered Timber framing (german: Holzfachwerk) and "post-and-beam" construction are traditional methods of building with heavy timbers, creating structures using squared-off and carefully fitted and joined timbers with joints secured by large wooden ...

houses from the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire a ...

Image gallery

Image:Hærvigen med Vor Frue Kirke i baggrunden - Kalundborg.jpg, Kalundborg seen from the sea Image:Højbyen-1 Kalundborg.jpg, A street in Kalundborg Image:Lerchenborg.JPG,

Lerchenborg Lerchenborg is a manor house located 4 km south of Kalundborg on the west coast of Zealand, Denmark. History Origins The estate was established by Carl von Ahlefeldt when he closed down the village of Østrup to establish Østrupgård in 1704 ...

Image:Bjerre Strand - path.jpg, A path at Bjerre Beach near Gørlev

References

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

External links

Kalundborg municipality
{{Authority control Municipalities of Region Zealand Municipalities of Denmark Populated places established in 2007