Sorø Municipality 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 ...

(

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...

, '' kommune'') in

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 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 east Denmark. The municipality covers an area of , and has a total

population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...

of 29,331 (2015). The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of

Sorø Sorø () is a town in Sorø municipality in Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in east Denmark. The population is 7,999 (2022).

. Other towns in the municipality are Dianalund,

Stenlille Until 1 January 2007 Stenlille municipality was a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in the former West Zealand County on the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in east Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 94 km², and had a total popu ...

, and Ruds Vedby. On 1 January 2007 Sorø municipality was, as the result of ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with existing Dianalund and

municipalities to form the new Sorø municipality.

Locations

The ten largest urban areas in the municipality are:

The city of Sorø

The city of Sorø has a population of 7,754 (2015) and is the site of both the municipal council and the county council. It was scheduled to be regional seat for

, one of the five new regions to be implantated in Denmark 1 January 2007. While by no means the biggest city in Denmark, it has great historical value. It was founded in 1161 by Bishop

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 ...

, later the founder of

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 ...

, and is the site of

Sorø Academy Sorø Academy ( Danish, ''Sorø Akademi'') is a boarding school and gymnasium located in the small town of Sorø, Denmark. It traces its history back to the 12th century when Bishop Absalon founded a monastery at the site, which was confiscated b ...

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''Sorø Akademi'') and Sorø Klosterkirke, the church where Absalon is buried, along with other notable Danes, including royalty. Queen Margaret I of Denmark was buried at this church until moved to

Roskilde Cathedral Roskilde Cathedral ( da, Roskilde Domkirke), in the city of Roskilde on the island of Zealand (Denmark), Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark, is a cathedral of the Lutheranism, Lutheran Church of Denmark. The cathedral is the most importan ...

Roskilde Roskilde ( , ) is a city west of Copenhagen on the Danish island of Zealand. With a population of 51,916 (), the city is a business and educational centre for the region and the 10th largest city in Denmark. It is governed by the administrative ...

Politics

Municipal council

Sorø's municipal council consists of 25 members, elected every four years. Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.

Image gallery

Image:Sorø Academy (Denmark).JPG,

Image:Scavenius Stiftelse.JPG, Central Sorø Image:Sorø - parkland.jpg, The shore of the lake Image:Ruds Vedby - Vedbygaard1.JPG, Vedbygård

References

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

External links

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East Denmark tourism information
{{DEFAULTSORT:Soro Municipalities of Region Zealand Municipalities of Denmark Populated places established in 2007