Vallø was a municipality (

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, '' kommune'') in the former Roskilde County on the east coast of the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in East Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 84 km², and had a total population of 10,337 (2005). Its last mayor was Poul Arne Nielsen, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party)

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The main town and the site of its municipal council was the town of

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. Neighboring municipalities were

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to the northwest, Rønnede and

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to the southwest, and Stevns to the southeast, to the northeast is Køge Bay (''Køge Bugt''). On January 1, 2007, Vallø municipality was, as the result of ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007), merged with the existing municipality of Stevns to form a new

Stevns Municipality Stevns is a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Sjælland on the southeast coast of the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in south Denmark. The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 22,782 (1 January 2019). The munic ...

. This created a municipality with an area of 247 km² and a total population of 21,776 (2005). The new municipality belongs to Region Sjælland ("Zealand Region").

References

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

External links

Stevns municipality's official website (Danish only)

East Denmark tourism information
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vallo Former municipalities of Denmark Stevns Municipality

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