Vordingborg () is a municipality ('' kommune'') in the

Sjælland Region 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 re ...

, which is on the southeast coast of the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in south

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. It was established in 2007. The municipality covers an area of 621 km². It has a total population of 46,600 (2006). Its fourth and current mayor is Mikael Smed of the Social Democrats, who was elected in 2017, replacing Michael Seiding Larsen of the agrarian-liberal Venstre party. The municipality takes its name from the town of the same name.

Overview

The Masnedsund Bridge connects the town of Vordingborg to the island of Masnedø. The

Storstrøm Bridge The Storstrøm Bridge ( da, Storstrømsbroen, ) is a road and railway arch bridge that crosses Storstrømmen between the islands of Falster and Masnedø in Denmark. Together with Masnedsund Bridge it connects Falster and Zealand (''Sjælland' ...

connects Masnedø to the neighboring municipality of Guldborgsund on Falster near the town of Orehoved. The bridge is 3,199 meters long and supports two lanes of traffic and a single-track railway. It was inaugurated in 1937. The

Farø Bridges The Farø Bridges ( da, Farøbroerne, ) are two road bridges that connect the islands of Falster and Zealand in Denmark by way of the small island of Farø which is approximately mid-way across the Storstrømmen sound. A smaller bridge from Fa ...

(The Farø High Bridge and the Farø Low Bridge) opened in 1985 and connect the two municipalities from the town of Bakkebølle Strand over

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island (part of former

Møn Møn () is an island in south-eastern Denmark. Until 1 January 2007, it was a municipality in its own right but it is now part of the municipality of Vordingborg, after merging with the former municipalities of Langebæk, Præstø, and Vordin ...

municipality) to Falster near the town of Sortsøgab. Bogø island is also part of the municipality. As part of wider municipal reforms, an earlier Vordingborg municipality was merged with its neighboring municipalities of Langebæk,

, and Præstø on 1 January 2007, forming the enlarged Vordingborg Municipality. Around 135 km (84 mi) east of Vordingborg municipality across the

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, the easternmost municipality of

, which is a part of the Capital Region of Denmark. For the location of Vordingborg municipality relative to its neighbors, see the location diagram at the bottom of the corresponding article on Danish language Wikipedia, Vordingborg Kommune.

Urban areas

The nine largest communities in the municipality are:

Politics

Municipal council

Vordingborg's municipal council consists of 29 members, elected every four years. Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.

Notable people

* Johan Friis (1494 at

Lundbygård Lundbygård is a manor house and estate located in Lundby, Vordingborg Municipality, in the southeastern part of Denmark. It has been owned by the Collet family since 1827. Its current owner is former Danish Defence Minister Bernt Johan Collet. T ...

– 1570) a Danish statesman, Chancellor under King Christian III of Denmark * Clara Tybjerg (1864 in Kalvehave – 1941) a women's rights activist, pacifist and educator * Niels Nielsen (1865 in Ørslev – 1931) a mathematician, specialized in mathematical analysis *

Elna Munch Elna Munch née Sarauw (13 June 1871 – 17 November 1945) was a Danish feminist and politician, (Danish Social Liberal Party). She was the co-founder of the Landsforbundet for Kvinders Valgret ( National Association for Women's Suffrage) or LKV ...

(1871 in Kalvehave – 1945) a Danish feminist and politician, *

Nina Hole Nina Hole (20 February 1941 – 21 February 2016) was a Danish artist, sculptor, and performance artist who helped to found the CLAY Museum of Ceramic Art Denmark and the International Ceramics Center–Guldagergaard. Biography Hole studied at ...

(1941 – 2016 in Ørslev) a Danish artist, sculptor, and performance artist * Henrik Koefoed (born 1955 in Kalvehave) a Danish actor * Cecilie Thomsen (born 1974 on Bogø), actress and model IMDb Database
retrieved 14 June 2020

References

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

External links

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