Vordingborg () is a municipality ('' kommune'') in the Sjælland Region, 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

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, 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 Guldborgsund is the strait between the Danish islands of Lolland and Falster. It connects Smålandsfarvandet in the north with the Bay of Mecklenburg in the south. The strait is about 30 kilometers long; its breadth varies from 150 meters at Gu ...

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

municipality) to Falster near the town of Sortsøgab.

Bogø Bogø () is a Denmark, Danish island in the Baltic Sea, just west of Møn. The population is 1,200 (1 January 2022) with 951 living in the only town on the island, ''Bogø By''. The island is approximately 7 km long by 3 km wide at the ...

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 Præstø () is a town with a population of 3,857 (1 January 2022) in Vordingborg Municipality in Region Sjælland on the east coast of the island of Zealand (''Sjælland''). The islands of '' Maderne'', ''Storeholm'', and ''Lilleholm'' are par ...

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

Baltic Sea The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden and the North and Central European Plain. The sea stretches from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from ...

Bornholm Bornholm () is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea, to the east of the rest of Denmark, south of Sweden, northeast of Germany and north of Poland. Strategically located, Bornholm has been fought over for centuries. It has usually been ruled b ...

, the easternmost municipality of

, which is a part of the

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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 – 1570) a Danish statesman, Chancellor under King

Christian III of Denmark Christian III (12 August 1503 – 1 January 1559) reigned as King of Denmark from 1534 and King of Norway from 1537 until his death in 1559. During his reign, Christian formed close ties between the church and the crown. He established ...

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