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 ...
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
Denmark
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. The municipality includes the island of
Orø
Orø is a small island in Denmark located in the Isefjord.
It covers and has a population of 893 ().
Administratively the island belongs to Holbæk Municipality.
There are four villages on Orø: Bybjerg, the largest village on the island wi ...
, and covers an area of 583 km², and has a total population of 69,010 (2008). Its mayor is Christina Krzyrosiak Hansen, a member of the
Social Democrats (Denmark)
The Social Democrats ( da, Socialdemokraterne, ) is a social democratic political party in Denmark. A member of the Party of European Socialists (PES), the Social Democrats have 50 out of 179 members of the Danish parliament (following the late ...
The ten largest urban areas in the municipality are:
The town of Holbæk
The number of inhabitants on 1 January:
* 1980 - 29,578
* 1985 - 30,154
* 1990 - 31,151
* 1995 - 32,485
* 1999 - 33,555
* 2000 - 33,864
* 2003 - 34,500
Image gallery
Image:Holbæk luftfoto.jpg, Holbæk from the air
Image:Brorfelde-Observatorium.jpg, Brorfelde
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Eriksholm Castle
Eriksholm Castle is a manor house located at the foot of the Isefjord inlet, 6 km south-east of Holbæk, in east Denmark. The history of the estate dates back to 1400 but today's house was built in 1788 to a Neoclassical design by Caspar Fr ...