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Hvalsø is a town and a former municipality (
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, '' 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
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. The former municipality covered an area of 72 km2, and had a total population of 7,856 (2005). Its last mayor was Virginia Holst, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party)
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. She was the first foreign national becoming mayor in a Danish municipality.


The town of Hvalsø

The town of Hvalsø (officially called Kirke Hvalsø) is located almost equidistant from the larger towns of
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 ...
to the northeast,
Ringsted Ringsted is a city located centrally in the Danish island of Zealand. It is the seat of a municipality of the same name. Ringsted is situated approximately 60 km from Copenhagen. Tourism and transport Ringsted is one of Denmark's busies ...
to the south, and Holbæk to the northwest. On 1 January 2022 the town has a population of 4,294. The large, state-owned and managed, wooded area, Bidstrup Woods (''Bidstrup Skovene''), is located south of the town, and offers many recreational possibilities. There is a system of hiking trails, some connecting to neighboring Skjoldenæsholm Forest District (''Skjoldenæsholm Skovdistrikt''). As a railway station town, Hvalsø has regional train connections to
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 ...
,
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 ...
, Holbæk and Kalundborg. Hvalsø will house the municipal council in the new
Lejre Lejre is a railway town, with a population of 3,127 (1 January 2022), The municipality was created in 1970 as the result of a ("Municipality Reform") that combined a number of existing
parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one o ...
es: * Hvalsø Parish * Kisserup Parish * Såby Parish * Særløse Parish On 1 January 2007 Hvalsø municipality ceased to exist as the result of ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with
Bramsnæs Until 1 January 2007 Bramsnæs was a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in Roskilde County on the island of Zealand in East Denmark. The municipality, lying between Roskilde Fjord and Isefjord, covered an area of 80 km2, and had a total popul ...
and
Lejre Lejre is a railway town, with a population of 3,127 (1 January 2022),Christian E.O. Jensen Christian Erasmus Otterstrøm (Otterström) Jensen (1859–1941) was a Danish pharmacist and botanist, for decades a leading bryologist in Scandinavia. He studied botany and pharmaceutics at the University of Copenhagen and the Pharmaceutical Col ...
(1859–1941) a pharmacists and botanist, a leading bryologist, he ran a pharmacy in Hvalsø *
Sara Blædel Sara Blædel (born 6 August 1964) is a Danish author. She is best known for her crime fiction novels featuring Louise Rick. Blædel founded the "Sara B" crime fiction publishing company in 1993, and in 1995 she started to work as a journalist. ...
(born 1964), author, grew up in Hvalsø IMDb Database
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* Cathrine Dufour (born 1992) a Danish Olympic dressage rider, competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics


See also

* Skullerupholm


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hvalso Municipal seats of Region Zealand Municipal seats of Denmark Former municipalities of Denmark Cities and towns in Region Zealand Lejre Municipality