Langebæk () is a town with a population of 248 (1 January 2022),BY3: Population 1. January, by urban areas
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which until 1 January 2007 was the main town of the former Langebæk municipality ( Danish, '' 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 southeastern tip of 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 south

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. The municipality included the islands of Langø, Tærø and

Lilleø Lilleø is an island located off the coast of Lolland, Denmark. Since the 1930s, a number of farms growing fruit have been located on the island. It has a unique microclimate giving the fruit a taste which has been described as "intense". The isla ...

, and it covered an area of . It had a total population of 6,332 in 2005. Its last mayor was Henrik Holmer, a member of the

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(''Socialdemokraterne'')

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. To the east is ''Hølen'', a strait separating Zealand from the island of

Nyord Nyord () is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea, southeast of Zealand, just north of Møn island. Nyord covers an area of approximately 5 km², although only 1.2 km² is cultivatable moraine, while the remaining 4 km² is salt-meadow ...

, and then further south is Stege Bay (''Stege Bugt''), which is the main body of water separating the former municipality from the next major island to the southwest, the island of

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 ...

. At the narrowest point between the two islands to the south of Langebæk, the waters are named Wolf Strait (''Ulvsund''). There are a number of islands in the waters between Zealand and Møn, including the islands of Langø, Tærø and Lilleø. The

Queen Alexandrine Bridge The Queen Alexandrine bridge (Danish, ''Dronning Alexandrines Bro'') is a road arch bridge that crosses Ulv Sund between the islands of Zealand and Møn in Denmark. History The bridge is named after Queen Alexandrine, consort of King Christia ...

connects the former municipality, and the island of Zealand, to Møn at the town of Kalvehave. The bridge opened for traffic on 30 May 1943, and is named after Queen Alexandrine, the Queen Consort of King

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. The bridge is long. On 1 January 2007 Langebæk municipality ceased to exist, owing to ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with

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 part ...

, and

Vordingborg Vordingborg () is an old ferry town in Vordingborg Municipality in Denmark with around 18,000 inhabitants. Because of three large estates surrounding the town, a coherent urban development has not been possible, which is the reason why three sat ...

municipalities to form an enlarged Vordingborg municipality. This created a municipality with an area of and a total population of 46,307 (2005).

External links

Vordingborg municipality's official website (Danish only)

References

* Municipal statistics
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* Municipal mergers and neighbors
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Langebaek Cities and towns in Region Zealand Former municipalities of Denmark Vordingborg Municipality