Ramsø was a municipality (
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kommune'') in the former
Roskilde County
Roskilde Amt () is a former county () on the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark. The county was abolished effective January 1, 2007, when it merged into Region Sjælland (i.e. ''Region Zealand'').
Roskilde is also the name of ...
on the island of
Zealand
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It is the 1 ...
(''Sjælland'') in east
Denmark
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until January 1, 2007. The municipality covered an area of and had a total population in 2005 of 9,320. Its last mayor was Poul Lindor Nielsen, a member of the
Social Democrats
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(''Socialdemokraterne'')
political party
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. The main town and the site of its municipal council was
Viby. Other towns and villages in the municipality were
Gadstrup, Skalstrup, Snoldelev and Ørsted.
The municipality was created in 1970 due to a ("municipality reform") that combined existing
parish
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es:
* Dåstrup Parish
* Gadstrup Parish
* Snoldelev Parish
* Syv Parish
* Ørsted Parish
Ramsø municipality ceased to exist as the result of the
''Kommunalreformen'' ("Municipality Reform") of 2007. It was merged with the existing
Gundsø and
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 ...
municipalities to form the new
Roskilde Municipality
Roskilde municipality ( da, Roskilde kommune) is a municipality in Region Sjælland, 30 km west of Copenhagen on the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in east Denmark.
The biggest city is Roskilde, the municipality covers an area of 212 ...
, with an area of and a total population in 2015 of 79,441. The new municipality belongs to
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 ...
("Zealand Region").
See also
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Snoldelev Stone
The Snoldelev Stone, listed as DR 248 in the Rundata catalog, is a 9th-century runestone that was originally located at Snoldelev, Ramsø, Denmark.
Description
The Snoldelev Stone, which is 1.25 meters in height, is decorated with painted scrat ...
References
External links
Roskile municipality's official website(Danish)
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Former municipalities of Denmark