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Korsør Municipality
Until 1 January 2007 Korsør Municipality was a municipality ( Danish: '' kommune'') in the former West Zealand County, on the southwestern coast of the island of Zealand, in eastern Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 74.25 km2, and had a total population of 20,873 (2006). Its last mayor was Flemming Erichsen, a member of the Social Democrats. Korsør Municipality bordered Skælskør Municipality to the south, Hashøj Municipality to the east and Slagelse Municipality to the north. It connected to Nyborg Municipality through the Great Belt ferries. To the west was the Great Belt (''Storebælt''), the strait that separates Zealand and the island of Funen peninsula. The municipality ceased to exist as the result of ''Kommunalreformen 2007'' (the Municipality Reform of 2007). It was merged with Slagelse, Hashøj and Skælskør municipalities to form a new Slagelse municipality. The new municipality belongs to Region Zealand. History Korsør was likely built in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Municipalities Of Denmark (1970–2006)
Until December 31, 2006, Denmark was divided into 13 Counties of Denmark, counties (''Amt (subnational entity), amter''), and 270 municipalities (''Commune (subnational entity), kommuner''). See List of municipalities of Denmark for the subdivision into 5 Regions of Denmark, regions and 98 Municipalities of Denmark, municipalities from January 1, 2007. The easternmost land in Denmark, the small Ertholmene archipelago, area 39 hectare, hectares (0.16 square miles), normally only mentioned by the name of its largest islet, ''Christiansø'', which lies 11 miles (18 kilometers) to the northeast of Bornholm, was and is not part of a municipality or county or region but was and still is administered by the Ministry of Defence (Denmark), Ministry of Defence. Its population was 83 (January 1, 2018). ''Municipal seat is indicated if the name differs from the name of the municipality.'' Århus County, Århus Amt (Århus County, seat: Århus) From 1 April 1948, Aa was changed to Å#Origin, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Denmark
Denmark is divided into five regions of Denmark, regions, which contain 98 municipalities (, ; , ). The Capital Region of Denmark, Capital Region has 29 municipalities, Region of Southern Denmark, Southern Denmark 22, Central Denmark Region, Central Denmark 19, Region Zealand, Zealand 17 and North Denmark Region, North Denmark 11. The government intends to merge R. Hovedstaden with R. Sjælland 1 January 2027 to form Region Østdanmark (Region of Eastern Denmark). The regional council will have 47 members, and will be elected Tuesday 18 November 2025 in the ordinary 2025 Danish local elections. This structure was established per an administrative reform (Danish: ''Strukturreformen''; English: (''The'') ''Structural Reform'') of the public sector of Denmark, effective 26 June 2005 (council elections 15 November 2005), which abolished the 13 Counties of Denmark, counties (; singular ) and created five Regions of Denmark, regions (; singular ) which unlike the counties (1970–2006 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frølunde Fed
Frølunde Fed is a village on Zealand, Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a .... It is located in Slagelse Municipality. References Populated places in Slagelse Municipality Villages in Denmark {{ZealandDK-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svenstrup (Slagelse Municipality)
Svenstrup is a town on Zealand, Denmark. It is located in Slagelse Municipality, 5 km northeast of Korsør, 4 km southwest of Forlev-Vemmelev and 10 km southwest of Slagelse Slagelse () is a town on Zealand (Denmark), Zealand, Denmark. The town is the seat of Slagelse Municipality, and is the biggest town of the municipality. It is located 15 km east of Korsør, 16 km north-east of Skælskør, 33 km south-east of Ka .... The town has nearly grown together with the surrounding villages of Frølunde, Knivkær, Stibjerg Huse and Ny Halseby. Together they form a small urban area with a population of 1,844 (1 January 2025). References Cities and towns in Slagelse Municipality {{ZealandDK-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holbæk County
Holbæk () is a town in Denmark and the seat of Holbæk municipality with a population of 30,903 (1 January 2025).BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile StatBank from . It is located in the northwestern part of , Denmark. Holbæk is located on , on the banks of |
1970 Danish Municipal Reform
The 1970 Danish Municipal Reform was an extensive administrative reform in Denmark which on 1 April 1970 reduced the number of Danish municipalities from 1,098 to 277 and the number of counties from 25 to 14. The reform also abolished the last legal privileges of the market towns ( sing. Danish: ''købstad''). The 1970 reform was followed by another municipal reform in 2007, namely the Structural Reform. This reform would further reduce the number of municipalities in Denmark, and replace the counties with regions. History In 1841, a law provided for the establishment of 1,021 parish municipalities (sing. Danish: ''sognekommune'') for the first time, and their numbers increased over the years, as did the number of ''købstadskommuner'' (sing. Danish: ''købstadskommune''). The parish municipalities belonged to 24 counties while the market towns were under direct control of the Ministry of the Interior. Originally the municipalities held only small areas of responsibility. During ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antvorskov County
Antvorskov Monastery (Danish: ''Antvorskov Kloster'') was the principal Scandinavian monastery of the Catholic Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, located about one kilometer south of the town of Slagelse on Zealand, Denmark. It served as the Scandinavian headquarters of the Order, known also as "the Hospitallers", and the prior of Antvorskov reported directly to the great officer of the Order in Germany, the Grand Master of the Order on Rhodes (and, later, on Malta), and the pope. As a result, Antvorskov was one of the most important monastic houses in Denmark. Before the Reformation, its prior often served as a member of the Council of the Realm () as well. History Knights Hospitaller In 1165, the Danish king Valdemar the Great, who was himself an honorary Knight of St John, gave the Order land at Antvorskov. The monastery (Danish: ''kloster'') was constructed soon thereafter, during the time of Archbishop Eskil. The mother monastery, on Rhodes, and a monastery on Cyprus were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorø County
Sorø () is a town in Sorø municipality on the island of Zealand in east Denmark with a population of 8,433 (2025).BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from It lies on the northeastern shore of Sorø Lake. The municipal council and the regional council are located in Sorø. The town was founded in the 12th century by |
Korsør County
Korsør is a town in Zealand, Denmark. It is located in Slagelse Municipality. Until 2007 Korsør was the seat of Korsør Municipality. The town is located west of Slagelse, north-west of Skælskør and connects to Nyborg through the Great Belt Bridge. Formerly the main ferry port from Zealand to Funen, the town of Korsør is divided into two halves by the Korsør Nor inlet, with the northern part named Halsskov. Most of the historical southern part of Korsør (Korsør proper) is low-lying and prone to flooding. Culture The Korsør Biograf Teater, which opened in August , is the world's oldest movie theater in continuous use that is still operating. Sights Korsør Mini Town (Danish: ''Korsør Miniby'') is a miniature model of the town of Korsør as it looked in 1875. It is built in 1:10 scale and has existed since 2001. Tårnborg is a manor located in Halsskov in Korsør. Tårnborg was originally a village, in which a castle was built in the 1100s. It was referred to as Ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hundred (county Division)
A hundred is an administrative division that is geographically part of a larger region. It was formerly used in England, Wales, some parts of the United States, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, and in Cumberland County in the British Colony of New South Wales. It is still used in other places, including in Australia (in South Australia and the Northern Territory). Other terms for the hundred in English and other languages include '' wapentake'', ''herred'' (Danish and Bokmål Norwegian), ''herad'' ( Nynorsk Norwegian), ''härad'' or ''hundare'' (Swedish), ''Harde'' (German), ''hiird'' ( North Frisian), ''kihlakunta'' (Finnish), and '' cantref'' (Welsh). In Ireland, a similar subdivision of counties is referred to as a barony, and a hundred is a subdivision of a particularly large townland (most townlands are not divided into hundreds). Etymology The origin of the division of counties into hundreds is described by the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' (''OED'') as "exceedingly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langeland
Langeland (, ) is a Danish island located between the Great Belt and Bay of Kiel. The island measures 285 km2 (c. 110 square miles) and, as of 1 January 2018, has a population of 12,446."Danmarks Statistik." Retrieved 14 June 2018. The island produces grain and is known as a recreational and wellness tourism area. A connects it to Tåsinge via – a small island with a population of approximately 20 – and the main island of |
