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Køge Municipality
Køge Municipality () is a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Sjælland on the east coast of the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') approx. 40 km southwest of Copenhagen. The municipality covers an area of 255 km² (98 sq. miles), and has a total population of 60,675 (2019). Until January 2007, its mayor was Torben Hansen, a member of the Social Democrats (''Socialdemokraterne'') political party, who died while still in office. He was replaced by Marie Stærke, who at age 27 was Denmark's youngest mayor at that time The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Køge. Suburbs inside the urban area of Køge include Køge Nord ( Ølby Lyng and Ølsemagle Lyng) to the north and Herfølge to the south. Towns inside the municipality but outside the central urban area include Borup, Ejby, Bjæverskov, Lille Skensved, Lellinge and Algestrup. As a result of ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), on 1 January 2007, the prior K� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Denmark
Denmark is divided into five regions of Denmark, regions, which contain 98 municipalities ( da, kommuner , sing.: ). 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. This structure was established per an administrative reform (Danish: :da:Strukturreformen, ''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) (Danish (singular) :da:Amtskommune, ''amtskommune'' ) are not List of municipalities of Denmark, municipalities. The 270 municipalities were consolidated into 98 larger units, most of which have at least 20,000 inhabitants. 67 o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ølby
Ølby (meaning Beer Town in Danish or "the place where the people are making good beer" (in Danish)) is a neighbourhood north of the town of divided into two parts, the village of Ølby and east of the village near the shore of the ''Bay of Køge'' a suburb named Ølby Lyng 35 km south-west of , Denmark, located in the northern part of Køge. The suburb is connected with the radial line Køgebugtba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conservative People's Party (Denmark)
The Conservative People's Party ( da, Det Konservative Folkeparti, DKF), also known as The Conservatives () is a conservative centre-right political party in Denmark. The party is a member of the European People's Party (EPP) and International Democrat Union. History The party was founded in 1916 based mostly on its predecessor, Højre ("Right") after its downfall, but also on the Free Conservatives and a moderate faction of the liberal party Venstre. The party was a part of the coalition government during World War II, where the leader John Christmas Møller provided the voice for BBC London's daily radio to Denmark. However while a number of conservatives participated in the resistance movement, some conservatives were sympathetic to fascist ideology, and the youth wing of the party praised several fascist movements in Europe during the 1930s. Since World War II the party has participated in several coalition governments, but only one Prime Minister of Denmark, Poul Schl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danish Social Liberal Party
The Danish Social Liberal Party ( da, Radikale Venstre, , Radical Left) is a social-liberal political party in Denmark. The party was founded as a split from the Venstre Reform Party in 1905. Historically, the centrist party has played a central role in Danish politics and has supported governments on both sides of the political spectrum, as co-operation is a primary belief of the party. A pro-European party, it is a member of Liberal International and the ALDE, and has two MEPs in the Renew Europe group in the European Parliament. History 1905–1930s The party was founded in 1905 as a split from the Venstre Reform Party. The initial impetus was the expulsion of Venstre's antimilitarist wing from the party in January 1905. The expelled members held a founding conference for the new party in Odense, on 21 May 1905. In addition to the differences over military spending, the social liberals also took a more positive view than Venstre towards measures that aimed to reduce so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skovbo Municipality
Skovbo is a former municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in Roskilde County on the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in east Denmark. It covered an area of 132 km², and had a total population of 14,873 (2005). Its last mayor was Ole Hansen, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party. The main town and the site of its municipal council was the town of Borup. Neighboring municipalities were Køge to the east, Solrød, Ramsø, Lejre, and Hvalsø to the north, and Ringsted and Haslev to the west. On January 1, 2007 Skovbo municipality, as the result of ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007), merged with the existing municipality of Køge to form the new Køge municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 255 km² and a total population of 54,926 (2005). The new municipality belongs to the new Region Sjælland Region Zealand ( da, Region Sjælland) is the southernmost administrative region of Denmark, established on 1 J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algestrup
Algestrup is a small railway town with a population of 931 (1 January 2023).BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark The town is located in the southern part of in , , just north of the bounda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lille Skensved
Lille Skensved is a small railway town located in Køge Køge (, older spelling ''Kjøge'') is a seaport on the coast of Køge Bugt (''Bay of Køge'') 39 km southwest of Copenhagen. It is the principal town and seat of Køge Municipality, Region Sjælland, Denmark. In 2022, the urban area had a ... and Solrød municipalities, at the railway line Lille Syd between Roskilde and Køge about 7 kilometres north of Køge. The total population of Lille Skensved is 1,565 (1 January 2022), 1,509 in Køge Municipality and 56 in Solrød Municipality. The towns most domineering place of work is CP Kelco Aps, the largest plant in the world producing pectin, carrageenan and refining, refined locust bean gum. Notable people * DJ Noize (born 1975 in Lille Skensved) a Danish Hip hop music, Hip hop-DJ, References Cities and towns in Region Zealand Køge Municipality Solrød Municipality Cities and towns in the Øresund Region {{ZealandDK-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bjæverskov
Bjæverskov is a town in Køge Municipality, with a population of 2,988 (1 January 2022)BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from at the road between and about 10 kilometres west of Køge and 16 kilometres/10 miles east of Ringsted. History In the |
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