Until 1 January 2007 Hvidebæk was a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in

West Zealand County West Zealand County () is a former county ( Danish: '' amt'') in the west-central part of the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark. The county was formed on 1 April 1970, comprising a few former counties. The county was abolished ...

on the west coast of the island of

Zealand Zealand ( ) is the largest and most populous islands of Denmark, island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size) at 7,031 km2 (2715 sq. mi.). Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 Januar ...

(''Sjælland'') in

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 ...

. The municipality covered an area of 98,26 km², and had a total population of 5,492 (2005). Its last mayor was Henning Fougt, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party)

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology, ...

. The main town and the site of its municipal council was the town of

Ubby Ubby is a town with a population of 1,865 (1 January 2025),BY ...

. Hvidebæk municipality ceased to exist as the result of ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with Bjergsted,

Gørlev Gørlev is a town on the west coast of the island of Zealand (Denmark), Zealand in Denmark. It has a population of 2,378 (1 January 2024)

Høng Høng is a town with a population of 4,304 (1 January 2025)Kalundborg Kalundborg () is a Danish city with a population of 16,659 (1 January 2025),Region Sjælland Region Zealand () is an administrative region of Denmark. It is one of the five classified NUTS-2 statistical regions of Denmark. It was established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which abolished the traditional ...

("Zealand Region").

External links

Kalundborg municipality's official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hvidebaek Former municipalities of Denmark