Høng is a town with a population of 4,304 (1 January 2025)BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density
The Mobile Statbank from

Statistics Denmark Statistics Denmark () is a Danish governmental organization under the Ministry of the Interior and Housing, reporting to the Minister of Economic and Internal Affairs. The organization is responsible for creating statistics on the Danish society ...

in Region Sjælland near 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. It was the municipal seat of the former Høng Municipality.

Høng Municipality

The former Høng Municipality (Danish, ''Høng Kommune'') covered an area of 145 km², and had a total population of 8,411 (2005). Its last mayor was Ingver Jensen. On 1 January 2007 Høng 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)

, Hvidebæk, and

Kalundborg Kalundborg () is a Danish city with a population of 16,659 (1 January 2025),Kalundborg Municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 598 km² and a total population of 48,697 (2005).

Transport

Høng is served by Høng railway station. It is located on the Tølløse railway line and offers

local train Regional rail is a public rail transport service that operates between towns and cities. These trains operate with more stops than inter-city rail, and unlike commuter rail, operate beyond the limits of urban areas, connecting smaller cities a ...

services to

Tølløse Tølløse is a railway town located in the northwestern part of the island of Zealand in Denmark. It has a population of 4,007 (1 January 2025).

and

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 ...

Notable people

Peter Madsen Peter Langkjær Madsen (; born 12 January 1971) is a Danish convicted murderer and former entrepreneur. In April 2018, he was convicted of the August 2017 murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall on board his submarine, '' UC3 Nautilus'', and se ...

(born 1971) Danish engineer, entrepreneur and convicted murderer; interested in rockets and submarines. Was brought up in Høng

References

* Municipal statistics
NetBorger Kommunefakta
delivered fro
KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
* Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro new municipalities map

External links

Kalundborg municipality's official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hong Former municipalities of Denmark Cities and towns in Region Zealand Populated places in Kalundborg Municipality