Langebæk () is a town with a population of 245 (1 January 2024),BY3: Population 1. January, by urban areas
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which until 1 January 2007 was the municipal seat of the former Langebæk Municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Sjælland on the southeastern tip of the island of

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(''Sjælland'') in south

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Langebæk Municipality

The municipality included the islands of Langø,

Tærø Tærø () is a small Denmark, Danish island in the Ulvsund Strait (Baltic Sea) between Zealand and Møn, not far from Bogø and the Farøbroerne, Farø Bridges. Located in Vordingborg Municipality, the island has an area of . there was only one i ...

and Lilleø, and it covered an area of . It had a total population of 6,332 in 2005. Its last mayor was Henrik Holmer, a member of the

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(''Socialdemokraterne'')

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. To the east is ''Hølen'', a strait separating Zealand from the island of Nyord, and then further south is Stege Bay (''Stege Bugt''), which is the main body of water separating the former municipality from the next major island to the southwest, the island of

Møn Møn () is an island in south-eastern Denmark. Until 1 January 2007, it was a municipality in its own right but it is now part of the municipality of Vordingborg Municipality, Vordingborg, after merging with the former municipalities of Langeb ...

. At the narrowest point between the two islands to the south of Langebæk, the waters are named Wolf Strait (''Ulvsund''). There are a number of islands in the waters between Zealand and Møn, including the islands of Langø, Tærø and Lilleø. The Queen Alexandrine Bridge connects the former municipality, and the island of Zealand, to Møn at the town of Kalvehave. The bridge opened for traffic on 30 May 1943, and is named after Queen Alexandrine, the

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of King Christian X. The bridge is long. On 1 January 2007, Langebæk municipality ceased to exist, owing to ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with

Præstø Præstø () is a town with a population of 3,880 (1 January 2024) in Vordingborg Municipality in Region Sjælland on the east coast of the island of Zealand (Denmark), Zealand (''Sjælland''). The islands of Maderne, Storeholm, and Lilleholm are ...

, and

Vordingborg Vordingborg () is a market town and old ferry town on the south coast of the island of Zealand in Denmark. Because of three large estates surrounding the town, a coherent urban development has not been possible, which is the reason why three sat ...

municipalities to form an enlarged Vordingborg municipality. This created a municipality with an area of and a total population of 46,307 (2005).

External links

Vordingborg municipality's official website (Danish only)

References

* Municipal statistics
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* Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro new municipalities map
{{DEFAULTSORT:Langebaek Cities and towns in Vordingborg Municipality Former municipalities of Denmark

Langebæk Municipality

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