Vallø was a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in the former

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on the east coast of the island of

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(''Sjælland'') in East Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 84 km², and had a total population of 10,337 (2005). Its last mayor was Poul Arne Nielsen, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party)

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The main town and the site of its municipal council was the town of Hårlev. Neighboring municipalities were

Køge Køge (, older spelling ''Kjøge'') is a Danish 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 (Zealand), Denmark. In 2025, the ...

to the northwest,

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and Fakse to the southwest, and Stevns to the southeast, to the northeast is Køge Bay (''Køge Bugt''). On January 1, 2007, Vallø municipality was, as the result of ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007), merged with the existing municipality of Stevns to form a new Stevns Municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 247 km² and a total population of 21,776 (2005). The new municipality belongs to

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("Zealand Region").

References

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

External links

Stevns municipality's official website (Danish only)

East Denmark tourism information
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vallo Populated places in Stevns Municipality Former municipalities of Denmark

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