Faxe municipality is a municipality (Danish

Danish language

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, kommune in Denmark

Denmark

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 in Region Sjælland

Region Sjælland

Region Zealand is an administrative region of Denmark established on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which replaced the traditional counties with five larger regions. At the same time, smaller municipalities were merged into larger units, cutting the number of...

 on the island of Zealand. The municipality covers an area of 406 km² and has a population of 35,418 (2008). Its mayor as of 2010 is Knud Erik Hansen, a member of the Social Democrats

Social Democrats (Denmark)

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 (Socialdemokraterne) political party

Politics of Denmark

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As of 1 January 2007 Faxe municipality, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), came into existence as a municipality by merging the three former municipalities of Haslev

Haslev municipality

Until 1 January 2007, Haslev municipality was a Danish, kommune) in West Zealand County on the island of Zealand in Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 133 km², and had a total population of 14,781 . Its last mayor was Henrik Christensen, a member of the Venstre political party...

, Fakse, and Rønnede

Rønnede

Rønnede was a municipality in the former Storstrøm County in south Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 125 km², and had a total population of 7,289...

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Geography

On 5 June 2007, it was reported by national broadcaster Danmarks Radio

Danmarks Radio

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 that an unknown hill near Rønnede (town), named Kobanke, has the highest natural point of terrain, 122.9 meters (403.2 ft]]) on Sjælland. Gyldenløveshøj has an altitude of 126 meters (413.4 ft), but that is due to a manmade hill from the 17th century. Its natural height is 121.3 meters (397.96 ft).

Towns and villages in Faxe Municipality

• Alslev
• Atterup
• Babberup
• Bjerrede
• Dalby
• Druestrup
• Faxe
  Faxe
  Faxe or Fakse is a town in Denmark in Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand.Before the Danish Kommunalreformen , Fakse was also a municipality...
  
  
• Faxe Ladeplads
  Faxe Ladeplads
  Faxe Ladeplads is a coastal town in Denmark with a population of 2,900 , located in Zealand and lying 5 kilometers south-east from Faxe. The town is mainly a harbour town with a working harbour and a marina. The town is a local beach-town and is surrounded by forest and sandy beaches with shallow...
  
  
• Frenderup
• Førslev
• Haslev
  Haslev
  Haslev, a town in Faxe municipality, lies in the southern part of Zealand, Denmark. About from Copenhagen, it has a population of 11,088 .Haslev is popularly known as the school town with the green surroundings...
  
  
• Hovby
• Høsten
• Jenstrup
• Karise
  Karise
  Karise is the main town of Karise Parish in Faxe Municipality, Region Sjælland in the southeast of Denmark. Karise town has a population of 2,187...
  
  
• Leestrup
• Lille Torøje
• Mosebølle
• Orup
• Rode
• Roholte
• Skuderløse
• Smerup
  Smerup
  Smerup is a village in the southern part of Stevns, a peninsula of the Island Sjælland in Denmark, Europe. The village is centered around a church and a village pond. The village is situated between the cities Faxe and Store Heddinge. The distance to the city Køge is 25 km...
  
  
• Store Elmue
• Store Torøje
• Stubberup
• Svalebæk
• Teestrup
• Terslev
• Tokkerup
• Tågerup
• Vindbyholt
• Viverup

External links

• The Faxe municipality's official website (Danish only)