Until January 1, 2007 Hashøj municipality was a municipality (Danish

Danish language

Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...

, kommune) in West Zealand County

West Zealand County

Vestsjællands Amt is a former county in the west-central part of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The county was abolished effective January 1, 2007, when it merged into Region Sjælland Vestsjællands Amt is a former county (Danish: amt) in the west-central part of the island of Zealand...

 near the west coast of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

. The municipality covered an area of 131 km², and had a total population of 6,632 (2005). Its last mayor was Troels Christensen, a member of the Venstre

Venstre (Denmark)

VenstreThe party name is officially not translated into any other language, but is in English often referred to as the Liberal Party. Similar rules apply for the name of the party's youth wing Venstres Ungdom. , full name Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti , is the largest political party in Denmark...

 (Liberal Party) political party

Politics of Denmark

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. The main town and the site of its municipal council was the town of Dalmose. The municipality was named after the hill Hashøjen near the town of Slots Bjergby.

Hashøj municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with existing Korsør

Korsør municipality

Until January 1, 2007 Korsør municipality was a municipality in West Zealand County on the west coast of the island of Zealand in Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 75 km², and had a total population of 20.644 . Its last mayor was Henning Erichsen, a member of the Social Democrats ...

, Skælskør

Skælskør municipality

Until 1 January 2007 Skælskør municipality was a municipality in the former West Zealand County on the west coast of the island of Zealand in Denmark. The municipality included the islands of Agersø, Omø, Glænø, and a number of other smaller islands. It covered an area of 170 km², and had a...

, and Slagelse

Slagelse municipality

Slagelse municipality is a municipality in Region Sjælland on the west coast of the island of Zealand in Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 571 km², and has a total population of 77,457...

 municipalities to form the new Slagelse municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 571 km² and a total population of 76,185 (2005). The new municipality belongs to 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...

("Zealand Region").