Until January 1, 2007 Korsør 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

Municipalities of Denmark

This is a list of Municipalities of Denmark.-Region Hovedstaden:* Albertslund Municipality* Allerød Municipality* Ballerup Municipality* Bornholm Regional Municipality* Brøndby Municipality* Copenhagen Municipality* Dragør Municipality* Egedal Municipality...

) 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...

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

Denmark

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. The municipality covered an area of 75 km², and had a total population of 20.644 (2005). Its last mayor was Henning Erichsen, a member of the Social Democrats

Social Democrats (Denmark)

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 (Socialdemokraterne) political party

Politics of Denmark

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. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Korsør

Korsør

Korsør is a Danish town and port. It is out on the Great Belt, on the Zealand side, just south of where the Great Belt Bridge lands. It was the site of the municipal council of Korsør municipality - today it is part of Slagelse municipality...

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To the west was the Great Belt

Great Belt

The Great Belt is a strait between the main Danish islands of Zealand and Funen . Effectively dividing Denmark in two, the Belt was served by the Great Belt ferries from the late 19th century until the islands were connected by the Great Belt Fixed Link in 1997–98.-Geography:The Great Belt is the...

 (Storebælt), the strait that separates Zealand and the island of Funen

Funen

Funen , with a size of 2,984 km² , is the third-largest island of Denmark following Zealand and Vendsyssel-Thy, and the 163rd largest island of the world. Funen is located in the central part of the country and has a population of 454,358 inhabitants . The main city is Odense, connected to the...

 peninsula.

The West Motorway (Vestmotorvejen) runs through the former municipality and onto the Great Belt Bridge (Storebæltsbroen), which spans the Great Belt. On the other side of the strait the motorway becomes the Funen Motorway (Fynske Motovej) at the city of Nyborg

Nyborg

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Fishing and margarine production are economically important trades in this area.

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

Hashøj municipality

Until January 1, 2007 Hashøj municipality was a municipality in West Zealand County near the west coast of the island of Zealand in Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 131 km², and had a total population of 6,632 . Its last mayor was Troels Christensen, a member of the Venstre ...

, 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").

Municipality population

Number of inhabitants as of January 1 of the following years:

• 1980 - 20.257
• 1985 - 20.786
• 1990 - 20.443
• 1995 - 20.092
• 1999 - 20.048
• 2000 - 20.330
• 2003 - 20.654