Region Sjælland
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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...
established on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which replaced the traditional counties
Counties of Denmark
Denmark was until December 31, 2006 divided into 15 counties , and 270 municipalities . On January 1, 2007, the counties were replaced by five Regions and the number of municipalities slashed to 98....
("amter") with five larger regions. At the same time, smaller municipalities
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...
were merged into larger units, cutting the number of municipalities from 271 to 98. The reform was implemented in Denmark on January 1, 2007.
Overview
Region Zealand consists of the former counties of Roskilde, StorstrømStorstrøm County
Storstrøms Amt is a former county on the islands of Zealand , Møn, Falster, Lolland and some minor islands in southeast Denmark. The county was formed on 1 April 1970, comprising the former counties of Maribo and Præstø. The county was abolished effective January 1, 2007, when it merged into...
, and Vestsjælland
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...
.
The name of the region can be somewhat misleading as it does not cover the entire island of Sjælland (Zealand); the northeastern part of the island including Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Hillerød
Hillerød
Hillerød Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden . The municipality covers an area of 191 km² , and has a total population of 46,568...
and Helsingør belonging to Region Hovedstaden
Region Hovedstaden
The Capital Region of Denmark 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...
. Region Zealand also includes the islands of Lolland
Lolland
Lolland is the fourth largest island of Denmark, with an area of 1,243 square kilometers . Located in the Baltic sea, it is part of Region Sjælland...
, Falster
Falster
Falster is an island in south-eastern Denmark with an area of 514 km² and 43,398 inhabitants as of 1 January 2010. Located in the Baltic sea, it is part of Region Sjælland and is administered by Guldborgsund Municipality...
, Møn
Møn
-Location:Møn is located just off the south-eastern tip of Zealand from which it is separated by the waters of the Hølen strait between Kalvehave and the island of Nyord, at the northern end of Møn. Further south is Stege Bugt...
and several smaller islands.
Municipalities
- Faxe MunicipalityFaxe municipalityFaxe municipality is a municipality Faxe municipality is a municipality Faxe municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune in Denmark in Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand. The municipality covers an area of 406 km² and has a population of 35,418 (2008)...
- Greve MunicipalityGreve municipalityGreve Municipality is a municipality about 21 km south-west of Copenhagen in Region Sjælland on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 60 km², and has a total population of 47,773...
- Guldborgsund MunicipalityGuldborgsund municipalityGuldborgsund is a municipality in Region Sjælland in Denmark, spanning the Guldborgsund strait. It covers an area of 907 km² and a total population of 63,496 . Its administrative seat is in the town of Nykøbing Falster...
- Holbæk MunicipalityHolbæk municipalityHolbæk municipality is a municipality in northeastern Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand in Denmark. The municipality includes the island of Orø, and covers an area of 583 km², and has a total population of 69,010 . Its mayor for 2010–2013 is Søren Kjærsgaard, a member of the Liberal Party...
- Kalundborg MunicipalityKalundborg municipalityKalundborg municipality is a municipality in Region Sjælland on the west coast of the island of Zealand in Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 598 km², and has a total population of 49,743 . Its mayor is Martin Damm, a member of Venstre...
- Køge Municipality
- Lejre MunicipalityLejreLejre is a town with a population of 2,343 and a municipality on the island of Zealand in east Denmark. It belongs to Region Sjælland. The town's Old Norse name was Hleiðra. The municipality has an area of 240 km² and a total population of ca. 26,603 . Its mayor is Mette Touborg, representing the...
- Lolland MunicipalityLolland municipalityLolland municipality is a municipality in Region Sjælland in Denmark. It covers an area of 892 km² and a total population of 48,219 ....
- Næstved MunicipalityNæstved MunicipalityNæstved is a municipality in Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand in the south of Denmark. The municipality includes the island of Gavnø. It covers an area of 681 km², and has a total population of 80,732 . Its mayor is Henning Jensen, a member of the Social Democrats political party...
- Odsherred MunicipalityOdsherred municipalityOdsherred municipality is a municipality in Odsherred, Region Sjælland in Denmark. It covers an area of 355 km² and a total population of 33,129 and its seat is the town of Højby.-History:...
- Ringsted MunicipalityRingsted municipalityRingsted municipality is a municipality in Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand in east Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 295 km², and has a total population of 32,092...
- Roskilde MunicipalityRoskilde municipalityRoskilde municipality is a municipality in Region Sjælland, 30 km west of Copenhagen on the island of Zealand in east Denmark....
- Slagelse MunicipalitySlagelse municipalitySlagelse 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...
- Solrød MunicipalitySolrød municipalitySolrød is a municipality in Region Sjælland on the east coast of the island of Zealand in east Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 40 km², and has a total population of 20,759 . Its mayor is Niels Hörup, a member of the Venstre political party...
- Sorø MunicipalitySorø municipalitySorø municipality is a municipality in Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand in east Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 317 km², and has a total population of 29,180...
- Stevns Municipality
- Vordingborg Municipality