Skovbo municipality
Encyclopedia
Skovbo is a former municipality (Danish
, kommune) in Roskilde County on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in east Denmark
. It covered an area of 132 km², and had a total population of 14,873 (2005). Its last mayor was Ole Hansen, a member of the Venstre
(Liberal Party) political party
.
The main town and the site of its municipal council was the town of Borup
.
Neighboring municipalities were Køge to the east, Solrød, Ramsø
, Lejre, and Hvalsø
to the north, and Ringsted
and Haslev
to the west.
On January 1, 2007 Skovbo municipality, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007), merged with the existing municipality of Køge to form the new Køge municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 255 km² and a total population of 54,926 (2005). The new municipality belongs to the new Region Sjælland
("Zealand Region").
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 Roskilde County on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in east 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...
. It covered an area of 132 km², and had a total population of 14,873 (2005). Its last mayor was Ole Hansen, 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
The Politics of Denmark takes place in a framework of a parliamentary, representative democratic, constitutional monarchy, in which the Prime Minister is the head of government, and of a multi-party system...
.
The main town and the site of its municipal council was the town of Borup
Borup, Køge Municipality
Borup, in Køge Municipality, 40 kilometres southwest of Copenhagen, Denmark, is a railway town on the railroad between Roskilde and Ringsted. With a population of 4,228 , it is the second largest town of the municipality.-Geography:...
.
Neighboring municipalities were Køge to the east, Solrød, Ramsø
Ramsø
Until January 1, 2007 Ramsø was a municipality in the former Roskilde County on the island of Zealand in east Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 76 km², and had a total population of 9,320 . Its last mayor was Poul Lindor Nielsen, a member of the Social Democrats political party...
, Lejre, and Hvalsø
Hvalsø
Hvalsø is a town and a former municipality in Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand in east Denmark. The former municipality covered an area of 72 km², and had a total population of 7,856 . Its last mayor was Virginia Holst, a member of the Venstre political party...
to the north, and Ringsted
Ringsted municipality
Ringsted 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...
and 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...
to the west.
On January 1, 2007 Skovbo municipality, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007), merged with the existing municipality of Køge to form the new Køge municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 255 km² and a total population of 54,926 (2005). The new municipality belongs to the new 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").