Slagelse municipality is a municipality (Danish

Danish language

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, Municipalities of Denmark

Municipalities of Denmark

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) in Region Sjælland

Region Sjælland

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

Denmark

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. The municipality covers an area of 571 km², and has a total population of 77,457 (2008). Its mayor is Lis Tribler, a member of the Social Democrats

Social Democrats (Denmark)

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 (Socialdemokraterne) political party

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The main city and the site of its municipal council is the city of Slagelse

Slagelse

Slagelse, a town in east Denmark, is in Slagelse municipality on the island of Zealand. It is about 100 km southwest of Copenhagen. The population is 31,979 ....

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On January 1, 2007 Slagelse municipality was, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with 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 ...

, 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 ...

, and 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...

municipalities to form an enlarged Slagelse municipality.