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Skovbo Municipality
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 Region Zealand ( da, Region Sjælland) is the southernmost administrative region of Denmark, established on 1 Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danish Language
Danish (; , ) is a North Germanic language spoken by about six million people, principally in and around Denmark. Communities of Danish speakers are also found in Greenland, the Faroe Islands, and the northern German region of Southern Schleswig, where it has minority language status. Minor Danish-speaking communities are also found in Norway, Sweden, the United States, Canada, Brazil, and Argentina. Along with the other North Germanic languages, Danish is a descendant of Old Norse, the common language of the Germanic peoples who lived in Scandinavia during the Viking Era. Danish, together with Swedish, derives from the ''East Norse'' dialect group, while the Middle Norwegian language (before the influence of Danish) and Norwegian Bokmål are classified as ''West Norse'' along with Faroese and Icelandic. A more recent classification based on mutual intelligibility separates modern spoken Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish as "mainland (or ''continental'') Scandin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Denmark
Denmark is divided into five regions, which contain 98 municipalities ( da, kommuner , sing.: ). The Capital Region has 29 municipalities, Southern Denmark 22, Central Denmark 19, Zealand 17 and North Denmark 11. This structure was established per an administrative reform (Danish: ''Strukturreformen''; English: (''The'') ''Structural Reform'') of the public sector of Denmark, effective 26 June 2005 (council elections 15 November 2005), which abolished the 13 counties (; singular ) and created five regions (; singular ) which unlike the counties (1970–2006) (Danish (singular) ''amtskommune'' ) are not municipalities. The 270 municipalities were consolidated into 98 larger units, most of which have at least 20,000 inhabitants. 67 of the present municipalities are mergers as a result of the administrative reform, with Ærø being allowed to merge already on 1 January 2006, and one municipality, Bornholm Regional Municipality, being a merger from 1 January 2003, before t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ringsted Municipality
Ringsted Municipality is a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in east Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 295 km2, and has a total population of 32,092 (2008). Its mayor is Henrik Hvidesten, a member of Venstre. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the city of Ringsted. Ringsted municipality was not merged with other municipalities on 1 January 2007, during the nationwide ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007). Urban areas The ten largest urban areas in the municipality are: Others include Ortved. Politics Municipal council Ringsted's municipal council consists of 21 members, elected every four years. Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007. Attractions * St. Bendt's Church (''Skt. Bendts Kirke'') is located in the middle of the town. The church contains several royal tombs. * Skjoldenæsholm Tram Museum Notable peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hvalsø
Hvalsø is a town and a former municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in east Denmark. The former municipality covered an area of 72 km2, and had a total population of 7,856 (2005). Its last mayor was Virginia Holst, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party. She was the first foreign national becoming mayor in a Danish municipality. The town of Hvalsø The town of Hvalsø (officially called Kirke Hvalsø) is located almost equidistant from the larger towns of Roskilde to the northeast, Ringsted to the south, and Holbæk to the northwest. On 1 January 2022 the town has a population of 4,294. The large, state-owned and managed, wooded area, Bidstrup Woods (''Bidstrup Skovene''), is located south of the town, and offers many recreational possibilities. There is a system of hiking trails, some connecting to neighboring Skjoldenæsholm Forest District (''Skjoldenæsholm Skovdistrikt''). As a ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lejre Municipality
Lejre Municipality is a municipality in Region Zealand. The current municipality was established on 1 January 2007 as a result of ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merging the former Lejre Municipality with Bramsnæs Municipality and Hvalsø Municipality to form a new Lejre Municipality. 28 September 2016 Carsten Rasmussen took over as mayor from Mette Touborg, who was leaving for a new job. She had been the mayor since 1 January 2010. She was the only one from the left wing Socialist People's Party to hold the highest political position in a municipality, whereas he is from the Social Democrats. Local companies include the chocolate manufacturer Friis-Holm. Settlements The municipality consists of the following settlements (populations as of 2011): and * Bramsnæs * Øm (village) Politics Municipal council Lejre's municipal council consists of 25 members, elected every four years. Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramsø
Ramsø was a municipality (Danish '' kommune'') in the former Roskilde County on the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in east Denmark until January 1, 2007. The municipality covered an area of and had a total population in 2005 of 9,320. Its last mayor was Poul Lindor Nielsen, a member of the Social Democrats (''Socialdemokraterne'') political party. The main town and the site of its municipal council was Viby. Other towns and villages in the municipality were Gadstrup, Skalstrup, Snoldelev and Ørsted. The municipality was created in 1970 due to a ("municipality reform") that combined existing parishes: * Dåstrup Parish * Gadstrup Parish * Snoldelev Parish * Syv Parish * Ørsted Parish Ramsø municipality ceased to exist as the result of the ''Kommunalreformen'' ("Municipality Reform") of 2007. It was merged with the existing Gundsø and Roskilde municipalities to form the new Roskilde Municipality, with an area of and a total population in 2015 of 79,441. The new municipa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Køge Municipality
Køge Municipality () is a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Sjælland on the east coast of the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') approx. 40 km southwest of Copenhagen. The municipality covers an area of 255 km² (98 sq. miles), and has a total population of 60,675 (2019). Until January 2007, its mayor was Torben Hansen, a member of the Social Democrats (''Socialdemokraterne'') political party, who died while still in office. He was replaced by Marie Stærke, who at age 27 was Denmark's youngest mayor at that time The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Køge. Suburbs inside the urban area of Køge include Køge Nord ( Ølby Lyng and Ølsemagle Lyng) to the north and Herfølge to the south. Towns inside the municipality but outside the central urban area include Borup, Ejby Ejby is the name of several small towns and a former municipality in Denmark: * Ejby Municipality, now included in Middelfart Municipality * Ejby, Middelfart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commune (subnational Entity)
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the governing body of a given municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district. The term is derived from French and Latin . The English word ''municipality'' derives from the Latin social contract (derived from a word meaning "duty holders"), referring to the Latin communities that supplied Rome with troops in exchange for their own incorporation into the Roman state (granting Roman citizenship to the inhabitants) while permitting the communities to retain their own local governments (a limited autonomy). A municipality can be any political jurisdiction, from a sovereign state such as the Principality of Monaco, to a small village such as West Hampton Dunes, New York. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borup, Køge Municipality
Borup is a railway town in Zealand, Denmark. It lies about 40 km southwest of Copenhagen on the railroad between Roskilde and Ringsted. It is located in Køge Municipality in Region Zealand. With a population of 4,833 (1 January 2023),BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from it is the second largest town of the municipality. Etymology BORUP is the evolution and shortening of what would be BYTHORP in English. In other words, the place name is based on two words having the meaning of "dwelling place".History Borup was originally a vil ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
