Sorø Municipality is a
municipality (
Danish, ''
kommune'') in
Region Sjælland on the island of
Zealand (''Sjælland'') in east Denmark. The municipality covers an area of , and has a total
population of 29,331 (2015).
The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of
Sorø. Other towns in the municipality are
Dianalund
Dianalund is a railway town on the west central part of the island of Zealand, Denmark. It has a population of 4,057 (1 January 2023), ,
Stenlille, and
Ruds Vedby
Ruds Vedby, in Sorø Municipality, is a small town located on the railway between Tølløse and Høng in West Zealand, eastern Denmark. Ruds Vedby is located 18 km north of Slagelse, 8 km west of Dianalund and 20 km north-west of Sorø. As of 1 ...
.
On 1 January 2007 Sorø municipality was, as the result of
''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with existing
Dianalund
Dianalund is a railway town on the west central part of the island of Zealand, Denmark. It has a population of 4,057 (1 January 2023), and
Stenlille municipalities to form the new Sorø municipality.
Locations
The ten largest urban areas in the municipality are:
The city of Sorø
The city of Sorø has a population of 7,754 (2015)
and is the site of both the municipal council and the county council. It was scheduled to be regional seat for
Region Sjælland, one of the five
new regions to be implantated in Denmark 1 January 2007.
While by no means the biggest city in Denmark, it has great historical value. It was founded in 1161 by Bishop
Absalon, later the founder of
Copenhagen, and is the site of
Sorø Academy (
Danish ''Sorø Akademi'') and
Sorø Klosterkirke
Sorø Klosterkirke (i.e. ''Sorø Abbey Church'') is located in the Danish town of Sorø. It was founded by Danish archbishop Absalon and built by Cistercians in the period from 1161 to 1201. It is made of red brick, which was a new material for th ...
, the church where Absalon is buried, along with other
notable Danes, including royalty. Queen
Margaret I of Denmark
Margaret I ( da, Margrete Valdemarsdatter; March 1353 – 28 October 1412) was ruler of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (which included Finland) from the late 1380s until her death, and the founder of the Kalmar Union that joined the Scandinavian k ...
was buried at this church until moved to
Roskilde Cathedral in
Roskilde.
Politics
Municipal council
Sorø's municipal council consists of 25 members, elected every four years.
Below are the municipal councils elected since the
Municipal Reform of 2007.
Image gallery
Image:Sorø Academy (Denmark).JPG, Sorø Academy
Image:Scavenius Stiftelse.JPG, Central Sorø
Image:Sorø - parkland.jpg, The shore of the lake
Image:Ruds Vedby - Vedbygaard1.JPG, Vedbygård
Vedbygård is a former manor house located within the village of Ruds Vedby, north-east of Høng, Sorø Municipality, Denmark. The oldest parts of the house date from the 15th century and are in the Late Gothic style.
History Early history
The ...
References
* Municipal statistics
NetBorger Kommunefakta delivered fro
KMD a.k.a. Kommunedata (Municipal Data)* Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro new municipalities map
External links
*
East Denmark tourism information
{{DEFAULTSORT:Soro
Municipalities of Region Zealand
Municipalities of Denmark
Populated places established in 2007