Skælskør Municipality
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Until 1 January 2007 Skælskør Municipality was a municipality (Danish: kommune) in the former West Zealand County, on the southwestern coast of the island of Zealand, in eastern Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 170.02 km2, and had a total population of 11,928 (2006). Its last mayor was Hans Ole Drost, a member of the Venstre.
Skælskør Municipality
Skælskør Kommune | |
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Country | Denmark |
County | West Zealand |
Established | 1 April 1970 |
Dissolved | 31 December 2006 |
Seat | Skælskør |
Government | |
• Last mayor | Hans Ole Drost (V) |
Area | |
• Total | 170.02 km2 (65.65 sq mi) |
Population (2006)[1] | |
• Total | 11,928 |
• Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC2 (CEST) |
Municipal code | 331 |
Skælskør Municipality bordered Korsør and Hashøj Municipality to the north and Fuglebjerg Municipality to the east. The municipality included the islands of Agersø, Omø and Glænø.
To the west is the Great Belt (Danish: Storebælt), the strait that separates Zealand and the island of Funen (Danish. Fyn), and the Agersø Sound (Danish: Agersø Sund), the strait that separates Zealand from the former municipality's islands of Agersø and Omø. To the south is Karrebæksminde Bay (Danish: Karrebæksminde Bugt) and Rågø Sund. The municipality's island of Glænø lies in Karrebæksminde Bay, along with a number of other smaller islands. Noret, a large lake lies to the north of the town of Skælskør.
The municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen 2007 (the Municipality Reform of 2007). It was merged with Slagelse, Hashøj and Korsør municipalities to form a new Slagelse municipality. The new municipality belongs to Region Zealand.