| Region Zealand | |
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| — Region of Denmark — | |
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| Country | Denmark |
| Largest city | Roskilde |
| Capital | Sorø |
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| Government | |
| - Chairman | Kristian Ebbensgaard (Venstre) |
| Area | |
| - Total | 7,273 km2 (2,808.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | |
| - Total | 821,252 |
| - Density | 112.9/km2 (292.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Website | www.regionsjaelland.dk |
Region Zealand[1] (Danish: Region Sjælland) is an administrative region of Denmark established on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which replaced the traditional counties ("amter") with five larger regions. At the same time, smaller municipalities were merged into larger units, cutting the number of municipalities from 271 to 98. The reform was implemented in Denmark on January 1, 2007.
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Overview
Region Zealand consists of the former counties of Roskilde, Storstrøm, and Vestsjælland.
The name of the region can be somewhat misleading as it does not cover the entire island of Sjælland (Zealand); the northeastern part of the island including Copenhagen, Hillerød and Helsingør belonging to Region Hovedstaden. Region Zealand also includes the islands of Lolland, Falster, Møn and several smaller islands.
Municipalities
- Faxe municipality
- Greve municipality
- Guldborgsund municipality
- Holbæk municipality
- Kalundborg municipality
- Køge municipality
- Lejre municipality
- Lolland municipality
- Næstved municipality
- Odsherred municipality
- Ringsted municipality
- Roskilde municipality
- Slagelse municipality
- Solrød municipality
- Sorø municipality
- Stevns municipality
- Vordingborg municipality
References
External links
Media related to Region Sjælland at Wikimedia Commons
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Coordinates: 55°10′N 11°50′E / 55.167°N 11.833°E
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