West Zealand County

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Vestsjællands Amt
Vestsjællands Amt's coat of arms.
Basic Facts
County seat	Sorø
Area	2,984 km²
Inhabitants	307,207 (2006)
Website	www.vestamt.dk
Map

Vestsjællands Amt (English: West Zealand County) is a county (Danish, amt) in the west-central part of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. It is one of the 13 counties of Denmark. On 1 January 2007, the county will be abolished and become part of Region Sjælland (i.e. Region Zealand).

The county is responsible for public hospitals, upper secondary schools and schools for Higher Preparatory Examination, public transport and social welfare for the disabled. [1]

The County Hall is located in the city of Sorø. Sorø is by no means the biggest city in West Zealand, but it has great historical value. It is for instance home to Sorø Academy (Danish, Sorø Akademi), an educational institution built in 1140 together with the church where Queen Margaret I of Denmark was buried (later moved to Roskilde Domkirke, Roskilde).

Many people live in West Zealand but work in the greater metropolitan area of Copenhagen.

1 List of County Mayors
2 Municipalities
3 References
4 External links

[edit] List of County Mayors

From	To	County Mayor
January 1, 1970	September 20, 1974 †	J.H. Monrad (Venstre)
September 20, 1974	December 31, 1985	Hans Kjeld Brinth (Venstre)
January 1, 1986	December 31, 1989	Søren Eriksen (Social Democrat)
January 1, 1990	December 31, 1993	Henning Tellerup (Conservative)
January 1, 1994	December 31, 2001	Søren Eriksen (Social Democrat)
January 1, 2002	Current incumbent	Hans Jørgen Holm (Venstre)