Højreby
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Højreby is a municipality (Danish, kommune) on the island of Lolland in Storstrøm County in south Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 128 km², and has a total population of 4,049 (2005). Its mayor is Jytte Frijs, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party.
The site of its municipal council is the town of Søllested.
Neighboring municipalities are Maribo to the east, Ravnsborg to the north, Nakskov to the west, and Rudbjerg and Rødby to the south.
By January 1, 2007 Højreby municipality will cease to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It will be merged with existing Holeby, Maribo, Nakskov, Ravnsborg, Rudbjerg and Rødby municipalities to form the new Lolland municipality. This will create a municipality with an area of 892 km² and a total population of 49,469 (2005). The new municipality will belong to the new Region Sjælland ("Zealand Region").
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- Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
- Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
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