Copenhagen County

Københavns Amt
Basic Facts
County seat Glostrup
Area 526 km²
Inhabitants 618,529 (2006)
Map

Københavns Amt (English: Copenhagen County) is a former county (Danish, amt) on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. It covered the municipalities in the metropolitan Copenhagen area, with the exception of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg. Effective January 1, 2007, the county was abolished and merged into Region Hovedstaden (i.e. Copenhagen Capital Region).

List of County Mayors

From To County Mayor
April 1, 1970 ... Poul Storchholm
... ... ....
... 1993 Per Kaalund (Social Democrat)
1993 December 31, 2006 Vibeke Storm Rasmussen (Social Democrat)

Municipalities (1970-2006)