Region Zealand

Region Zealand Region Sjælland
Region of Denmark
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Country	Denmark
Largest city	Roskilde
Capital	Sorø
Municipalities	17 Faxe Greve Guldborgsund Holbæk Kalundborg Køge Lejre Lolland Næstved Odsherred Ringsted Roskilde Slagelse Solrød Sorø Stevns Vordingborg
Government
• Chairman	Steen Bach Nielsen (Social Democrats)
Area
• Total	7,273 km2 (2,808 sq mi)
Population (2012)[1]
• Total	816,670
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Website	www.regionsjaelland.dk

Region Zealand^[2] (Danish: Region Sjælland) is the southernmost 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, reducing the number of municipalities from 271 to 98. The reform was implemented in Denmark on January 1, 2007.

Overview

Region Zealand consists of the former counties of Roskilde, Storstrøm, and Vestsjælland.

The region is named after the island of Zealand, which it shares with the neighbouring Danish Capital Region. Region Zealand also includes the adjacent islands of Lolland, Falster, and Møn.

See also

• List of municipalities of Denmark

References

1. ↑ FOLK1: Population 1 October database from Statistics Denmark
2. ↑ About Region Zealand

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 / 55.167; 11.833