Copenhagen County

Copenhagen County
Københavns Amt
Former county

Copenhagen County in Danmark
Area
  Total 526 km2 (203 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 618,529

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).

The county was seated in Glostrup.

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)

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