Korsør Municipality
Until 1 January 2007 Korsør Municipality was a municipality (Danish: kommune) in the former West Zealand County, on the southwestern coast of the island of Zealand, in eastern Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 74.25 km2, and had a total population of 20,873 (2006). Its last mayor was Flemming Erichsen, a member of the Social Democrats.
Korsør Municipality
Korsør Kommune | |
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Former municipality | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Country | Denmark |
| County | West Zealand |
| Established | 1 April 1970 |
| Dissolved | 31 December 2006 |
| Seat | Korsør |
| Government | |
| • Last mayor | Flemming Erichsen (A) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 74.25 km2 (28.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 20,873 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC2 (CEST) |
| Municipal code | 325 |
Korsør Municipality bordered Skælskør Municipality to the south, Hashøj Municipality to the east and Slagelse Municipality to the north. It connected to Nyborg Municipality through the Great Belt ferries. To the west was the Great Belt (Storebælt), the strait that separates Zealand and the island of Funen peninsula.
The municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen 2007 (the Municipality Reform of 2007). It was merged with Slagelse, Hashøj and Skælskør municipalities to form a new Slagelse municipality. The new municipality belongs to Region Zealand.