Korsør municipality
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Korsør municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in West Zealand County on the west coast of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 75 km², and has a total population of 20.644 (2005). Its mayor is Henning Erichsen, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party.
The main city and the site of its municipal council is the town of Korsør.
Neighboring municipalities are Hashøj to the east, Slagelse to the north, and Skælskør to the south. Part of its northern border is defined by Musholm Bay (Musholm Bugt). To the west is the Great Belt (Storebælt), the strait that separates Zealand and the island of Funen peninsula.
The West Motorway (Vestmotorvejen) runs through the municipality and onto the Great Belt Bridge (Storebæltsbroen), which spans the Great Belt. On the other side of the strait the motorway becomes the Funen Motorway (Fynske Motovej) at the city of Nyborg. The municipality of Nyborg on Funen is thus Korsør's municipal neighbor to the west. The island of Sprogø lies in the Great Belt between Korsør and Nybrog.
Fishing and margarine production are economically important trades in this area.
By January 1, 2007 Korsør municipality will cease to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It will be merged with existing Hashøj, Skælskør, and Slagelse municipalities to form the new Slagelse municipality. This will create a municipality with an area of 571 km² and a total population of 76,185 (2005). The new municipality will belong to the new Region Sjælland ("Zealand Region").
[edit] Municipality population
Number of inhabitants as of January 1:
- 1980 - 20.257
- 1985 - 20.786
- 1990 - 20.443
- 1995 - 20.092
- 1999 - 20.048
- 2000 - 20.330
- 2003 - 20.654
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[edit] References
- Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
- Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
