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West Zealand County

County of Denmark

Summary

County of Denmark

Field	Value
name	West Zealand County
native_name	da
settlement_type	County of Denmark
image_shield	File:Vestsjællands amt coa.svg
image_map	DenmarkWestZealand.png
mapsize	200px
map_caption	West Zealand County in Denmark
seat	Sorø
area_total_km2	2984
population_as_of	2006
population_total	307207
population_density_km2	auto

West Zealand County () is a former county (Danish: amt) in the west-central part of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The county was formed on 1 April 1970, comprising a few former counties. The county was abolished effective January 1, 2007, when it merged into Region Sjælland (i.e. Region Zealand).

The county was responsible for public hospitals, upper secondary schools and schools for Higher Preparatory Examination, public transport and social welfare for the disabled.

The County Hall was located in the town of Sorø, and became the seat of the new region. Sorø is by no means the biggest city in West Zealand, but it has great historical value. It is famed for the Sorø Academy (Danish, Sorø Akademi), an educational institution built in 1140 together with the church where Queen Margaret I of Denmark was buried (later moved to Roskilde Domkirke, Roskilde).

Many people who live in West Zealand commute to the greater metropolitan area of Copenhagen for work.

List of County Mayors

From		To		County Mayor
January 1, 1970
September 20, 1974
January 1, 1986
January 1, 1990
January 1, 1994
January 1, 2002

Municipalities (1970-2006)

References

"Vestsjællands Amtskommune".
"Counties of Denmark 1970 - 2006". World Statesmen.
"Danish Regions".

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