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Region Sjælland is an administrative region of Denmark
Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
 established on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which replaced the traditional counties
Counties of Denmark

Denmark was until December 31, 2006 divided into 15 county , and 270 Municipalities of Denmark . On January 1, 2007, the counties were replaced by five regions of Denmark and the number of municipalities slashed to 98....
 ("amter") with five larger regions. At the same time, smaller municipalities
Municipalities of Denmark

Legal foundation of municipalitiesThe Constitution of Denmark states: "Article 82. The right of municipalities to manage their own affairs independently, under State supervision, shall be laid down by statute."...
 were merged into larger units, cutting the number of municipalities from 271 to 98. The reform was implemented in Denmark on January 1, 2007.

Region Sjælland consists of the former counties of Roskilde
Roskilde County

Roskilde Amt is a former counties of Denmark on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The county was abolished effective January 1, 2007, when it merged into Region Sj?lland ....
, Storstrøm
Storstrøm County

Storstr?ms Amt is a former counties of Denmark on the islands of Zealand , M?n, Falster, Lolland and some minor islands in southeast Denmark. The county was formed on 1 April, 1970, comprising the former counties of Maribo County and Pr?st? County....
, and Vestsjælland
West Zealand County

Vestsj?llands Amt is a former counties of Denmark in the west-central part of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The county was abolished effective January 1, 2007, when it merged into Region Sj?lland ....
.

The name of the region can be somewhat misleading as it does not cover the entire island of Sjælland (Zealand)
Zealand

Zealand is the largest island of Denmark and the List of islands by area. Zealand is connected to Funen by the Great Belt Bridge and to Sweden by the Oresund Bridge....
; the northeastern part of the island including Copenhagen
Copenhagen

Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban area with a population of 1,153,615 . Copenhagen is situated on the Islands of Zealand and Amager....
, Hillerød
Hillerød

Hiller?d Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden . The municipality covers an area of 191 square kilometre , and has a total population of 46,568 ....
 and Helsingør belonging to Region Hovedstaden
Region Hovedstaden

Region Hovedstaden is an administrative Regions of Denmark of Denmark established on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which replaced the traditional counties of Denmark with five larger regions....
.






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Region Sjælland is an administrative region of Denmark
Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
 established on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which replaced the traditional counties
Counties of Denmark

Denmark was until December 31, 2006 divided into 15 county , and 270 Municipalities of Denmark . On January 1, 2007, the counties were replaced by five regions of Denmark and the number of municipalities slashed to 98....
 ("amter") with five larger regions. At the same time, smaller municipalities
Municipalities of Denmark

Legal foundation of municipalitiesThe Constitution of Denmark states: "Article 82. The right of municipalities to manage their own affairs independently, under State supervision, shall be laid down by statute."...
 were merged into larger units, cutting the number of municipalities from 271 to 98. The reform was implemented in Denmark on January 1, 2007.

Region Sjælland consists of the former counties of Roskilde
Roskilde County

Roskilde Amt is a former counties of Denmark on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The county was abolished effective January 1, 2007, when it merged into Region Sj?lland ....
, Storstrøm
Storstrøm County

Storstr?ms Amt is a former counties of Denmark on the islands of Zealand , M?n, Falster, Lolland and some minor islands in southeast Denmark. The county was formed on 1 April, 1970, comprising the former counties of Maribo County and Pr?st? County....
, and Vestsjælland
West Zealand County

Vestsj?llands Amt is a former counties of Denmark in the west-central part of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The county was abolished effective January 1, 2007, when it merged into Region Sj?lland ....
.

The name of the region can be somewhat misleading as it does not cover the entire island of Sjælland (Zealand)
Zealand

Zealand is the largest island of Denmark and the List of islands by area. Zealand is connected to Funen by the Great Belt Bridge and to Sweden by the Oresund Bridge....
; the northeastern part of the island including Copenhagen
Copenhagen

Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban area with a population of 1,153,615 . Copenhagen is situated on the Islands of Zealand and Amager....
, Hillerød
Hillerød

Hiller?d Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden . The municipality covers an area of 191 square kilometre , and has a total population of 46,568 ....
 and Helsingør belonging to Region Hovedstaden
Region Hovedstaden

Region Hovedstaden is an administrative Regions of Denmark of Denmark established on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which replaced the traditional counties of Denmark with five larger regions....
. Region Sjælland also includes the islands of Lolland
Lolland

Lolland is the fourth largest island of Denmark, with an area of some 1,243 square kilometers . Located in the Baltic sea, it is part of Region Sj?lland ....
, Falster
Falster

Falster is a Denmark island. The area of the island is 514 km? , and there are 43,537 inhabitants, over 40% of whom live in the principal town, Nyk?bing Falster....
, Møn
Møn

M?n is an island in south-eastern Denmark. Until 1 January 2007 it was a municipality in its own right but is now part of the municipality of Vordingborg after merging with the former municipalities of Langeb?k, Pr?st?, and Vordingborg....
 and several smaller islands.

Municipalities

  • Faxe municipality
    Faxe municipality

    Faxe municipality is a municipality As of January 1, 2007 Faxe municipality, as the result of Municipalities of Denmark#Municipal Reform 2007, came into existence as a municipality by merging the three former municipalities of Haslev, Fakse, and R?nnede....
  • Greve municipality
    Greve municipality

    Greve Municipality is a municipality approx. 21 km. south-west of Copenhagen in Region Sj?lland on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark....
  • Guldborgsund municipality
    Guldborgsund municipality

    Guldborgsund is a Municipalities of Denmark in Region Sj?lland in Denmark, spanning the Guldborgsund strait. It covers an area of 907 km? and a total population of 63,496 ....
  • Holbæk municipality
    Holbæk municipality

    Holb?k municipality is a municipality in northeastern Region Sj?lland on the island of Zealand in Denmark. The municipality includes the island of Or?, and covers an area of 583 km?, and has a total population of 69,010 ....
  • Kalundborg municipality
    Kalundborg municipality

    Kalundborg municipality is a municipality in Region Sj?lland on the west coast of the island of Zealand in Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 598 km?, and has a total population of 49,743 ....
  • Køge municipality
    Køge

    K?ge Municipality is a municipality in Region Sj?lland on the east coast of the island of Zealand approx. 40 km. southwest of Copenhagen. The municipality covers an area of 255 km? , and has a total population of 56,637 ....
  • Lejre municipality
    Lejre

    Lejre is a town and municipality on the island of Zealand in east Denmark. It belongs to Region Sj?lland. The town's Old Norse name was Hlei?ra....
  • Lolland municipality
    Lolland municipality

    Lolland municipality is a municipality in Region Sj?lland in Denmark. It covers an area of 892 square kilometre and a total population of 48,219 ....
  • Næstved municipality
    Næstved Municipality

    N?stved is a municipality in Region Sj?lland on the island of Zealand in the south of Denmark. The municipality includes the island of Gavn?....
  • Odsherred municipality
    Odsherred municipality

    Odsherred municipality is a municipality in Odsherred, Region Sj?lland in Denmark. It covers an area of 355 km? and a total population of 33,129 ....
  • Ringsted municipality
    Ringsted municipality

    Ringsted municipality is a municipality in Region Sj?lland on the island of Zealand in east Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 295 square kilometre, and has a total population of 32,092 ....
  • Roskilde municipality
    Roskilde municipality

    Roskilde municipality is a municipality in Region Sj?lland, 30 km west of Copenhagen on the island of Zealand in east Denmark.The biggest city is Roskilde, the municipality covers an area of 212 square kilometre, and it has a total population of 80,687 ....
  • Slagelse municipality
    Slagelse municipality

    Slagelse municipality is a municipality in Region Sj?lland on the west coast of the island of Zealand in Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 571 square kilometre, and has a total population of 77,457 ....
  • Solrød municipality
    Solrød municipality

    Solr?d is a municipality in Region Sj?lland on the east coast of the island of Zealand in east Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 40 km?, and has a total population of 20,759 ....
  • Sorø municipality
    Sorø municipality

    Sor? municipality is a municipality in Region Sj?lland on the island of Zealand in east Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 317 square kilometre, and has a total population of 29,180 ....
  • Stevns municipality
    Stevns

    Stevns is a municipality in Region Sj?lland on the southeast coast of the island of Zealand in south Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 247 square kilometre, and has a total population of 21,892 ....
  • Vordingborg municipality
    Vordingborg

    Vordingborg is a municipality in Region Sj?lland on the southeast coast of the island of Zealand in south Denmark. The municipality includes the island of Masned?, and covers an area of 615 km?....