Guldborgsund Municipality

Guldborgsund Municipality (Danish: Guldborgsund Kommune) is a kommune in the Region Sjælland of Denmark, created on 1 January 2007 from six (6) former municipalities on the two islands Lolland in the west and Falster in the east bordering the Guldborgsund strait. It covers an area of 903.15 km² (2013) and has a total population of 60,231 (1. January 2023). Its neighboring municipalities are Lolland to the west and Vordingborg to the north. Its administrative seat is in the town of Nykøbing Falster. Its mayor as of 1 January 2022 is Simon Hansen, representing the Social Democrats.

Guldborgsund Municipality
Guldborgsund Kommune (Danish)
Municipality
Coat of arms of Guldborgsund Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 54°46′11″N 11°52′57″E
CountryDenmark
RegionZealand
Established1 January 2007
SeatNykøbing Falster
Government
 • MayorSimon Hansen (Social Democrats)
Area
 • Total903.15 km2 (348.71 sq mi)
Population
 (1. January 2023)[1]
 • Total60,231
 • Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipal code376
Websitewww.guldborgsund.dk

The southernmost point in Denmark, Gedser Odde, is located in the municipality.

History

On Monday January 1, 2007 Guldborgsund municipality was created as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), consisting of the six (6) former municipalities of Nykøbing Falster (located partly on the island of Falster and partly on Lolland (its Sundby section)), Nørre Alslev (Falster), Stubbekøbing (Falster), and Sydfalster (Falster) and two of the six former municipalities located on the island of Lolland: Sakskøbing and Nysted.

Politics

Guldborgsund's municipal council consists of 29 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has six political committees.[2]

Municipal council

Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.

Election Party Total
seats		 Turnout Elected
mayor
A B C F G O U V Ø
2005 11 1 3 2 5 2 5 29 72.5% Kaj Petersen (A)
2009 7 2 5 4 4 1 6 67.1% John Brædder (G)
2013 9 1 1 6 7 4 1 74.3%
2017 6 1 11 7 3 1 72.1%
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017

Economy

The largest company headquartered in the municipality is Codan Medical in Nysted, although its activities are actually concentrated in Rødbyhavn in neighbouring Lolland Municipality.[3]

Localities
Nykøbing Falster16,405
Sakskøbing4,784
Sundby2,953
Nørre Alslev2,414
Stubbekøbing2,305
Nordbyen1,748
Nysted1,384
Væggerløse1,334
Idestrup1,330
Eskilstrup1,105
Gedser835
Marielyst776
Toreby617
Guldborg587
Horbelev586
Kettinge530
Nagelsti523
Orehoved424
Ønslev376
Nykøbing Strandhuse332
Systofte Skovby329
Horreby303
Sønder Vedby Skovhuse287
Øster Kippinge269
Øster Ulslev252
Tingsted228
Hasselø Plantage215
Sløsse50

Tourism
Trebuchets at Middelaldercentret

Among the largest tourist attraction in the municipality is Middelaldercentret just outside Nykøbing Falster, which is an open-air museum built as a medieval town with houses and weaponry from around 1400. In Nysted is Aalholm, which is a privately owned castle. Fuglsang Art Museum holds a notable collection of Danish art from the end of the 18th century until today. In Marielyst on eastern Falster is a large summer house area and long sandy beaches.

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Denmark

Guldborgsund is twinned with:[4]

References
  1. BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. Guldborgsund.dk "Politiske udvalg" Retrieved 28 April 2019
  3. "Meyer og lokalt firma blandt de 1.000 største virksomheder" (in Danish). Folketidende. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  4. "Venskabsbyer". guldborgsund.dk (in Danish). Guldborgsund Kommune. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
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