Holeby Municipality

Holeby was a municipality (Danish, kommune) on the island of Lolland in Storstrøm County in south Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 116 km², and had a total population of 3,982 (2005). Its last mayor was Bjarne Larsen.

The main town and the seat of its municipal council was the town of Holeby.

Neighboring municipalities were Nysted to the east, Maribo and Sakskøbing to the north, and Rødby to the west. To the south was the Baltic Sea and the Fehmarn Belt.

On 1 January 2007 Holeby municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It merged with the municipalities of Højreby, Maribo, Nakskov, Ravnsborg, Rudbjerg and Rødby to form the new Lolland municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 892 km² and a total population of 49,469 (2005). The new municipality belongs to the new Region Sjælland ("Zealand Region").

External links

The new Lolland municipality's official website

References

Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map

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Lolland, Denmark
Towns and villages	Bandholm Birket Branderslev Dannemare Guldborg Holeby Horslunde Hunseby Kettinge Maribo Nagelsti Nakskov Nørreballe Nysted Øster Ulslev Rødby Rødbyhavn Sakskøbing Sandby Søllested Stokkemarke Sundby Toreby
Localities	Albuen
Culture and attractions	Fuglsang Art Museum Fuglsang Cultural Centre Knuthenborg Safaripark Lalandia Maribo Open-Air Museum Middelaldercentret Reventlow Museum Stiftsmuseum Maribo
Churches	Arninge Church Avnede Church Bandholm Church Birket Church Dannemare Church Errindlev Church Frederiksdal Fuglse Church Gloslunde Church Halsted Church Horslunde Church Hunseby Church Købelev Church Maribo Cathedral Nakskov Church Olstrup Church Østofte Church Sandby Church Stokkemarke Church Tågerup Church Tillitse Church Toreby Church
Manor houses	Aalholm Berritzgaard Bramsløkke Christianssæde Engestofte Fredholm Halsted Priory Højbygård Knuthenborg Knuthenlund Krenkerup Lungholm Orebygaard Pederstrup Rudbjerggaard Sæbyholm Søholt Søllestedgård Vindeholme
Other landmarks	Gloslunde Rectory Kattinge Windmill Kong Svends Høj Nykøbing Latin School Nakskov Old Pharmacy Oreby Mølle Reventlow Asylum Reventlow Warehouse
Geography	Guldborgsund Maribo Lakes Nature Reserve Nakskov Fjord
History	1872 Baltic Sea flood Maribo Abbey Nysted Friary
Transport	Danish national road 9 E47 Fehmarn Belt fixed link Frederick IX Bridge Guldborgsund Bridge Lolland Falster Airport Scandlines Sydbanen
Other	Diocese of Lolland–Falster Guldborgsund Municipality Lolland Municipality

Towns of Lolland Municipality
Bandholm Birket Branderslev Dannemare Errindlev Hillested Holeby Horslunde Hunseby Langø Maribo (seat) Nakskov Nørreballe Rødby Rødbyhavn Sandby Stokkemarke Søllested

Municipalities in Storstrøm County (1970–2006)
Faxe Fladså Højreby Holeby Holmegaard Langebæk Maribo Møn Næstved Nakskov Nørre Alslev Nykøbing Falster Nysted Præstø Ravnsborg Rødby Rønnede Rudbjerg Sakskøbing Stevns Stubbekøbing Suså Sydfalster Vordingborg

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