Vordingborg Municipality

Vordingborg Municipality (Danish: Vordingborg Kommune, Danish pronunciation: [ˌvɒːte̝ŋˈpɒˀ]) is a kommune in the Sjælland Region, which is on the southeast coast of the island of Zealand in south Denmark. It was established in 2007. The municipality covers an area of 621 km2. It has a total population of 45,441 (2023). Its fourth and current mayor is Mikael Smed of the Social Democrats, who was elected in 2017, replacing Michael Seiding Larsen of the agrarian-liberal Venstre party.

Vordingborg Municipality
Vordingborg Kommune (Danish)
Municipality
Coat of arms of Vordingborg Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 55°00′30″N 11°54′37″E
CountryDenmark
RegionZealand
Established1 January 2007
SeatVordingborg
Government
 • MayorMikael Smed (A)
Area
 • Total621.0 km2 (239.8 sq mi)
Population
 (1. January 2023)[1]
 • Total45,441
 • Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipal code390
Websitewww.vordingborg.dk

The municipality takes its name from the town of the same name.

Overview

The Masnedsund Bridge connects the town of Vordingborg to the island of Masnedø. The Storstrøm Bridge connects Masnedø to the neighboring municipality of Guldborgsund on Falster near the town of Orehoved. The bridge is 3,199 meters long and supports two lanes of traffic and a single-track railway. It was inaugurated in 1937.

The Farø Bridges (The Farø High Bridge and the Farø Low Bridge) opened in 1985 and connect the two municipalities from the town of Bakkebølle Strand over Farø island (part of former Møn municipality) to Falster near the town of Sortsøgab. Bogø island is also part of the municipality.

As part of wider municipal reforms, an earlier Vordingborg municipality was merged with its neighboring municipalities of Langebæk, Møn, and Præstø on 1 January 2007, forming the enlarged Vordingborg Municipality.

Around 135 km (84 mi) east of Vordingborg municipality across the Baltic Sea is Bornholm, the easternmost municipality of Denmark, which is a part of the Capital Region of Denmark.

For the location of Vordingborg municipality relative to its neighbors, see the location diagram at the bottom of the corresponding article on Danish language Wikipedia, Vordingborg Kommune.

Urban areas

The nine largest communities in the municipality are:

Vordingborg11,600
Præstø3,800
Stege3,800
Nyråd2,500
Ørslev1,900
Stensved1,600
Køng980
Mern960
Bogø By870

Politics

Municipal council

Vordingborg's municipal council consists of 29 members, elected every four years.

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

Election Party Total
seats		 Turnout Elected
mayor
A B C F O V Ø Å
2005 11 2 1 2 2 10 1 29 72.1% Henrik Holmer (A)
2009 8 1 3 6 3 8 69.1%
2013 8 1 1 2 4 11 2 75.8% Knud Larsen (V)
Michael Seiding Larsen (V)
2017 13 1 1 1 3 8 1 1 73.9% Mikael Smed (A)
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017

Notable people
Elna Munch

See also

References
  1. BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. "Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. XI (9th ed.). 1880. p. 225.
  3. IMDb Database retrieved 14 June 2020
  4. IMDb Database retrieved 14 June 2020
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