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Town in Denmark
Hvalsø
is a town and a former municipality (
Danish
,
kommune
) in
Region Sjælland
on the island of
Zealand
(
Sjælland
) in east
Denmark
. The former municipality covered an area of 72 km
2
, and had a total population of 7,856 (2005). Its last mayor was Virginia Holst, a member of the
Venstre
(Liberal Party)
political party
. She was the first foreign national becoming mayor in a Danish municipality.
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The town of Hvalsø
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The town of Hvalsø (officially called Kirke Hvalsø) is located almost equidistant from the larger towns of
Roskilde
to the northeast,
Ringsted
to the south, and
Holbæk
to the northwest. On 1 January 2023 the town has a population of 4,340.
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The large, state-owned and managed, wooded area,
Bidstrup Woods
(
Bidstrup Skovene
), is located south of the town, and offers many recreational possibilities. There is a system of hiking trails, some connecting to neighboring
Skjoldenæsholm Forest District
(
Skjoldenæsholm Skovdistrikt
).
Hvalsø is served by
Hvalsø railway station
on the
Northwest Line
and has
regional train
connections to
Copenhagen
,
Roskilde
,
Holbæk
and
Kalundborg
.
Hvalsø will house the municipal council in the new
Lejre
municipality.
Hvalsø municipality 1970-2006
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The municipality was created in 1970 as the result of a
kommunalreform
("Municipality Reform") that combined a number of existing
parishes
:
- Hvalsø Parish
- Kisserup Parish
- Saby Parish
- Særløse Parish
On 1 January 2007 Hvalsø municipality ceased to exist as the result of
Kommunalreformen
("The Municipality Reform" of 2007)
. It was merged with
Bramsnæs
and
Lejre
municipalities to form the new Lejre municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 240 km
2
and a total population of 25,971 (2005).
Notable people
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