Sorø Municipality

Sorø Municipality
Sorø Kommune
Municipality

Coat of arms
Country Denmark
Region Region Zealand
Seat Sorø
Government
 • Mayor Gert Jørgensen (C)
Area
 • Total 311.05 km2 (120.10 sq mi)
Population (1 January 1, 2012)
 • Total 29,400
 • Density 95/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Island Zealand
Municipal code 340
Website www.soroe.dk
Drawing of the courtyard at Sorø Academy, Denmark by Ole Jørgen Rawert, August 1820

Sorø Municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in east Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 317 km2 (122 sq mi), and has a total population of 29,331 (2015).[1] The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Sorø. Other towns in the municipality are Dianalund, Stenlille, and Ruds Vedby.

On 1 January 2007 Sorø municipality was, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with existing Dianalund and Stenlille municipalities to form the new Sorø municipality.

Urban areas

The ten largest urban areas in the municipality are:[1]

#LocalityPopulation (2015)
1Sorø7,754
2Dianalund4,003
3Frederiksberg3,461
4Stenlille2,073
5Ruds Vedby1,716
6Fjenneslev795
7Nyrup422
8Munke Bjergby315
9Vedde302
10Tersløse250

The city of Sorø

The city of Sorø has a population of 7,754 (2015)[1] and is the site of both the municipal council and the county council. It was scheduled to be regional seat for Region Sjælland, one of the five new regions to be implantated in Denmark 1 January 2007.

While by no means the biggest city in Denmark, it has great historical value. It was founded in 1161 by Bishop Absalon, later the founder of Copenhagen, and is the site of Sorø Academy (Danish Sorø Akademi) and Sorø Klosterkirke, the church where Absalon is buried, along with other notable Danes, including royalty. Queen Margaret I of Denmark was buried at this church until moved to Roskilde Cathedral in Roskilde.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Statistikbanken". Danmarks Statistik. Retrieved 2015-12-22.

Coordinates: 55°26′00″N 11°34′00″E / 55.4333°N 11.5667°E / 55.4333; 11.5667

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