Guldborgsund Municipality
| Guldborgsund Municipality Guldborgsund Kommune |
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| Country | Denmark | |
| Region | Region Zealand | |
| Seat | Nykøbing Falster | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | John Brædder (local list) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 903.15 km2 (348.71 sq mi) | |
| Population (1 July 2014) | ||
| • Total | 60,954 | |
| • Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | 376 | |
| Website | www.guldborgsund.dk | |
Guldborgsund is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Sjælland in 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 61,007 (1 January 2014). 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 2010 is John Brædder from the local party New Guldborgsund.
The municipality has the southernmost point in Denmark, Gedser Odde.
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.
Localities
- Nykøbing Falster (16,405 inh.)
- Gedser (835 inh.)
- Guldborg (587 inh.)
- Idestrup (1,300 inh.)
- Marielyst (776 inh.)
- Nagelsti (523 inh.)
- Nørre Alslev (2,414 inh.)
- Nysted (1,389 inh.)
- Øster Toreby (? inh.)
- Sakskøbing (4,784 inh.)
- Stubbekøbing (2,305 inh.)
- Sundby (2,873 inh.)
- Toreby (617 inh.)
- Væggerløse (1,334 inh.)
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.[1]
Tourism
Among the largest tourist attraction in the municipality is Middelaldercentret just outside Nykøbing Falster, which is an open-air museum build 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 notable collection of Danish art from the end of the 18th century until today. In Marielyst on eastern Falster are a large summer house area and long sandy beaches.
References
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- Guldborgsund municipality's official website (Danish)
- Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
- Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
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