Kirke Hvalsø
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 km2, 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.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Kirke Hvalsø
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Skjoldnæsholm2.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Skjoldenæsholm south of town
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Denmark
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Zealand (Sjælland)
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name4
- Lejre Municipality
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Denmark#Denmark Region Zealand
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Denmark
Article
6 sectionsContents
- The town of Hvalsø
- Hvalsø municipality 1970-2006
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
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 km2, 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.
==The town of Hvalsø== 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 2025 the town has a population of 4,877.