Rudbjerg: Difference between revisions

Until 1 January 2007 '''Rudbjerg''' was a municipality ([[Danish language|Danish]], ''[[Municipalities of Denmark|kommune]]'') on the southwest coast of the islandof [[Lolland]] in the former [[Storstrøm County]], southern [[Denmark]]. The municipality covered an area of 143 km², and had a total population of 3,432 (2005). Its last mayor was Tom Larsen, a member of the [[Venstre (Denmark)|Venstre]] (Liberal Party) [[Politics of Denmark|political party]]. The main town and the site of its municipal council was [[Dannemare]].

Rudbjerg municipality ceased to exist as the result of [[Municipalities of Denmark#Municipality Reform 2007|''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007)]]. It was merged with existing [[Holeby]], [[Højreby]], [[Maribo]], [[Nakskov]], [[Ravnsborg]], and [[Rødby]] municipalities to form the new [[Lolland municipality]]. This created a municipality with an area of 892 km² and a total population of 49,469 (2005). The new municipality belongs to [[Region Sjælland]] (Zealand Region).

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==References ==

* Municipal statistics: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070812152043/http://www2.netborger.dk/Kommunefakta/ NetBorger Kommunefakta], delivered from [http://www.kmd.dk/ KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)]

* Municipal mergers and neighbors: [https://web.archive.org/web/20061208085744/http://kommune.eniro.dk/region/media/nyekommuner.shtml Eniro new municipalities map]

== External links ==

* [http://www.lolland.dk/ The new Lolland municipality's official website (Danish only)]

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