Copenhagen County
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Copenhagen County
Københavns Amt (Danish) | |
|---|---|
Former county | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Copenhagen County in Denmark | |
| Seat | Glostrup |
| Area | |
• Total | 526 km2 (203 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 618,529 |
Copenhagen County (Danish: Københavns Amt) is a former county (amt) on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. It covered the municipalities in the metropolitan Copenhagen area, with the exception of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg. Effective January 1, 2007, the county was abolished and merged into Region Hovedstaden (i.e. Copenhagen Capital Region).[1]
The county was seated in Glostrup (from 1 January 1993; between 1952 and 1992 the county administration was located on Blegdamsvej in Copenhagen Municipality, which was surrounded by, but not part of the county).
List of County Mayors
[edit]| From | To | County Mayor |
|---|---|---|
| April 1, 1970 | 31 March, 1972 | Poul Stochholm (Conservative) |
| 1 April, 1972 | 31 March, 1974 | Viggo Hauch (Venstre) |
| April 1, 1974 | 31 December, 1993 | Per Kaalund (Social Democrat) |
| 1 January, 1994 | December 31, 2006 | Vibeke Storm Rasmussen (Social Democrat) |
Municipalities (1970-2006)
[edit]- Albertslund
- Ballerup
- Brøndby
- Dragør
- Gentofte
- Gladsaxe
- Glostrup
- Herlev
- Hvidovre
- Høje-Taastrup
- Ishøj
- Ledøje-Smørum 2007 merged to form Egedal
- Lyngby-Taarbæk
- Rødovre
- Søllerød merged 2007 to form Rudersdal
- Tårnby
- Vallensbæk
- Værløse merged 2007 to form Furesø
References
[edit]- ^ "Københavns Amtskommune". Lex (in Danish). Retrieved 3 June 2025.
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