Denmark

The Kingdom of Denmark (Danish: Kongeriget Danmark) is geographically the smallest Nordic country and is part of the European Union. It is located at {{coor dms|56|00|00|N|10|00|00|E|}} in Scandinavia, which is in northern Europe. Denmark borders the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, and consists of a peninsula attached to Northern Germany named Jutland (Jylland in Danish), the islands Funen (Fyn), Zealand (Sjælland), Bornholm and many smaller islands, the waters of which are often referred to as the Danish Archipelago. Denmark is north of Germany, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are Crown territories of Denmark, each with political home rule.

Counties

Main article: Counties of Denmark

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Denmark is divided into 13 counties (amter, singular: amt), and 271 municipalities (kommuner, singular kommune). The coming Danish Municipal Reform will replace the counties with five new regions and reduce the number of municipalities to 98. The new municipalities will take over most of the responsibilities of the former counties. Most of the new municipalities will have a population of at least 20,000 people. The reform will be implemented on 1 January 2007.

Related Topics:
Counties - Amter - Municipalities - Kommuner - Regions - 1 January - 2007

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• Aarhus
• Frederiksborg
• Funen (Fyn)
• Copenhagen (København)
• North Jutland (Nordjylland)
• Ribe
• Ringkjøbing
• Roskilde
• South Jutland (Sønderjylland)
• Storstrøm
• Vejle
• Viborg
• West Zealand (Vestsjælland)

Three municipalities have county privileges:

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• Bornholm (regional municipality)
• Copenhagen (København)
• Frederiksberg

Copenhagen County comprises the municipalities of metropolitan Copenhagen, except Copenhagen Municipality and Frederiksberg Municipality. Bornholm Regional Municipality comprise the five former municipalities on the island Bornholm and the island's former county.

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Greenland and the Faroe Islands also belong to the Kingdom of Denmark, but have autonomous status and are largely self-governing, and are each represented by two seats in the parliament.

Related Topics:
Greenland - Faroe Islands

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