Skibby

Skibby is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Frederiksborg County in the northern part of the island of Zealand (Sj?lland) in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 80 km?, and has a total population of 6,783 (2005). Its mayor is Hans Henning Bj?rnsen, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party.

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The site of its municipal council is the town of Skibby.

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In addition to the town of Skibby, the municipality includes the villages of Skuldelev, ?stby, S?nderby, Venslev, Ferslev, Vejleby and Vellerup.

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Neighboring municipalities are Gunds? and Frederikssund to the east separated by the waters of Roskilde Fjord, J?gerspris to the north, and Bramsn?s to the south. To the west of the municipality is the strait separating Skibby from the island of Or?, the ?sterl?b ("East Strait"). The island of Or? is part of Holb?k, which is Skibby's neighbor municipality to the west.

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By January 1, 2007 Skibby municipality will cease to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It will be merged with existing Frederikssund, J?gerspris, and Slangerup municipalities to form the new Frederikssund municipality. This will create a municipality with an area of 260 km? and a total population of ca. 44,140. The new municipality will belong to the new Region Hovedstaden ("Capital Region").

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Frederiksborg County: Frederiksborgs Amt (English, Frederiksborg County) is a county (Danish, amt) in the north of the island of Zealand (Sj?lland) in eastern Denmark....