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46-611: Nysted is a town in Guldborgsund Municipality in Region Zealand on the southeastern coast of the island of Lolland in south Denmark . Nysted is located on the southern coast of Lolland, and has a population of 1,265 (1 January 2024). The town and harbour originated during the Middle Ages near Aalholm Castle and a Franciscan cloister . The town was a natural crossroads for commerce and traffic on account of its having

92-420: A medieval town with houses and weaponry from around 1400. In Nysted is Aalholm , which is a privately owned castle. Fuglsang Art Museum holds a notable collection of Danish art from the end of the 18th century until today. In Marielyst on eastern Falster is a large summer house area and long sandy beaches. Guldborgsund is twinned with: Municipalities of Denmark#Municipal Reform 2007 Denmark

138-515: A final agreement merging many municipalities, as well as abolishing the 13 counties and setting up five regions , was reached by the parties Venstre , Conservative People's Party , Danish People's Party , Social Democratic Party and Det Radikale Venstre . Presented in February 2005 to the Folketing , the lawmakers finally approved the last of the 50 bills needed for the mergers by voting for

184-450: A maximum of 31 and minimum of 19 municipal councillors and the guidelines for a municipality with less than 20,000 inhabitants being a maximum of 31 and minimum of 9 municipal councillors. These guidelines replaced the old guidelines with the council elections in 2005 after the laws initiating the structural reform were passed in parliament. Many newly formed municipalities have chosen to have a maximum number of councillors so that all parts of

230-520: A merger from 1 January 2003, before the reform, that is 68 merged municipalities in all. 238 municipalities were merged 1 January 2007 to form 66 municipalities for a total of 245 merged municipalities in 2003, 2006, and 2007. The 30 remaining municipalities have not merged. Lolland , and Sønderborg each consist of seven (7) former municipalities. Before the merger on Bornholm there were 275 municipalities and 14 counties. Two sui generis municipalities, namely Copenhagen and Frederiksberg , were never

276-414: A part of a county, but were counties in their own right. Many of the responsibilities of the former counties were taken over by the 98 municipalities. With the increased responsibilities, the income tax rate that each of the 98 municipalities levies was raised by three percentage points on 1 January 2007. This tax had once been a part of the tax levied by the former counties. The archipelago of Ertholmene

322-510: Is divided into five regions , which contain 98 municipalities ( Danish : kommuner , [kʰoˈmuːnɐ] ; sg. kommune , [-nə] ). The Capital Region has 29 municipalities, Southern Denmark 22, Central Denmark 19, Zealand 17 and North Denmark 11. The government intends to merge R. Hovedstaden with R. Sjælland 1 January 2027 to form Region Østdanmark ( Region of Eastern Denmark ). The regional council will have 41 members, and will be elected Tuesday 18 November 2025 in

368-773: Is not part of any municipality, but is administered by the Ministry of Defence . The average land area of a Danish municipality is 432.59 km , 167.08 square miles. The area given in each article about municipalities – and regions – is the total area of land and water, of which the latter can make up a large part for instance in Halsnæs Municipality . The Constitution of Denmark states: "Article 82. The right of municipalities to manage their own affairs independently, under State supervision, shall be laid down by statute." 2,522 municipal councillors (and 205 regional councillors) were elected on Tuesday 15 November 2005 , being

414-517: The 1098 municipalities existing at the start of 1970 (with around 10,000 councillors) were merged to form 277 new municipalities. A few years later, the number was slightly reduced again to 275 as a few municipalities in Copenhagen County merged. 1 April 1974, Sengeløse municipality merged with Høje-Taastrup Municipality , and Store Magleby parish merged with Dragør parish to form the new Dragør Municipality . The voters of Sengeløse – which

460-537: The advent of the railroad. The massive Aalholm Castle ( Aalholm Slot ), built ca. 1200, dominates the view from the harbour at Nysted. For over 1,000 years this stronghold has tried to protected the town's citizens. It is one of the oldest, preserved Middle Ages fortresses in Denmark. The castle has been enlarged several times, most recently in 1889. The castle was sold to the Raben-Levetzau family in 1725, who owned

506-471: The bills 16 June 2005. The laws became effective 26 June 2005, as always the day after publication in Lovtidende . Half of the bills received support from more political parties than the three parties with the political majority of 94 seats. Then the mergers were specified and approved in a departmental order (Danish: ministeriel bekendtgørelse ) signed 29 June 2005 by Lars Løkke Rasmussen , then minister of

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552-454: The counties (1970–2006) (Danish (singular) amtskommune lit.   ' county municipality ' ) are not municipalities . The 270 municipalities were consolidated into 98 larger units, most of which have at least 20,000 inhabitants. 67 of the present municipalities are mergers as a result of the administrative reform, with Ærø being allowed to merge already on 1 January 2006, and one municipality, Bornholm Regional Municipality , being

598-528: The county to form Bornholm regional municipality , in the process abolishing the county and thereby reducing the number of counties to 13. This brought the number of municipalities down to 271 from 1 January 2003. After the general election in 2001 and the formation of a new government, a new municipal reform was discussed. Among the reasons advanced in favour of the reform were more synergies through economies of scale (critical mass and greater professional and financial sustainability) and big item discounts and

644-430: The first councils elected since the new reform. In 1997 there were 4,685 municipal and 374 county councillors in the then-275 municipalities and 14 counties. As an example of the reduction in the number of councillors, Bornholm in the 1970s and 1980s had a total of 122 councillors (from 1999:89) in five municipalities and one county (18 county councillors in the 1990s [from 1999: 15]). After the merger on 1 January 2003, of

690-418: The five municipalities and the county, there was one single municipal council with 27 municipal councillors. They were reduced to 23 from 1 January 2018. After 1 January 2007, when Bornholm Regional Municipality lost its (short-lived – four years: 2003 until 2006) county privileges, there has been talk of a reduction to 19 municipal councillors, the guidelines for a municipality with over 20,000 inhabitants being

736-531: The former Storstrøm County . The municipality covered an area of 142 km, and had a total population of 5,417 (2005). Its last mayor was Lennart Andersen, a member of the Social Democrats ( Socialdemokraterne ) political party . Nysted municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007) . It was merged with Nykøbing Falster , Nørre Alslev , Sakskøbing , Stubbekøbing , and Sydfalster municipalities to form

782-477: The four-year term of office (1 January) 1982 – (31 December) 1985. November 1985 local elections were for the following four-year term of office (1986–1989), etc. The election pages can be accessed from the templates at the bottom of each election page. Number of municipal councillors elected and term of office : Until the municipal reform of 1 April 1970, the number of councillors in Danish municipalities and counties

828-464: The government coalition of Venstre (then 56 seats) and the Conservative People's Party (then 16 seats), thus securing 94 seats (90 needed for a majority in the 179 seat Folketing ). The laws behind the mergers were subjected to a hearing from 1 December 2004 to collect opinions – for or against or to modify the laws – from organisations and individuals. After the national election of 2005

874-520: The interior and health . As a curiosity, all of Billund Airport , then partly located in Give Municipality , became a part of Billund Municipality , and any future expansion of the airport will also become a part of that municipality. The first elections to the new regions and municipalities were held in November 2005. The reform replaced the structure of municipalities and counties introduced with

920-426: The jurisdiction of a municipality in one county to the jurisdiction of a municipality in another county. Many of the 275 municipalities after 1 April 1974 built large city halls to consolidate the administration, thus changing the cityscape of Denmark. It also consolidated other municipal enterprises and the purchase of goods and services from the private sector. Until 1978 the fiscal year from 1 April to 31 March

966-521: The mayor and treasurer/supervisor of the administration (Danish kæmner – a term last used until 1996 – in Sindal , today a part of Hjørring Municipality ), both employed part-time). In 1970, a municipal reform ended the distinction between parish municipalities and market city municipalities. With the reform of 1970, the term municipality ( kommune ) replaced the previous two terms, which are now never used except for historical purposes. By 1 April 1970,

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1012-442: The mergers, because the center-rightwing voters in the merged municipalities would be in minority at the elections. (Since 1 January 1962 only two mayors of Høje-Taastrup have been Social Democrats, namely Per Søndergaard from 1 April 1978 until 31 December 1981 (three years and nine months), and Anders Bak (1948–2006) from 1986 until 2005 (20 years); Michael Ziegler, Conservative People's Party, has been mayor from 1 January 2006). Thus

1058-571: The municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007 . The largest company headquartered in the municipality is Codan Medical in Nysted , although its activities are actually concentrated in Rødbyhavn in neighbouring Lolland Municipality . Among the largest tourist attraction in the municipality is Middelaldercentret just outside Nykøbing Falster, which is an open-air museum built as

1104-544: The municipalities; after that part of the central government Ministry of Taxation), electoral wards , and parishes in the Church of Denmark also were reduced in number following the municipal reform. The 2007 reform reduced the number of local and regional politicians by almost half to 2,522 (municipal councillors) ( council elections November 2005 ; reduced in the 2009 elections to 2,468; in 2013 2,444; in 2017 2,432) (1978: 4,735; 1989: 4,826; 1998: 4,685; reduced somewhat in

1150-405: The new Guldborgsund municipality . This created a municipality with an area of 907 km and a total population of 63,533 (2005). Guldborgsund Municipality The southernmost point in Denmark, Gedser Odde , is located in the municipality. On Monday January 1, 2007 Guldborgsund municipality was created as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007) , consisting of

1196-631: The new municipalities and the small political parties have a chance of representation in the new councils: Copenhagen Municipality has 55 municipal councillors on its council , and populous municipalities such as Århus and Aalborg have 31 each, and Odense and Frederiksberg (Frb from 1 Jan 2022) have 29. Gentofte (from 17 to 19 councillors in elections 2009), Glostrup (from 17 to 19 cllrs in 2009), Hørsholm (from 15 to 19 cllrs in 2005), Ishøj (from 17 to 19 cllrs in 2009), Solrød (from 15 to 19 cllrs in 2009), and Tårnby (from 17 to 19 cllrs in 2009) are examples of municipalities that have increased

1242-408: The number of councillors because of the new guidelines. Council elections are held on the third Tuesday of November every four years. The previous elections were held on 16 November 2021. The newly formed five regional and 66 municipal councils acted as transitional merger committees ( sammenlægningsudvalg ) in 2006 with the responsibility of arranging the mergers (singular sammenlægning ) of

1288-402: The number of municipalities down to 270 that were finally reduced by mergers from 1 January 2007 to form 98 municipalities. Since the counties were not the only structure based on the municipal layout of Denmark, other related changes were carried out as well. Thus, police districts (reduced from 54 to 12), court districts (reduced from 82 to 24), tax districts (before 2007 the responsibility of

1334-433: The number of municipalities was 277 from 1 April 1970 to 1 April 1974, from that date dropping to 275. Also on 1 April 1974, Avedøre , which was part of Glostrup Municipality , was conjoined with Hvidovre Municipality . This combination was logical, as Avedøre borders Hvidovre, but is separated from Glostrup. Other minor municipal border adjustments - between 100 and 150 - were made 1 April 1972, sometimes moving an area from

1380-415: The old counties and municipalities into five and 66 new entities respectively. The 238 municipal councils and 13 county councils that were to be merged and replaced/abolished just continued their work one extra year beyond the fixed four-year term of office they were elected for (2002–2005) until 2006, and then ceased to exist. 32 municipalities including those of the recently formed Ærø Municipality (which

1426-502: The only natural harbour on the south coast of Lolland. During this time Lolland, and especially its southern coast, was vulnerable to attack by Wends , its neighbors on the opposite side of the Baltic Sea. Proximity to the castle was a great advantage to the people who lived there, but protection also meant that they belonged to the castle. On 7 December 1409 they were liberated when Eric of Pomerania gave Nysted merchant town status. This

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1472-413: The ordinary 2025 Danish local elections . This structure was established per an administrative reform (Danish: Strukturreformen ; English: ( The ) Structural Reform ) of the public sector of Denmark, effective 26 June 2005 (council elections 15 November 2005), which abolished the 13 counties ( amter ; singular amt ) and created five regions ( regioner ; singular region ) which unlike

1518-476: The possibility of offering a wider array of services closer to the public (via a one-stop place of access to the public sector not unlike the unitary councils ) Also, the reform was intended to alleviate the financial problems of depopulation in some areas due to limited job opportunities, high unemployment and aging, and to make introduction of new information technology more affordable. In short: fewer people, fewer municipalities. A commission on structural reform

1564-403: The process – because of its remote location 150 km (93 mi) southeast of Copenhagen retains some regional functions and is thus called a de facto regional municipality. It performs some tasks that are only performed by the regions in the rest of Denmark. (From 1 January 2016 and 2018 Ærø Municipality and Fanø Municipality , respectively, will also handle a task on the islands which

1610-429: The property until 1995 when it was sold privately. It is owned today by the estate of the late Stig Husted Andersen. There is no entrance to the castle itself, but access is available to the park and forest via a path from the town. The Aalholm Automobile Museum ( Automobilmuseet ) is now closed, and all the cars are sold. Until 1 January 2007 Nysted was the seat of the former Nysted municipality ( Danish , kommune ) in

1656-465: The reform of 1970. Three sui generis municipalities who were also counties lost their county privileges and became part of the Capital Region of Denmark , although one of these three municipalities, Bornholm , which was created 1 January 2003 after the merger of its county with the five municipalities was approved in a law by the Folketing 19 March 2002 – thereby abolishing one of the 14 counties in

1702-480: The six (6) former municipalities of Nykøbing Falster (located partly on the island of Falster and partly on Lolland (its Sundby section)), Nørre Alslev (Falster), Stubbekøbing (Falster), and Sydfalster (Falster) and two of the six former municipalities located on the island of Lolland : Sakskøbing and Nysted . Guldborgsund's municipal council consists of 29 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has six political committees. Below are

1748-466: Was around 10,000 in around 1,000 parish municipalities ( sognekommuner ), being supervised by their county, and market city municipalities ( købstadskommuner ), the latter numbering 86 (including Bornholm whose county as an exception supervised the county's six market city municipalities (of 21 in total)) and not being part of a county but being supervised by the Interior Ministry. The reform

1794-484: Was changed from 1 April until 31 March into 1 January until 31 December, local elections were held in March and the elected councillors took their seats the following month, 1 April. Elections were held in even years (a few examples given here): March 1966, March 1970, March 1974, March 1978. Term of office for local politicians elected in 1978 was 1 April 1978 until 31 December 1981. Local elections were held in November 1981 for

1840-431: Was created a municipality 1 April 1970 but only existed until 31 March 1974, being deemed too small in population – and Store Magleby parish were almost exclusively owner-occupiers, who voted center-rightwing in elections for the municipal council, whereas Høje-Taastrup Municipality and Dragør parish consisted of mainly tenants who rented their apartments and who voted center-leftwing, so heated debates took place before

1886-501: Was formerly the responsibility of the Region of Southern Denmark , namely public mass transit.) Almost all the mergers of the municipalities took place 1 January 2007, but Marstal municipality and Ærøskøbing municipality , both on the island of Ærø , after a referendum on the island had decided to merge the two municipalities, were allowed by the Danish government to merge already from 1 January 2006 to form Ærø municipality , thus bringing

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1932-461: Was in use in the public sector since a law was passed in 1849. As a consequence of a law passed by the Folketing in 1976, from 1 January 1979 the fiscal year is concurrent with the calendar year . Many reforms and laws passed prior to 1979 therefore have effect from 1 April. The 275 municipalities existed from 1 April 1974 until 31 December 2002, when the five municipalities on Bornholm merged with

1978-413: Was included in the reform) and Bornholm Regional Municipality (which was not merged as a result of the reform, merger decided locally by voters already 29 May 2001 and made effective from 1 January 2003) remained unchanged and were not merged with other municipalities. Local elections have also been held in odd years earlier, but immediately before 1 January 1979, when the fiscal year in the public sector

2024-704: Was initiated from 1958 by the Interior Minister Søren Olesen , (1891–1973), a member of the Justice Party of Denmark . The number of municipalities was reduced during the period from April 1962 to 1966 when 398 existing municipalities merged voluntarily to form 118 new ones. The number of municipalities was the highest in 1965, at 1345 – with more than 10,000 councillors – of which 88 were market city municipalities, including Copenhagen and Frederiksberg, and 1257 were parish municipalities (821 (the least populous; see table) of which had no staff employed except

2070-446: Was re-established by King Christian II in 1513. Like other merchant towns the citizens of Nysted joined in on Christian II's side in the Count's Feud , which resulted in the capture of Aalholm Castle in 1534 when Jørgen von der Wisch was absent. The castle then was overtaken by Count Christoffer, who held it for two years. The town's coastal advantage as a natural harbour disappeared with

2116-688: Was set up by the government 1 October 2002 and presented its report 9 January 2004. It was then presented to politicians, researchers, and journalists, more than 1,000 in all, 14 January 2004 in Vingstedcentret in Egtved Municipality near Vejle . The government put forward a proposal in April 2004, and a parliamentary majority backing the reform was secured 24 June 2004 when the Danish People's Party (then 22 seats) said it would support an agreement with

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