- Rudbjerg
Until
January 1 ,2007 Rudbjerg was a municipality (Danish, "kommune") on the southwest coast of the island ofLolland in the formerStorstrøm County , southernDenmark . 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 (Liberal Party) political party. The main town and the site of its municipal council wasDannemare .Rudbjerg municipality ceased to exist as the result of "Kommunalreformen" ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with existing
Holeby ,Højreby ,Maribo ,Nakskov ,Ravnsborg , andRødby municipalities to form the newLolland municipality . This created a municipality with an area of 892 km² and a total population of 49,469 (2005). The new municipality belongs toRegion Sjælland (Zealand Region).External links
* [http://www.lolland.dk/ The new Lolland municipality's official website (Danish only)]
References
* Municipal statistics: [http://www2.netborger.dk/Kommunefakta/ NetBorger Kommunefakta] , delivered from [http://www.kmd.dk/ KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)]
* Municipal mergers and neighbors: [http://kommune.eniro.dk/region/media/nyekommuner.shtml Eniro new municipalities map]
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