- Faxe
Faxe is a town in
Denmark inRegion Sjælland on the island ofZealand .Before the Danish "Kommunalreformen" ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007), Fakse was also a municipality. As of
January 1 2007 , the former municipalities of Fakse,Haslev , andRønnede have formed the newFaxe municipality .Before The Municipality Reform, Fakse covered an area of 147 km², and had a total population of 12,243 (2005). Its mayor was René Tuekær Hansen, a former
social democrat who has represented a local list since November, 1993, and continues to do so in Faxe municipality.Fakse is home to
Faxe Bryggeri , a relatively large brewery producing many kinds of beer and soda. The town also has a very biglimestone quarry, owned by Faxe Kalk.External links
* [http://www.faxekommune.dk/ The new Faxe 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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