Holeby
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Holeby is a municipality (Danish, kommune) on the island of Lolland in Storstrøm County in south Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 116 km², and has a total population of 3,982 (2005). Its mayor is Bjarne Larsen.
The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Holeby.
Neighboring municipalities are Nysted to the east , Maribo and Sakskøbing to the north, and Rødby to the west. To the south is the Baltic Sea and the Fehmarn Belt.
By January 1, 2007 Holeby municipality will cease to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It will be merged with existing Højreby, Maribo, Nakskov, Ravnsborg, Rudbjerg and Rødby municipalities to form the new Lolland municipality. This will create a municipality with an area of 892 km² and a total population of 49,469 (2005). The new municipality will belong to the new Region Sjælland ("Zealand Region").
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References
- Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
- Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
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