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'Vestsjællands Amt'
''Vestsjællands Amt's coat of arms''.
'Basic Facts'
County seat	Sorø
Area	2,984 km²
Inhabitants	307,207 ''(2006)''
'Map'
West Zealand County in Denmark

'Vestsjællands Amt' (English: ''West Zealand County'') is a former county (Danish: ''amt'') in the west-central part of the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark. The county was abolished effective January 1, 2007, when it merged into Region Sjælland (i.e. ''Region Zealand'').
The county was responsible for public hospitals, upper secondary schools and schools for Higher Preparatory Examination, public transport and social welfare for the disabled. [1]
The County Hall was located in the town of Sorø. Sorø is by no means the biggest city in West Zealand, but it has great historical value. It is famed for the Sorø Academy (Danish, ''Sorø Akademi''), an educational institution built in 1140 together with the church where Queen Margaret I of Denmark was buried (later moved to Roskilde Domkirke, Roskilde).
Many people live in West Zealand but work in the greater metropolitan area of Copenhagen.

Contents

List of County Mayors

Municipalities (1970-2006)

References

External links

List of County Mayors

From	To	County Mayor
January 1 1970	September 20 1974 †	Jørgen Herman Monrad (Venstre)
September 20 1974	December 31 1985	Hans Kjeld Brinth (Venstre)
January 1 1986	December 31 1989	Søren Eriksen (Social Democrat)
January 1 1990	December 31 1993	Henning Tellerup (Conservative)
January 1 1994	December 31 2001	Søren Eriksen (Social Democrat)
January 1 2002	December 31 2006	Hans Jørgen Holm (Venstre)

Municipalities (1970-2006)

★ Bjergsted municipality ★ Dianalund municipality ★ Dragsholm municipality ★ Fuglebjerg municipality ★ Gørlev municipality ★ Hashøj municipality ★ Haslev municipality ★ Holbæk municipality ★ Hvidebæk municipality ★ Høng municipality ★ Jernløse municipality ★ Kalundborg municipality

★ Korsør municipality ★ Nykøbing-Rørvig municipality ★ Ringsted municipality ★ Skælskør municipality ★ Slagelse municipality ★ Sorø municipality ★ Stenlille municipality ★ Svinninge municipality ★ Tornved municipality ★ Trundholm municipality ★ Tølløse municipality

References

★ West Zealand County website - list of county mayors

★ The Association of County Councils

External links

★ Tourist information

★ Sorø Akademi