Faxe municipality
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Faxe municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune in Denmark in Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand. The municipality covers an area of 406 km² and has a population of 35,418 (2008).
As of January 1, 2007 Faxe municipality, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), came into existence as a municipality by merging the three former municipalities of Haslev, Fakse, and Rønnede.
[edit] Geography
On June 5, 2007, it was reported by national broadcaster Danmarks Radio that an unknown hill near Rønnede (town), named Kobanke, has the highest natural point of terrain, 122.9 m (403.2 feet) on Sjælland. Gyldenløveshøj has an altitude of 126 m (413.4 feet), but that is due to a manmade hill from the 1600s. Its natural height is 121.3 m (397.96 feet).
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[edit] References
- Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
- Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
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