Høng

Høng is a town with a population of 4,269 (1 January 2020)[1] and a former municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Sjælland near the west coast of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 145 km², and had a total population of 8,411 (2005). Its last mayor was Ingver Jensen.

On 1 January 2007 Høng municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with Bjergsted, Gørlev, Hvidebæk, and Kalundborg municipalities to form the new Kalundborg Municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 598 km² and a total population of 48,697 (2005).

Platform façade of Høng station.

Transport

Høng is served by Høng railway station. It is located on the Tølløse railway line and offers local train services to Tølløse and Slagelse.

Notable people

Peter Madsen (born 1971) Danish engineer, entrepreneur and convicted murderer; interested in rockets and submarines. Was brought up in Høng

External links

Kalundborg municipality's official website (in Danish)

References

BY3: Population 1st January, by urban areas The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark

Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map

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