Stevns Municipality
Stevns Kommune (Danish) | |
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| Coordinates: 55°20′00″N 12°19′00″E / 55.333333333333°N 12.316666666667°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Zealand |
| Established | 1 January 2007 |
| Seat | Store Heddinge |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Annette Mortensen (V) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 249.92 km2 (96.49 sq mi) |
| Population (1. January 2024)[1] | |
| • Total | 23,649 |
| • Density | 95/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipal code | 336 |
| Website | stevns |
Stevns Municipality (Danish: Stevns Kommune) is a kommune in the Region Sjælland on the southeast coast of the island of Zealand in south Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 250 square kilometres (97 sq mi), and has a population of 23,649 (1 January 2024). The municipality covers most of Stevns Peninsula.
The third largest town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Hårlev.
On 1 January 2007 Stevns municipality, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with Vallø municipality to form an enlarged Stevns municipality.
- ^ BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark