Dragør Kommune
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Dragør Kommune is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Copenhagen County on the southern coast of the island of Amager just east of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 18 km², and has a total population of 13,261 (2008). Its mayor is Allan Holst, a member of the Social Democrats (Denmark).
The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Dragør.
Its only neighboring municipality is Tårnby to the north. To the east and south is the Øresund, the strait that separates Zealand and Amager from Sweden. To the southwest is Køge Bay (Køge Bugt).
The geography of Dragør municipality was not affected as the result of nationwide Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007) on January 1, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Municipality's official website
- Dragør Info - Tourism and Shopping (in danish language)
- visitdragoer.dk
- (Danish)Krak searchable/printable map(outline of municipality does not print out!]
[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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Coordinates: 55°35′39″N 12°40′13″E / 55.59417°N 12.67028°E
