Copenhagen County
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| Københavns Amt | |
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Københavns Amt's coat of arms. | |
| Basic Facts | |
| County seat | Glostrup |
| Area | 526 km² |
| Inhabitants | 618,529 (2006) |
| Website | [www.kbhamt.dk] |
| Map | |
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Københavns Amt (English: Copenhagen County) is a county (Danish, amt) on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. It covers the municipalities in the metropolitan Copenhagen area, with the exception of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg. On January 1 2007, the county will be abolished and become part of Region Hovedstaden (i.e. Copenhagen Capital Region).
Municipalities
| Counties of Denmark |
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| Regular counties: Århus | Copenhagen | Frederiksborg | Funen | North Jutland | Ribe | Ringkjøbing | Roskilde | South Jutland | Storstrøm | Vejle | Viborg | West Zealand | |
| Municipalities with county privileges: Bornholm | Copenhagen | Frederiksberg | |
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