Slagelse Municipality


Slagelse municipality is a municipality in Region Sjælland on the west coast of the island of Zealand in Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 571 km², and has a total population of 77,457. Its mayor is John Dyrby Paulsen, a member of the Socialdemokratiet political party.
The main city and the site of its municipal council is the city of Slagelse.
On 1 January 2007 Slagelse municipality was, as the result of Kommunalreformen, merged with Hashøj, Korsør, and Skælskør municipalities to form an enlarged Slagelse municipality.

Urban areas

The ten largest urban areas in the municipality are:
#LocalityPopulation
1Slagelse32,133
2Korsør14,538
3Skælskør6,385
4Vemmelev2,510
5Svenstrup1,967
6Sørbymagle1,165
7Dalmose990
8Boeslunde761
9Slots Bjergby726
10Kirke Stillinge708

Notable people from the wider municipality