Everything about Holmegaard totally explained
Until
January 1,
2007,
Holmegaard was a municipality (
Danish,
kommune) in
Storstrøm County in the southern part of the island of
Zealand (
Sjælland) in south
Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 66
km², and had a total population of 7,442 (2005). Its last mayor was Søren Dysted, a member of the
Social Democrats (
Socialdemokraterne)
political party. The main town and the site of its municipal council was the town of
Fensmark.
The municipality was created in 1966 when the following
parishes were combined: Fensmark-Rislev Parish and Holme-Olstrup Parish. As the result of
kommunalreform ("Municipality Reform") in 1970, Toksværd Parish was incorporated into Holmegaard municipality, and Rislev Parish was incorporated into Næstved municipality.
Holmegaard municipality ceased to exist as the result of
Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with existing
Fladså,
Fuglebjerg,
Næstved, and
Suså municipalities to form the new Næstved municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 681
km² and a total population of 78,446 (2005). The new municipality belongs to
Region Sjælland ("Zealand Region").
Holmegaard Glassworks
The home of famous Holmegaard Glassworks products is located in Fensmark. The company got its start in 1823 when Count Christian Danneskjold-Samsøe petitioned the Danish king for permission to build a glassworks at Holmegaard Mose ("Holmegaard Bog"). He died before permission was granted. But after his death when permission was finally received his widow, Countess Henriette
Danneskjold-Samsøe pursued the project and began production in 1825 of green bottles. Today the company is known for its high-quality products of Danish design. Tours of´the facility can be arranged.
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