West Zealand

West Zealand County is a former county in the west-central part of the island of Zealand in eastern . The county was formed on 1 April 1970, comprising a few former counties.
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is in West Zealand, , 35 km west of . is an ancient city dating from the Viking age. The most important historical sights are the Viking Museum and Cathedral, World Heritage site.

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is a town in municipality on the island of Zealand in east with a population of 8,415. It lies on the northeastern shore of Lake.

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is a town located on the southwestern part of Zealand, . The town is the seat of , and is the biggest town of the municipality.

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is a city in . is an important harbour city and a commercial and cultural center for the area.

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is a city in , . You might come here for the medieval city remains, for the spectacular nature of Røsnæs, or because could be on your way from Copenhagen via Samsø to Aarhus.

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is a city in the centre of the island of in . Its main draws for visitors are St. Bendt's Church, a Romanesque church containing numerous tombs of medieval Danish royalty, and its large shopping centres.

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is a town in Zealand, . It is located in . Until 2007 was the seat of Municipality. The town is located 15 km west of , 12 km north-west of and connects to through the .

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is a peninsula and municipality stretching northwards between the Isefjord and Sejerø Bay on the island of in eastern .

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is a town in Zealand, . It is located in . Until 2007 was the seat of Municipality. The town is located 17 km southwest of and 12 km southeast of .

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is a city in . This article covers as well as the nearby smaller towns of Gørlev, Reersø, Reerslev and Ruds Vedby.

West Zealand

Latitude of center
55.4333° or 55° 25′ 60″ north
Longitude of center
11.5667° or 11° 34′ 0″ east
Wiki­data ID
Q866823
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“West Zealand” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مقاطعة فيستسجلاند”
  • Arabic: “مقاطعه فيستسجلاند”
  • Belarusian: “Заходняя Зеландыя”
  • Catalan: “Comtat de Seeland Occidental”
  • Catalan: “Comtat de Sjælland Occidental”
  • Chinese: “西西兰郡”
  • Chinese: “西西蘭郡”
  • Czech: “Vestsjællands Amt”
  • Danish: “Vestsjællands Amt”
  • Danish: “Vestsjællands Amtskommune”
  • Dutch: “Vestsjaelland”
  • Dutch: “Vestsjælland”
  • Dutch: “West Sealand”
  • Dutch: “West Zealand county”
  • Dutch: “West-Seeland”
  • Finnish: “Länsi-Sjællandin amt”
  • French: “Sjælland occidental amt”
  • French: “Sjælland occidental”
  • French: “Sjaelland-Occidental”
  • French: “Sjælland-Occidental”
  • German: “Vestsjællands Amt”
  • Italian: “Selandia Occidentale”
  • Italian: “Sjælland occidentale”
  • Italian: “Vestsjælland”
  • Italian: “Zelanda occidentale”
  • Japanese: “ヴェストシェラン県”
  • Korean: “베스트셸란주”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Vestsjællands amt”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vestsjællands amt”
  • Norwegian: “Vestsjællands amt”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Sjælland occidental amt”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Sjælland Occidental”
  • Polish: “Vestsjællands Amt”
  • Polish: “Zelandia Zachodnia”
  • Portuguese: “Condado de vestsjaelland”
  • Portuguese: “Condado de Vestsjalland”
  • Portuguese: “Vestsjaelland”
  • Portuguese: “Vestsjælland”
  • Portuguese: “Zelândia Ocidental”
  • Romanian: “Vestsjaellands Amt”
  • Romanian: “Vestsjællands Amt”
  • Russian: “Западная Зеландия”
  • Slovenian: “Okrožje Zahodna Zelandija”
  • Slovenian: “Vestsjællands Amt”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Selandia Occidental”
  • Spanish: “Selandia Occidental”
  • Swedish: “Västsjällands amt”
  • Swedish: “Vestsjællands amt”
  • Swedish: “Vestsjällands amt”
  • Turkish: “Batı Sjælland”
  • Urdu: “ویسٹ زی لینڈ کاؤنٹی”

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