Høng

Town in Region Sjælland, Denmark

55°30′16″N 11°17′31″E / 55.50444°N 11.29194°E / 55.50444; 11.29194CountryDenmarkRegionRegion SjællandMunicipalityKalundborgArea

• Urban

3 km² (1 sq mi)Population

(2023)^[1]

• Urban

4,359 • Urban density1,500/km² (3,800/sq mi) • Gender ^[2]

2,119 males and 2,240 femalesTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

DK-4270 Høng

Høng is a town with a population of 4,359 (1 January 2023)^[1] in Region Sjælland near the west coast of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in Denmark. It was the municipal seat of the former Høng Municipality.

Høng Municipality

The former Høng Municipality (Danish, Høng Kommune) covered an area of 145 km², and had a total population of 8,411 (2005). Its last mayor was Ingver Jensen.

On 1 January 2007 Høng Municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with Bjergsted, Gørlev, Hvidebæk, and Kalundborg municipalities to form the new Kalundborg Municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 598 km² and a total population of 48,697 (2005).

Transport

Høng is served by Høng railway station. It is located on the Tølløse railway line and offers local train services to Tølløse and Slagelse.

Notable people

Peter Madsen (born 1971) Danish engineer, entrepreneur and convicted murderer; interested in rockets and submarines. Was brought up in Høng

References

^ ^a ^b BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
^ BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark

Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map