| Zealand Region | |
| Settlement Type: | Region of Denmark |
| Image Blank Emblem: | Region Zealand logo.svg |
| Coordinates: | 55.1667°N 61°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Denmark |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Sorø |
| Seat1 Type: | Largest city |
| Seat1: | Roskilde |
| Parts Type: | Municipalities |
| Parts: | 17 |
| P1: | Faxe |
| P2: | Greve |
| P3: | Guldborgsund |
| P4: | Holbæk |
| P5: | Kalundborg |
| P6: | Køge |
| P7: | Lejre |
| P8: | Lolland |
| P9: | Næstved |
| P10: | Odsherred |
| P11: | Ringsted |
| P12: | Roskilde |
| P13: | Slagelse |
| P14: | Solrød |
| P15: | Sorø |
| P16: | Stevns |
| P17: | Vordingborg |
| Leader Party: | A |
| Leader Title: | Chairman |
| Leader Name: | Heino Knudsen |
| Area Total Km2: | 7273 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 839619 |
| Population As Of: | 1 April 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | GDP |
| Demographics1 Footnotes: | [2] |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Total |
| Demographics1 Info1: | €32.413 billion (2021) |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics1 Info2: | €38,800 (2021) |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec2: | HDI (2019) |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0.911[3] · 5th of 5 |
| Website: | www.regionsjaelland.dk |
| Blank Emblem Type: | Logo |
| Iso Code: | DK-85[4] |
Region Zealand (Danish: Region Sjælland) is the southernmost administrative region of Denmark, established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which abolished the traditional counties ("amter") and set up five larger regions. Zealand Region has 17 municipalities.
Zealand Region consists of the former counties of Roskilde, Storstrøm, and Vestsjælland. The region is named after the island of Sjælland (Zealand), which it shares with the neighbouring Danish Capital Region. Region Zealand (Region Sjælland) also includes the adjacent islands of Lolland, Falster, and Møn.
The region is subdivided into 17 municipalities:
The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was almost €31 billion in 2019, accounting for around 10% of Denmark's economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 37,000 € or 89% of the EU27 average in the same year.[5]
The five regions of Denmark each have a regional council of 41 members. These are elected every four years, during the local elections.
| Election | Party | Total seats | Elected chairman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2005 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 41 | Kristian Ebbensgaard (V) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 12 | Steen Bach Nielsen (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 4 | Jens Stenbæk (V) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 3 | Heino Knudsen (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current | 16 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from Kmdvalg.dk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||