Editing Langebæk (section)

==Langebæk Municipality==

The municipality included the islands of [[Langø]], [[Tærø]] and [[Lilleø]], and it covered an area of {{convert|101|km2|mi2|abbr=in}}. It had a total population of 6,332 in 2005. Its last mayor was Henrik Holmer, a member of the [[Social Democrats (Denmark)|Social Democrats]] (''Socialdemokraterne'') [[Politics of Denmark|political party]].

To the east is ''Hølen'', a strait separating Zealand from the island of [[Nyord]], and then further south is Stege Bay (''Stege Bugt''), which is the main body of water separating the former municipality from the next major island to the southwest, the island of [[Møn]]. At the narrowest point between the two islands to the south of Langebæk, the waters are named Wolf Strait (''Ulvsund''). There are a number of islands in the waters between Zealand and Møn, including the islands of Langø, Tærø and Lilleø.

The [[Queen Alexandrine Bridge]] connects the former municipality, and the island of Zealand, to Møn at the town of [[Kalvehave]]. The bridge opened for traffic on 30 May 1943, and is named after [[Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin|Queen Alexandrine]], the [[Queen Consort]] of King [[Christian X of Denmark|Christian X]].  The bridge is {{convert|746|m|ft|abbr=out}} long.

On 1 January 2007, Langebæk municipality ceased to exist, owing to [[Municipalities of Denmark#Municipal Reform 2007|''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007)]].  It was merged with [[Møn]], [[Præstø]], and [[Vordingborg]] municipalities to form an enlarged Vordingborg municipality. This created a municipality with an area of {{convert|615|km2|mi2|abbr=in}} and a total population of 46,307 (2005).