Editing Sakskøbing (section)

==Sakskøbing Municipality==
[[File:Sakskøbing - Det gamle rådhus.JPG|thumb|The old town hall in Sakskøbing.]]
The former Sakskøbing Municipality, including the small island of Vigsø, covered an area of 176&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>, and had a total population of 9,299 (2005). Its last mayor was Kaj Petersen a member of the [[Social Democrats (Denmark)|Social Democrats]] (''Socialdemokraterne'') [[Politics of Denmark|political party]]. To the north is Tår's Cove (''Tårs Vig'') and beyond that Rågø Strait (''Rågø Sund''), the waterway which separates Lolland from [[Zealand (Denmark)|Zealand]]. A finger of Rågø Strait cuts into the former municipality forming Sakskøbing Fjord and then Sakskøbing River (''Sakskøbing å'') which meanders through the former municipality, as well as through Nykøbing Falster and Nysted until it terminates near the town of Bregninge.

On 1 January 2007 Sakskøbing Municipality ceased to exist as the result of [[Municipalities of Denmark#Municipal Reform 2007|''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007)]]. It was merged with existing [[Nykøbing Falster]], [[Nysted]], [[Nørre Alslev]], [[Stubbekøbing]], and [[Sydfalster]] municipalities to form the new [[Guldborgsund Municipality]]. This created a municipality with an area of 907&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> and a total population of 63,533 (2005). The new municipality belongs to [[Region Zealand|Region Sjælland]] (Region Zealand).