Selandia Occidental

"El distrito de Selandia Occidental (Vestsjællands Amt en danés) era uno de los 16 distritos en que se dividía administrativamente Dinamarca hasta 2006. Como su nombre lo indica, el distrito comprendía gran parte de la zona occidental de la isla de Selandia (Sjælland). Su capital era la ciudad de Sorø, que a pesar de no ser la principal ciudad del distrito, es de gran valor histórico. A partir del 1 de enero de 2007, el distrito fue integrado en la nueva región de Selandia, como parte de la reforma administrativa implementada en el país. Muchos de los habitantes de este distrito, si bien viven aquí, en general trabajan en la cercana Copenhague, la capital del país. Estaba compuesto por 23 comunas:"

"West Zealand County (Danish: Vestsjællands Amt) is a former county (Danish: amt) in the west-central part of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The county was formed on 1 April 1970, comprising a few former counties. The county was abolished effective January 1, 2007, when it merged into Region Sjælland (i.e. Region Zealand). The county was responsible for public hospitals, upper secondary schools and schools for Higher Preparatory Examination, public transport and social welfare for the disabled. The County Hall was located in the town of Sorø, and became the seat of the new region. Sorø is by no means the biggest city in West Zealand, but it has great historical value. It is famed for the Sorø Academy (Danish, Sorø Akademi), an educational institution built in 1140 together with the church where Queen Margaret I of Denmark was buried (later moved to Roskilde Domkirke, Roskilde). Many people live in West Zealand but work in the greater metropolitan area of Copenhagen."