Høng

Høng
Town
The old townhall in Høng for the former Høng Municipality
Høng Location in Denmark Høng Høng (Denmark Region Zealand)
Coordinates: 55°30′16″N 11°17′31″E
Country	Denmark
Region	Region Sjælland
Municipality	Kalundborg
Area
• Urban	3 km2 (1 sq mi)
Population  (2024)
• Urban	4,338
• Urban density	1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
• Gender	2,108 males and 2,230 females
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	DK-4270 Høng

Høng is a town with a population of 4,338 (1 January 2024) 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 railway station.

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

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

External links

• Kalundborg municipality's official website (in Danish)