Kalundborg County
Kalundborg County (Danish: Kalundborg Amt) was a Danish county on Zealand. The largest town in the county was Kalundborg.
History
Kalundborg County was created in 1662 as a replacement of the old Kalundborg Fief (Kalundborg Len). The county consisted of the hundreds Ars, Samsø and Skippinge (with the exception of the island Sejrø which belonged to Dragsholm County.[1] At the 1793 Danish County Reform, Kalundborg, Dragsholm and Sæbygaard counties were all merged into Holbæk County.[2]
List of county governors
The governors of Kalundborg county from 1658 until its dissolution in 1804 were:[2]
| Portrait | Name | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joachim Gersdorff | 1658—1661 | Acting county governor.[2] | |
| Henrik Müller | 1662—1664 | ||
| Jørgen Bjelke | 1664–1696 | ||
| Johan Christopher Schönbach | 1696–1727 | ||
| Frederik Adeler | 1707–1727 | ||
| Joachim Hartvig Johan von Barner | 1751–1768 | ||
| Eiler Christopher Ahlefeldt | 1768–1770 | ||
| Carl Adolph Rantzau | 1770–1771 | ||
| Bartholomæus Bertelsen (de Cederfeld) | 1771–1781 | ||
| Michael Herman Løvenskiold | 1781–1804 |
References
- ^ "Kalundborg Amt" (PDF). Trap Danmark (in Danish). Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ^ a b c Rosenkrantz, Palle (1936). Amtmandsbogen : Portrætter og Biografier af Stiftamtmænd og Amtmænd i Danmark 1660-1935 [The County Clerk's Book : Portraits and Biographies of Parish Clerks and County Clerks in Denmark] (PDF) (in Danish). Arthur Jensens Forlag. Retrieved 8 September 2025.