Korsør County

Korsør County (Danish: Korsør Amt) is a former Danish county on southwestern Zealand. It was named for the town of Korsør.

History

Korsør County was established in 1662 as a replacement of the old Korsør Fief (Korsør Len).[1] During the 1793 Danish County Reform, together with Ringsted and Antvorskov counties, it was merged into Sorø County.[2]

List of coiunty governors

Portrait Name Term
Hugo Lützow 1656–1693
Hans Bøfkc 1693–1694
Claus Henrik Vieregg 1694–1703
Christian Vind 1704–1712
Johan Frederik Thillemann 1712–1713
Gottschalck Ernst von Bülow 1713–1716
Heinrich Leopold vom Schindel 1716–1723
Simon Henrik von Donop 1723–1727
Frederik Rostgaard 1727–1730
Christian Hans von Warnstedt 1730–1734
Christen Borregaard 1734–1741
Villum Berregaard 1741–1751
Frederik de Løvenørn 1751–1779
Wolf Veit Christoph von Reitzenstein
(acting)
1773–1780
Carl Adolf Raben 1780–1781
Esajas Fleischer 1781–1785
Vilhelm Mathias Skeel 1785–1798
Poul Christian Stemann 1798–1803

References

  1. ^ "Om Kingeriget Danmar: X. Korsør Amt" (in Danish). Johan Rudolph Thieles Forlag. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  2. ^ 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 9 September 2025.