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