Facts and figures
- Area: 355 km2
- Population: 33,023 as of January 2017
- 16,036 households as of January 2015
- 26,979 summer cottages (1. January 2016).
- 5,638 0 to 17-year-olds as of January 2015
- Annual municipal turnover: DKK 2.1 billion
- 12 vibrant urban and village communities
- 2630 municipal staff (2160 full-time equivalent)
- 25 Municipal Council members
- 650 km municipal roads (850 km private common roads)
- A 157-kilometre coastline
- 28 square kilometres of state woodland
- A 22-kilometre municipal border, 6km with Kalundborg and 16km with Holbæk
- 35 waterworks
- 4 district-heating plants
Schools, centres and associations
- 2 municipal elementary/lower secondary schools with 8 units
- 12 independent and special schools, some residential
- 1 high school
- 11 after-school facilities
- 15 daycare facilities, including one for children with special needs, and 6 age-integrated units (age 0-6)
- 7 nursing homes
- 150 associations receiving municipal grants and subsidies
Recreation
- 6 libraries - in Nykøbing, Asnæs, Odden, Vig, Rørvig and Hørve
- 3 public swimming pools - in Vig, Nykøbing and Asnæs
- 1 open air swimming pool (at Odden School)
- 10 sports halls
- 9 public beaches, of which 6 enjoy Blue Flag status (2016)
- 3 marinas: Odden, Rørvig and Nykøbing – all of them with Blue Flag status
- Regular train services from North to South with 11 stations
- 2 ferry ports: Mols-Linien Sjællands Odde to Aarhus and Odden and Hundested-Rørvig in Rørvig
- 1 theatre, 1 cinema, 1 cultural history museum, 1 art museum
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