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== | == Len to 1662 == | ||
During Medieval times Denmark was organized into areas called Lens. Each Len was headed by a castle and had some of the surrounding herreder attached. Each Len was under the supervision of a government appointed Lensmand who managed the King's affairs within the Len. | During Medieval times Denmark was organized into areas called Lens. Each Len was headed by a castle and had some of the surrounding herreder attached. Each Len was under the supervision of a government appointed Lensmand who managed the King's affairs within the Len. | ||
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=== [[ | === 2007 Reorganization === | ||
[[Image:Denmark Regions 2007.jpg|400px]] | |||
On 1 January 2007 the counties were reorganized into five regions. Their official names are: | |||
*Region Hovedstaden | |||
*Region Sjælland | |||
*Region Nordjylland | |||
*Region Midtjylland | |||
*Hovedstaden | *Region Syddanmark | ||
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*Nordjylland | |||
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*Syddanmark | |||
[[Category:Denmark]] | [[Category:Denmark]] |