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

PortraitName Term
Hugo Lützow1656–1693
Hans Bøfkc1693–1694
Claus Henrik Vieregg1694–1703
Christian Vind1704–1712
Johan Frederik Thillemann1712–1713
Gottschalck Ernst von Bülow1713–1716
Heinrich Leopold vom Schindel1716–1723
Simon Henrik von Donop1723–1727
Frederik Rostgaard1727–1730
Christian Hans von Warnstedt1730–1734
Christian Berregaard1734–1741
Villum Berregaard1741–1751
Frederik de Løvenørn1751–1779
Wolf Veit Christoph von Reitzenstein
(acting)
1773–1780
Carl Adolf Raben1780–1781
Esajas Fleischer1781–1785
Vilhelm Mathias Skeel1785–1798
Poul Christian Stemann1798–1803

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.