Holbæk County


Holbæk County is a former Danish county on Zealand.

History

Holbæk County was established in 1662 as a replacement of the old Holbæk Fief. It consisted of two hundreds, Merløse and Tuse. At the 1793 Danish County Reform, Kalundborg County, Dragsholm County and Sæbygård were merged into Holbæk County. In 1970, Holbæk County was merged with Sorø County to form West Zealand County.

List of county governors

The governors of Holbæk county from 1657 until its dissolution in 1970 were:
PortraitNameTerm
Erik Ottesen Banner1657–1661
1661–1662
Henning Pogwisch1662–1664
Jørgen Bjelke1671–1696
Tage Thott1683–1707
Johan Christopher Schönbach1707–1727
Frederik Adeler1707–1727
Joachim Hartvig Johan von Barner1751–1768
1768–1770
1770–1771
Bartholomæus Bertelsen (de Cederfeld)1771–1781
Michael Herman Løvenskiold1781–1804
Frederik Adeler1804–1808
Christian Cornelius Lerche1808–1810
Herman Løvenskiold1810–1815
Julius Knuth1815–1831
1831–1848
Peter Georg Bang1848–1849
Christian Pløyen1849–1867
J. Christian Bille-Brahe1867–1873
1873–1886
1886–1898
Nicolai Reimer Rump1899–1900
1900–1906
1906–1915
Poul Christen Saxild1916–1942
1942–1960
Mogens Julius Clausen1960–1970