municipality. In 1966 many of these parish municipalities were merged to create only two parish municipalities, which would again be merged to form Skælskør Municipality in the 1970 Municipal Reform. In the Municipality Reform of 2007 Skælskør Municipality was merged with Hashøj, Slagelse and Korsør Municipality to form a new Slagelse Municipality. Historical divisions Mayors Since the creation of the municipality in 1970 and until it was dissolved in 2007, the mayors of Skælskør Municipality were: Towns The largest town in the municipality was Skælskør, where more than half of the municipality's population lived. Nearly a third of the population lived in rural areas. The remaining population lived in the towns of Bisserup, Boeslunde, Eggeslevmagle and Rude. Notable smaller villages in the municipality included the main settlements on Agersø and Omø: Agersø By and Omø By. Skælskør was located in the western part of the municipality, bordering Skælskør Nor, giving it access to the sea. In the town is a church from the 1200s. It is named Saint Nicholas Church (Danish: Sankt Nicolai Kirke) and is located centrally in the town. One of the largest breweries in Denmark, Harboe's Brewery, has been located in Skælskør since its foundation in 1883. Below are the populations from 2006 of the five larger settlements of the municipality. Politics Municipal council Below are the municipal council elected from the municipality's creation in 1970 and until 2001, which was the last election before the municipality was dissolved. Parishes The municipality consisted of eleven parishes and eleven churches. Agersø Parish (Agersø Church) Boeslunde Parish (Boeslunde Church) Eggeslevmagle Parish (Eggeslevmagle Church) Holsteinborg Parish (Holsteinborg Church) Magleby Parish (Magleby Church) Omø Parish (Omø Church) Skælskør Parish (Saint Nicholas Church) Sønder Bjerge Parish (Sønder Bjerge Church) Tjæreby Parish (Tjæreby Church) Venslev Parish (Venslev Church) Ørslev Parish (Ørslev Church) Symbols The municipality's coat of arms is the same as the town of Skælskør's. It shows a bridge connecting the two parts of the town of Skælskør. The church is located to the left, illustrated with crosses. The city hall is on the right. They stand on green grass with a river running across the land and through the town, under the bridge. In the river is an escallop, which is in reference to the origin of the town's name "Skælfisk-ør" translating to shellfish beach. The sky is dark blue. References Former municipalities of Denmark