Subdivisions of The Nordic Countries - Subdivisions of Denmark

Subdivisions of Denmark

• Mainland Denmark
  • 3 historical "lands" and numerous smaller traditional districts
    • 5 regions
    • 98 municipalities
  • Until 2006-12-31
    • 13 counties (amter)
      • 270 municipalities (kommuner), including three municipalities with county privileges: Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, and Bornholm
• 2 autonomous insular overseas units
  • Faroe Islands
    • six traditional districts (sýslur) - ancient jurisdiction districts
    • seven electoral constituencies - based on the sýslur
      • 30 modern municipalities - based on towns and mergers of municipalities
  • Greenland
    • 4 municipalities
    • 1 national park