Zealand or Sealand (Danish: Sjaelland [‘ce,laen?], in English also occasionally), at 7,031 km2, is the largest and most populous island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size). As of January 2020, the population of Zealand was 2,319 705.
Zealand or Sealand (Danish: Sjaelland [‘ce,laen?], in English also occasionally), at 7,031 km2, is the largest and most populous island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size). Zealand has a population of 2,319,705 (as of 1 January 2020).
It is the 13th-largest island in Europe by area and the 4th most populous. It is linked to Sprogo, Funen and Amager via the Great Belt Fixed Link. There are also several bridges connecting it to Copenhagen. Indirectly, through the island of Amager and the Oresund Bridge, it is also linked to Scania in Sweden. The Storstrom Bridge and Faro Bridges link it to Falster in the south. Beyond Lolland, they connect to Falster via the island of Amager.
Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, with a population between 1.3 and 1.4 million people in 2020, is located mostly on the eastern shore of Zealand and partly on the island of Amager. Other cities on Zealand include Roskilde, Hillerod, Naestved, Helsingor, Slagelse, Koge, Holbaek and Kalundborg.
Administratively, Zealand is divided between two Danish regions: The Copenhagen metropolitan area and North Zealand belong to the Capital Region, while the major and more rural part of the island belongs to the Zealand Region.