Parish (Denmark)

Sogn is the Danish name for a parish or, more precisely, a parish. A Sogn, in which multiple communities can be summarized, is the lowest ecclesiastical administrative unit. Until the local government reform in 1970 corresponded to the country in general an independent municipality ( sognekommune ), but there were many local authorities of two or three Sogne, usually with a bigger place or a city as a center.

In the Danish National Church ( Folkekirken ) are normally part of a church for every Sogn, so that a Sogn considered to be the area in which dwells the parish. Individual Sogne have more than one church. Sooner came to a Sogn exactly a pastor ( sognepræst ). Today, several pastors can work in a Sogn, therefore, be appointed in this case a book as a church leader ( kirkebogsførende ). However, several Sogne also possible to share a pastor, this is in Danish called " parish "; the term is not identical to the German pastorate, which represents the official and residential premises of a pastor. A group of Sogne that of a provost ( Provst ) are conducted, are referred to as provost ( provsti ).

Administratively meet the Sogne LAU 2 level of the European Union. On the first January 2013, Denmark had in 2194 with an average of 2554 inhabitants per Sogne Sogn. Had the highest population (such as continuous since 2001) Glostrup Sogn with 21,869 inhabitants, is the lowest with only 26 inhabitants Agerø Sogn in Morsø municipality.