Fredensborg Municipality
Fredensborg Municipality
Fredensborg Kommune (Danish) | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Denmark | |
| Coordinates: 55°58′N 12°24′E / 55.97°N 12.4°E / 55.97; 12.4 | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Hovedstaden |
| Established | 1 January 2007 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Thomas Lykke Pedersen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 112.10 km2 (43.28 sq mi) |
| Population (1. January 2023)[1] | |
| • Total | 41,689 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (960/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www.fredensborg.dk |
Fredensborg Municipality (Danish: Fredensborg Kommune) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Hovedstaden (Capital Region). The municipality covers an area of 112.13 km2 and has a total population of 41,689 (as of 1. January 2023). Its mayor, since 2010, is Thomas Lykke Pedersen, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party.
The municipality was created on 1 January 2007, in a merger of the former municipalities of Karlebo Kommune and Fredensborg-Humlebæk Kommune.
Fredensborg Palace is the Danish Royal Family’s spring and autumn residence. Queen Ingrid of Denmark and Prince Consort Henrik died there.
Locations
| Kokkedal | 15,354 |
| Humlebæk | 9,746 |
| Fredensborg | 8,769 |
| Nivå | 8,011 |
Politics
Municipal council
Fredensborg's municipal council consists of 27 members, elected every four years.
Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.
| Election | Party | Total seats |
Turnout | Elected mayor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A | B | C | D | F | I | L | O | V | Ø | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 70.7% | Olav Aaen (V) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 67.8% | Thomas Lykke Pedersen (A) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 74.6% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 73.2% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Attractions
The best known attraction in the municipality is the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art.
Twin towns – sister cities
Fredensborg is twinned with:[2]
Bad Berleburg, Germany
Håbo, Sweden
Ingå, Finland
Nittedal, Norway
Paide, Estonia
Sudbury, England, United Kingdom
References
- ^ BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ^ "Venskabsbyforum". fredensborg.dk (in Danish). Fredensborg Kommune. Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD a.k.a. Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
- Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
External links
- Official website
Places adjacent to Fredensborg Municipality | |
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