Herlev Municipality (Danish: Herlev Kommune) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in the northwestern suburbs of Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 12 km², and has a total population of 29,876 (1. January 2024). Its mayor is Thomas Gyldal Petersen, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party. The former village Herlev is the largest settlement of the municipal and the site of the municipal council. It is best known for being the site of Herlev Hospital.
Herlev Municipality
Herlev Kommune (Danish) | |
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![]() The historic centre of Herlev, with the church and village pond. | |
Coordinates: 55°43′34″N 12°26′02″E / 55.726°N 12.434°E | |
Country | Denmark |
Region | Hovedstaden |
Established | 1 April 1909 |
Seat | Herlev |
Government | |
• Mayor | Thomas Gyldal Petersen (S) |
Area | |
• Total | 12.04 km2 (4.65 sq mi) |
Population (1. January 2024)[1] | |
• Total | 29,876 |
• Density | 2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Municipal code | 163 |
Website | www |
Neighboring municipalities are Gladsaxe to the east and northeast, Furesø Municipality to the north, Ballerup to the west, Glostrup to the southwest, Rødovre to the south, and Copenhagen to the southeast.
Hostpry
editHerlev municipality was not merged with other municipalities on 1 January 2007 as part of nationwide Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007).
Politics
editMunicipal council
editHerlev's municipal council consists of 19 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 | F | O | V | Ø | |||||||
2005 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 67.1% | Kjeld Hansen (A) | ||||
2009 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 63.6% | |||||||
2013 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 69.6% | Thomas Gyldal Petersen (A) | |||||
2017 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 68.7% | ||||||
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017 |
Twin towns – sister cities
edit- Eberswalde, Germany
- Gniewkowo, Poland
- Höganäs, Sweden
- Lieto, Finland
- Nesodden, Norway
- Seltjarnarnes, Iceland
- Sermersooq, Greenland
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ^ "Lidt om Herlev Kommune". mann.dk (in Danish). Lars Mann Pedersen. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
- Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
External links
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