Herlev Municipality

Herlev Municipality (Danish: Herlev Kommune) is a suburban municipality (Danish, kommune) in the Capital Region on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 12 km², and has a total population of 29,215 (1. January 2023). 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.

Herlev Municipality
Herlev Kommune (Danish)
Coat of arms of Herlev Municipality
Coordinates: 55°43′34″N 12°26′02″E
CountryDenmark
RegionHovedstaden
Established1 April 1909
SeatHerlev
Government
  MayorThomas Gyldal Petersen (S)
Area
  Total12.04 km2 (4.65 sq mi)
Population
 (1. January 2023)[1]
  Total29,215
  Density2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipal code163
Websitewww.herlev.dk

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.

Herlev municipality was not merged with other municipalities on 1 January 2007 as part of nationwide Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007).

Politics

Municipal council

Herlev'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
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

Herlev is twinned with:[2]

See also

References

  1. BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. "Lidt om Herlev Kommune". mann.dk (in Danish). Lars Mann Pedersen. Retrieved 2021-04-16.


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