Hillerød Municipality

Hillerød Municipality (Danish: Hillerød Kommune) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in the Capital Region of Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 212.99 km² (82.24 sq. miles), and has a total population of 54,159 (1. January 2023). The mayor of the municipality as of 1 January 2018 is Kirsten Jensen, a member of the Social Democratic political party.

Hillerød Municipality
Hillerød Kommune (Danish)
Municipality
Coat of arms of Hillerød Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 55°56′00″N 12°19′00″E
CountryDenmark
RegionHovedstaden
Established1 January 2007
SeatHillerød
Government
 • MayorKirsten Jensen (A)
Area
 • Total212.99 km2 (82.24 sq mi)
Population
 (1. January 2023)[1]
 • Total54,159
 • Density250/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipal code219
Websitewww.hillerod.dk

Overview

The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town also named as Hillerød. The city of Hillerød also houses the administrative capital of Region Hovedstaden.

Neighboring municipalities are Fredensborg municipality to the east, Gribskov municipality to the north, Frederiksværk-Hundested municipality to the west, and Frederikssund and Allerød to the south.

On 1 January 2007, Hillerød municipality was merged with Skævinge municipality and Uvelse valgdistrikt of former Slangerup municipality as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007), forming the new Hillerød municipality. At the same time, it became part of the capital of Region Hovedstaden, a new region that includes the Danish capital of Copenhagen, about 25 km to the southeast.

Arresø, the largest lake in Denmark, lies partly in the municipality.

Urban areas

The ten largest urban areas in the municipality are:

#LocalityPopulation
1Hillerød30,350
2Skævinge2,546
3Nødebo1,891
4Ny Hammersholt1,355
5Tulstrup1,249
6Gadevang1,116
7Gørløse1,058
8Uvelse983
9Store Lyngby847
10Meløse681

Politics

Municipal council

Hillerød'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
A B C D F I O T V Ø
2005 15 3 1 1 1 6 27 74.1% Nick Hækkerup (A)
2009 8 1 4 3 1 2 8 71.2% Kirsten Jensen (A)
2013 8 1 3 1 1 2 2 9 76.2% Dorte Meldgaard (C)
2017 9 2 1 1 2 1 10 1 74.2% Kirsten Jensen (A)
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Denmark

Hillerød is twinned with:[2]

References
  1. BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. "Twin towns". serbien.um.dk. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
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