Holbæk Municipality

Holbæk Municipality (Danish: Holbæk Kommune) is a kommune in northwestern Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand in Denmark. The municipality includes the island of Orø, and covers an area of 583 km², and has a total population of 73,440 (2023). Its mayor is Christina Krzyrosiak Hansen, a member of the Social Democrats and the youngest mayor ever in Denmark. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the city of Holbæk. On 1 January 2007 Holbæk municipality was, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with existing Jernløse, Svinninge, Tornved, and Tølløse municipalities to form a new Holbæk municipality.

Holbæk Municipality
Holbæk Kommune (Danish)
Municipality
Coat of arms of Holbæk Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 55°42′N 11°42′E
CountryDenmark
RegionZealand
Established2007
SeatHolbæk
Government
 • MayorChristina Krzyrosiak Hansen (S)
Area
 • Total578.7 km2 (223.4 sq mi)
Population
 (1. January 2023)[1]
 • Total73,440
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipal code316
Websiteholbaek.dk

Politics

Holbæk's municipal council consists of 31 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has seven political committees.[2]

Municipal council

Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.

Election Party Total
seats		 Turnout Elected
mayor
A B C F I L O V Ø
2005 9 5 1 2 2 12 31 69.2% Jørn Sørensen (B)
2009 11 1 2 4 3 10 66.7% Søren Kjærsgård (V)
2013 10 2 1 4 12 2 71.4%
2017 9 3 1 1 2 3 4 6 2 73.7% Christina K. Hansen (A)
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017

Urban areas

The ten largest urban areas in the municipality are:

#LocalityPopulation
1Holbæk27,055
2Jyderup3,937
3Tølløse3,797
4Svinninge2,741
5Vipperød2,252
6Regstrup2.052
7Mørkøv1,806
8Gislinge1,442
9Store Merløse1,197
10Undløse1,149

The town of Holbæk
Main article: Holbæk

The number of inhabitants on 1 January:

  • 1980 - 29,578
  • 1985 - 30,154
  • 1990 - 31,151
  • 1995 - 32,485
  • 1999 - 33,555
  • 2000 - 33,864
  • 2003 - 34,500

References
  1. BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. "Udvalg" Retrieved 15 September 2019
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