Frederiksberg Municipality

Frederiksberg Kommune is a municipality (Danish, kommune) on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in Denmark. Part of the Capital Region of Denmark and the city of Copenhagen, it is surrounded by Copenhagen Municipality. The municipality, co-extensive with its seat, covers a total area (land and water) of 8.71 km2 (3.36 square miles; 871 hectares) according to the Municipal Key Figures[2] and has a population of 104,664 (1. January 2023)[1] making it the smallest municipality in Denmark area-wise, the seventh most populous, and the most densely populated. Its mayor is Michael Vindfeldt from the Social Democrats serving from 1 January 2022.

Not to be confused with Frederiksborg County.
Frederiksberg Municipality
Frederiksberg Kommune (Danish)
Municipality
Coat of arms of Frederiksberg Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 55°40′40″N 12°32′00″E
CountryDenmark
RegionHovedstaden
SeatFrederiksberg
Government
 • MayorMichael Vindfeldt
Area
 • Total8.7 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Population
 (1. January 2023)[1]
 • Total104,664
 • Density12,000/km2 (31,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC2 (CEST)
Websitewww.frederiksberg.dk
Locator map in Copenhagen

The city of Frederiksberg is the only town in the municipality, and is therefore the site of its municipal council.

Frederiksberg is located as an enclave within the municipality of Copenhagen, the national capital. The municipality was originally situated west of Copenhagen, but after a number of smaller municipalities were merged with Copenhagen in 1901, it became surrounded by Copenhagen.

Frederiksberg was one of the three last Danish municipalities not belonging to a County—the others being Copenhagen and Bornholm. On 1 January 2007, the municipality lost its county privileges and became part of Region Hovedstaden (i.e. the Copenhagen Capital Region).

Frederiksberg municipality was not merged with other municipalities as the result of nationwide Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007).

Politics

Municipal council

As of 2022 Frederiksberg's municipal council consists of 29 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 I O V Ø Å
2005 5 2 13 2 1 2 25 64.7% Mads Lebech (C)
2009 6 1 12 4 1 1 64.2% Jørgen Glenthøj (C)
2013 4 2 10 2 1 1 2 3 70.3%
2017 4 3 11 1 1 1 3 1 71.2%
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017

Mayors
Start End Title/Education Name Party
18421843EtatsrådPovel PovelsenSociety of the Friends of Peasants
18471851AssessorHarald Raasløff
18581861GodsejerErnst Emil RosenørnHøjre (1848-1866)
18611862JustitsrådN.F. JespersenDied
18621872EtatsrådR.C. Stæger
18721891JustitiariusN.F. SchlegelHøjre (1881). Died
18911896Lawyer (Supreme Court)Frederik AsmussenHøjre
18961908Dr.med.E.M. Jacoby
19081909OverretssagførerNiels PetersenDanish Social Liberal Party
19091936OverretssagførerMarius GodskesenHøjre; from 1915: Conservative
19361948DirektørVilhelm FischerConservative People's Party (Denmark)
19481950StatsrevisorAksel MøllerConservative People's Party (Denmark)
19501954BranddirektørArne Stæhr JohansenConservative People's Party (Denmark)
19541958Aksel MøllerDied
19581978Arne Stæhr Johansen
19782001VicedirektørJohn WinterConservative People's Party (Denmark)
20012009ChefjuristMads LebechConservative People's Party (Denmark)
20092019SeniorproduktchefJørgen GlenthøjConservative People's Party (Denmark)
20192021LawyerSimon AggesenConservative People's Party (Denmark)
2022LawyerMichael VindfeldtSocial Democrats

Main sights

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

Frederiksberg is twinned with:[3]

Notable residents

See also

References
  1. BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. De Kommunale Nøgletal
  3. "Foreningen NORDEN Frederiksberg". foreningennordenfrederiksberg.dk (in Danish). Frederiksberg Kommune. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  4. "Claes Bang flytter sammen med kæresten". Billed-Bladet (in Danish). 2008-07-17. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
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