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Fredensborg Municipality

Coordinates: 55°58′N 12°24′E / 55.97°N 12.4°E / 55.97; 12.4
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Fredensborg Municipality
Fredensborg Kommune (Danish)
Coat of arms of Fredensborg Municipality
Location in Denmark
Location in Denmark
Coordinates: 55°58′N 12°24′E / 55.97°N 12.4°E / 55.97; 12.4
CountryDenmark
RegionHovedstaden
Established1 January 2007
Government
 • MayorThomas Lykke Pedersen
Area
 • Total112.10 km2 (43.28 sq mi)
Population
 (1. January 2024)[1]
 • Total42,009
 • Density370/km2 (970/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitewww.fredensborg.dk Edit this at Wikidata

Fredensborg Municipality (Danish: Fredensborg Kommune) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Hovedstaden (Capital Region). The municipality covers an area of 112.13 km2 and has a total population of 42,009 (as of 1. January 2024). Its mayor, since 2010, is Thomas Lykke Pedersen, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party.

The municipality was created on 1 January 2007, in a merger of the former municipalities of Karlebo Kommune and Fredensborg-Humlebæk Kommune ,switching the political powers from the conservative party to the Social Democrats.

Fredensborg Palace is the Danish Royal Family’s spring and autumn residence. Queen Ingrid of Denmark and Prince Consort Henrik died there.

Locations

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Kokkedal 15,354
Humlebæk 9,746
Fredensborg 8,769
Nivå 8,011

Politics

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Municipal council

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Fredensborg'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 L O V Ø
2005 8 2 4 2 1 1 9 27 70.7% Olav Aaen (V)
2009 8 2 4 4 1 1 7 67.8% Thomas Lykke Pedersen (A)
2013 9 2 2 1 1 1 2 8 1 74.6%
2017 10 3 2 1 1 2 7 1 73.2%
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017

Attractions

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The best known attraction in the municipality is the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art.

Twin towns – sister cities

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Fredensborg is twinned with:[2]

References

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  1. ^ BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. ^ "Venskabsbyforum". fredensborg.dk (in Danish). Fredensborg Kommune. Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
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