Holbæk_Municipality

Holbæk Municipality

Holbæk Municipality

Municipality in Zealand, Denmark

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 74,129 (2024). 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.

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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.

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Urban areas

The ten largest urban areas in the municipality are:

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