Fredensborg_Municipality

Fredensborg Municipality

Fredensborg Municipality

Municipality of eastern Denmark

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 41,689 (as of 1. January 2023). Its mayor, since 2010, is Thomas Lykke Pedersen, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party.

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The municipality was created on 1 January 2007, in a merger of the former municipalities of Karlebo Kommune and Fredensborg-Humlebæk Kommune.

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

Locations

Kokkedal15,354
Humlebæk9,746
Fredensborg8,769
Nivå8,011

Politics

Municipal council

Fredensborg's municipal council consists of 27 members, elected every four years.

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

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Attractions

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

Twin towns – sister cities

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

Fredensborg is twinned with:[2]

References

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