Fredensborg Municipality Fredensborg Kommune (Danish) | |
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 Location in Denmark | |
| Coordinates:55°58′N12°24′E / 55.97°N 12.4°E /55.97; 12.4 | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Hovedstaden |
| Established | 1 January 2007 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Thomas Lykke Pedersen |
| Area | |
• Total | 112.10 km2 (43.28 sq mi) |
| Population (1. January 2025)[1] | |
• Total | 42,186 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (970/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www |
Fredensborg Municipality (Danish:Fredensborg Kommune) is a municipality (Danish,kommune) inRegion Hovedstaden (Capital Region). The municipality covers an area of 112.13 km2 and has a total population of 42,186 (as of 1. January 2025). Its mayor, since 2010, isThomas Lykke Pedersen, a member of theSocial Democrats (Socialdemokraterne)political party.
The municipality was created on 1 January 2007, in a merger of the former municipalities ofKarlebo Kommune andFredensborg-Humlebæk Kommune ,switching the political powers from the conservative party to the Social Democrats.
Fredensborg Palace is theDanish Royal Family’s spring and autumn residence. QueenIngrid of Denmark andPrince Consort Henrik died there.
| Kokkedal | 15,354 |
| Humlebæk | 9,746 |
| Fredensborg | 8,769 |
| Nivå | 8,011 |
Fredensborg's municipal council consists of 27 members, elected every four years.
Below are the municipal councils elected since theMunicipal Reform of 2007.
| Election | Party | Total seats | Turnout | Elected mayor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 fromKmdvalg.dk 2005,2009,2013 and2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The best known attraction in the municipality is theLouisiana Museum of Modern Art.
Fredensborg istwinned with:[2]
Bad Berleburg, Germany
Håbo, Sweden
Ingå, Finland
Nittedal, Norway
Paide, Estonia
Sudbury, England, United Kingdom
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