Fredensborg Municipality
Fredensborg Kommune (Danish) | |
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Coordinates: 55°58′N 12°24′E / 55.97°N 12.4°E | |
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 2024)[1] | |
• Total | 42,009 |
• Density | 370/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) 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.
Fredensborg Palace is the Danish Royal Family’s spring and autumn residence. Queen Ingrid of Denmark and Prince Consort Henrik died there.