Fredericia Municipality
Fredericia Kommune (Danish) | |
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 The old courthouse in Fredericia | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 55°35′N 9°46′E / 55.58°N 9.77°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Southern Denmark |
| Established | 1970 |
| Seat | Fredericia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Steen Wrist |
| Area | |
• Total | 134.46 km2 (51.92 sq mi) |
| Population (1. January 2024)[1] | |
• Total | 52,485 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC2 (CEST) |
| Website | www |
Fredericia Municipality (Danish: Fredericia Kommune) is a kommune on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in south-central Denmark. It belongs to the Region of Southern Denmark, covers an area of 134.46 km2, and has a total population of 52,485 (2024). The Mayor is Steen Wrist, representing the Social Democrats political party.
The municipality's main town and the site of its municipal council is the city of Fredericia.
Neighboring municipalities are Vejle to the north, Kolding to the west, and Middelfart to the east, albeit separated from the municipality by the waters of the Lillebælt, the strait, that separates the Jutland mainland from the island of Funen in this area, where the two lie very close to each other, often less than 1.5 km apart. Snævringen is an extension of the Kattegat, and begins near the cities of Fredericia and Middelfart.
The municipality is part of Triangle Region and of the East Jutland metropolitan area, which had a total population of 1.378 million in 2016.[2][3]
- ^ BY2: Population 1. January by municipality The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ^ "Vi er landets mest ambitiøse business region" [We are the country's most ambitious business region] (in Danish). trekantomraadet.dk. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ "Tal og statistik" [Figures and Statistics] (in Danish). Byregion Østjylland. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.