Faxe Municipality
Faxe Kommune (Danish) | |
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 Haslev | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 55°16′N 12°12′E / 55.27°N 12.2°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Zealand |
| Established | 1 January 2007 |
| Seat | Haslev |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ole Vive (V) |
| Area | |
• Total | 404.54 km2 (156.19 sq mi) |
| Population (1. January 2024)[1] | |
• Total | 37,753 |
| • Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipal code | 320 |
| Website | www |
Faxe Municipality (Danish: Faxe Kommune) is a kommune in Denmark in the Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand. The municipality covers an area of 406 km2 and has a population of 37,753 (2024). Its mayor as of January 2018 is Ole Vive. He is a member of the agrarian liberal Venstre political party.
On 1 January 2007 Faxe municipality, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), came into existence by merging the three former municipalities of Haslev, Fakse, and Rønnede.
- ^ BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark