Fredensborg Municipality
Fredensborg Kommune (Danish) | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Denmark | |
| 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 ,switching the political powers from the conservative party to the Social Democrats.
Fredensborg Palace is the Danish Royal Family’s spring and autumn residence. Queen Ingrid of Denmark and Prince Consort Henrik died there.
- ^ BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark