Frederikssund Municipality
Frederikssund Kommune (Danish) | |
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| Coordinates: 55°50′13″N 12°03′55″E / 55.8369°N 12.0653°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Hovedstaden |
| Established | 1 January 2007 |
| Seat | Frederikssund |
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| • Mayor | John Schmidt Andersen (1 January 2014-) (V) |
| Area | |
• Total | 250.61 km2 (96.76 sq mi) |
| Population (1. January 2024)[1] | |
• Total | 46,358 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipal code | 250 |
| Website | www |
Frederikssund Kommune (Danish pronunciation: [fʁeðʁekˈsɔnˀ kʰoˈmuːnə]) is a municipality (Danish: kommune) on the shores of Roskilde Fjord in the northern part of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. On 1 January 2007, the municipality was enlarged to include the old Jægerspris, Slangerup, and Skibby municipalities. It now covers an area of 250 km2 and has a population of 46,358 (1. January 2024). As of 1 January 2014 its mayor is John Schmidt Andersen, a member of the agrarian liberal Venstre political party. Frederikssund municipality belongs to Region Hovedstaden (Capital Region).
The seat of its municipal council is the town of Frederikssund with a population of 15,283 (1 January 2009).[2] The town is connected to the Hornsherred peninsula by the Kronprins Frederik bridge. The former municipalities of Jægerspris and Skibby are located on this peninsula.
- ^ BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ^ "BEF44: Population 1st January, by urban areas" database from Statistics Denmark