Gladsaxe Municipality

Gladsaxe Municipality
Gladsaxe Kommune (Danish)
A redbrick church surrounded by trees
Gladsaxe Church in Gladsaxe
Coat of arms of Gladsaxe Municipality
Coordinates: 55°44′00″N 12°29′00″E / 55.7333°N 12.4833°E / 55.7333; 12.4833
CountryDenmark
RegionHovedstaden
Established1 April 1909
SeatGladsaxe
Government
 • MayorTrine Græse (S)
Area
 • Total25 km2 (10 sq mi)
Population
 (1. January 2024)[1]
 • Total70,600
 • Density2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipal code159
Websitewww.gladsaxe.dk Edit this at Wikidata

Gladsaxe Municipality (Danish: Gladsaxe Kommune) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) near Copenhagen in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 25 km2 (10 sq mi), and has a total population of 70,600 (2024). Its mayor is Trine Græse, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party.

The site of its municipal council is the town of Buddinge. Other towns in the municipality are Gladsaxe, Bagsværd, Mørkhøj and Søborg —but town limits are not distinguishable because the towns have grown together in an urban sprawl. Mørkhøj, Værebro in Bagsværd and Høje-Gladsaxe are larger housing projects and home to many immigrants and being typical for many concrete highrise suburbs in Copenhagen. Picture of Gladsaxe Heights:[1][permanent dead link]

At Gladsaxe, there is a 206.5-metre-tall (677 ft) guyed TV mast, which was built in 1955. It was the first TV transmission site in Denmark.

Since 2014, Gladsaxe has been home to Copenhagen gem and mineral show, the largest gem and mineral show in Scandinavia. The show is an annual two-day event that attracts exhibitors from all around the world and an audience of thousands from Denmark and Sweden.

Gladsaxe municipality was not merged with other municipalities by 1 January 2007 as the result of nationwide Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007).