Holbæk Municipality
Municipality in Zealand, Denmark / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Holbæk Municipality (Danish: Holbæk Kommune) is a kommune in northwestern Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand in Denmark. The municipality includes the island of Orø, and covers an area of 583 km², and has a total population of 74,129 (2024). Its mayor is Christina Krzyrosiak Hansen, a member of the Social Democrats and the youngest mayor ever in Denmark. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the city of Holbæk. On 1 January 2007 Holbæk municipality was, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with existing Jernløse, Svinninge, Tornved, and Tølløse municipalities to form a new Holbæk municipality.
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Holbæk Municipality
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Coordinates: 55°42′N 11°42′E | |
Country | Denmark |
Region | Zealand |
Established | 2007 |
Seat | Holbæk |
Government | |
• Mayor | Christina Krzyrosiak Hansen (S) |
Area | |
• Total | 578.7 km2 (223.4 sq mi) |
Population (1. January 2024)[1] | |
• Total | 74,129 |
• Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Municipal code | 316 |
Website | holbaek |
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