Allerød Municipality

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Allerød Kommune is a municipality (Danish, kommune) on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 67 km2, and has a population of 25,962 (1 January 2024). Its mayor is Karsten Längerich of the political party Venstre.

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Allerød Municipality
Allerød Kommune (Danish)
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Coordinates: 55°52′00″N 12°22′00″E
CountryDenmark
RegionHovedstaden
Established1 April 1970
SeatLillerød
Government
  MayorKarsten Längerich (V)
Area
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67.44 km2 (26.04 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2024)[1]
  Total
25,962
  Density380/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipal code201
Websitewww.alleroed.dk
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Overview

The main town, Lillerød (often referred to as 'Allerød'), is also the site of the municipal council. Smaller towns inside the municipality are Blovstrød and the towns of Lynge and Uggeløse, which have grown together

Allerød municipality was not merged with other municipalities on 1 January 2007 as part of nationwide Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007).

The warm period after the last ice age (Wisconsin glaciation) is named the Allerød Oscillation after an archaeological site found at Allerød.

In 1797 six Bronze Age lurs was found in Lynge at Brudevælte.

Allerød is part of the Green Cities concept [2]

The zip/postal code for Lillerød is 3450.

Economy

Allerød has a large concentration of technology companies in its industrial zones at the outskirts of the town. These include the hearing aid company Widex, Welltec, a developer of robotic technology for the off-shore industry and Weibel Scientific, a designer and manufacturer of continuous wave doppler radars. Hewlett-Packard's Danish headquarters moved to Allerød in 2004.[3] IBM has a large facility in Blovstrød, just outside Allerød, Widex in Vassingerød.

Other companies headquartered in Allerød are the engineering consultancy NIRAS, drug store and cosmetics chain MATAS, the development company Sjælsø Gruppen and the furniture companies Fritz Hansen and PP-Møbler.

Culture

Mungo Park is a small but very influential theatre, in the town centre.

Sports

The local badminton club, Lillerød BK, has won the Danish Badminton League four times and Europe League three times.

Politics

Municipal council

Allerød's municipal council consists of 21 members, elected every four years.

Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.

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Election Party Total
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Turnout Elected
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A B C D E E F O R V Ø
2005 3 1 5 1 3 2 6 21 77.8% Eva Nejstgaard (C)
2009 3 1 4 2 1 4 1 1 4 76.6% Erik Lund (C)
2013 4 1 6 2 1 1 1 4 1 82.0% Jørgen Johansen (C)
2017 5 1 5 1 2 1 5 1 81.1% Karsten Längerich (V)
2021 4 1 7 2 6 1 78.9%
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2021
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Locations

Lillerød16,762
Lynge4,172
Blovstrød2,938
Nymølle344

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References

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