Herlev Municipality

Herlev Municipality (Danish: Herlev Kommune) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in the northwestern suburbs of Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 12 km², and has a total population of 29,876 (1. January 2024). Its mayor is Thomas Gyldal Petersen, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party. The former village Herlev is the largest settlement of the municipal and the site of the municipal council. It is best known for being the site of Herlev Hospital.

Herlev Municipality Herlev Kommune (Danish)
Municipality
The historic centre of Herlev, with the church and village pond.
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 55°43′34″N 12°26′02″E
Country	Denmark
Region	Hovedstaden
Established	1 April 1909
Seat	Herlev
Government
• Mayor	Thomas Gyldal Petersen (S)
Area
• Total	12.04 km2 (4.65 sq mi)
Population  (1. January 2024)[1]
• Total	29,876
• Density	2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipal code	163
Website	www.herlev.dk

Neighboring municipalities are Gladsaxe to the east and northeast, Furesø Municipality to the north, Ballerup to the west, Glostrup to the southwest, Rødovre to the south, and Copenhagen to the southeast.

Hostpry

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

Politics

Municipal council

Herlev's municipal council consists of 19 members, elected every four years.

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

Election	Party							Total seats	Turnout	Elected mayor
	A	B	C	F	O	V	Ø
2005	12	1	2	2	1	1		19	67.1%	Kjeld Hansen (A)
2009	11		2	4	1	1			63.6%
2013	13		1	1	2	1	1		69.6%	Thomas Gyldal Petersen (A)
2017	12		2	1	1	1	2		68.7%
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Denmark

Herlev is twinned with:^[2]

• Eberswalde, Germany
• Gniewkowo, Poland
• Höganäs, Sweden
• Lieto, Finland
• Nesodden, Norway
• Seltjarnarnes, Iceland
• Sermersooq, Greenland

See also

See also: Herlev § Notable people

• Herlev Hospital
• Herlev railway station

References

1. BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
2. "Lidt om Herlev Kommune". mann.dk (in Danish). Lars Mann Pedersen. Retrieved 2021-04-16.

• Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
• Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map

External links

• Official website