Egedal Municipality
Egedal Kommune (Danish)
City hall
City hall
Coat of arms of Egedal Municipality
Coordinates: 55°46′07″N 12°12′46″E / 55.76861°N 12.21278°E / 55.76861; 12.21278
CountryDenmark
RegionHovedstaden
Established1 January 2007
SeatØlstykke
Government
  MayorVicky Holst Rasmussen (S)
Area
  Total125.79 km2 (48.57 sq mi)
Population
 (1. January 2023)[1]
  Total45,202
  Density360/km2 (930/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipal code240
Websitewww.egedalkommune.dk

Egedal Municipality (Danish: Egedal Kommune) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Hovedstaden in Denmark. It covers an area of 125.79 km2 (48.57 sq mi) with a total population of 45,202 (1. January 2023).

History

On 1 January 2007 Egedal municipality was created as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), consisting of the former municipalities of Ledøje-Smørum (Copenhagen County), Ølstykke (Frederiksborg County), and Stenløse (Frederiksborg County).

Locations

Ølstykke-Stenløse22,003
Smørumnedre9,949
Ganløse2,884
Veksø1,799
Slagslunde903
Ledøje773
Laanshøj597
Tangbjerg597
Buresø496
Søsum312

Politics

Municipal council

Egedal's municipal council consists of 21 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 E F I O V
2005 5 1 8 2 1 10 27 77.1% Svend Kjærgaard (V)
2009 4 1 6 1 3 1 5 21 73.7% Willy Eliasen (V)
2013 5 2 4 1 1 2 6 77.3%
2017 6 3 2 1 1 2 6 75.8% Karsten Søndergaard (V)
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017

References


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