Hillerød Municipality
| Hillerød Municipality Hillerød Kommune | ||
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| Municipality | ||
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| Country | Denmark | |
| Region | Region Hovedstaden | |
| Seat | Hillerød | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Kirsten Jensen (A) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 212.99 km2 (82.24 sq mi) | |
| Population (1 April 2014) | ||
| • Total | 48,728 | |
| • Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| Municipal code | 219 | |
| Website | www.hillerod.dk | |
Hillerød Kommune is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Hovedstaden ("Capital Region"). The municipality covers an area of 191 km² (74 sq. miles), and has a total population of 48,728 (1 April 2014). The mayor of the municipality as of 1 January 2018 is Kirsten Jensen, a member of the Social Democratic political party.
Overview
The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town also named as Hillerød. The city of Hillerød also houses the administrative capital of Region Hovedstaden.
Neighboring municipalities are Fredensborg municipality to the east, Gribskov municipality to the north, Frederiksværk-Hundested municipality to the west, and Frederikssund and Allerød to the south.
On 1 January 2007, Hillerød municipality was merged with Skævinge municipality and Uvelse valgdistrikt of former Slangerup municipality as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007), forming the new Hillerød municipality. At the same time, it became part of the capital of Region Hovedstaden, a new region that includes the Danish capital of Copenhagen, about 25 km to the southeast.
Arresø, the largest lake in Denmark, lies partly in the municipality.
Urban areas
The ten largest urban areas in the municipality are:
| # | Locality | Population |
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| 1 | Hillerød | 30,350 |
| 2 | Skævinge | 2,546 |
| 3 | Nødebo | 1,891 |
| 4 | Ny Hammersholt | 1,355 |
| 5 | Tulstrup | 1,249 |
| 6 | Gadevang | 1,116 |
| 7 | Gørløse | 1,058 |
| 8 | Uvelse | 983 |
| 9 | Store Lyngby | 847 |
| 10 | Meløse | 681 |
References
- Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal data)
- Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hillerød Kommune. |
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Hillerød. |
