Fredensborg Kommune is a municipality (
Danish
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, ''
kommune'') in
Region Hovedstaden
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(Capital Region). The municipality covers an area of 112.13 km
2 and has a total population of 39,551 (as of 1 April 2014). Its mayor, since 2010, is
Thomas Lykke Pedersen, a member of the
Social Democrats
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(''Socialdemokraterne'')
political party
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.
The municipality was created on 1 January 2007, in a merger of the former municipalities of
Karlebo Kommune and
Fredensborg-Humlebæk Kommune.
Fredensborg Palace
Fredensborg Palace ( da, Fredensborg Slot; ) is a palace located on the eastern shore of Lake Esrum ( Danish, ''Esrum Sø'') in Fredensborg on the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in Denmark. It is the Danish Royal Family’s spring and autumn ...
is the
Danish Royal Family
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’s spring and autumn residence. Queen
Ingrid of Denmark and
Prince Consort Henrik died there.
Locations
Politics
Municipal council
Fredensborg's municipal council consists of 27 members, elected every four years.
Below are the municipal councils elected since the
Municipal Reform of 2007.
Attractions
The best known attraction in the municipality is the
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art is an art museum located on the shore of the Øresund Sound in Humlebæk, north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is the most visited art museum in Denmark, and has an extensive permanent collection of modern and cont ...
.
Twin towns – sister cities
Fredensborg is
twinned with:
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Bad Berleburg
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, Germany
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Håbo, Sweden
*
Ingå
Ingå (; fi, Inkoo) is a municipality of Finland.
Ingå is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density ...
, Finland
*
Nittedal
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The parish of ''Nitedal'' was established as a m ...
, Norway
*
Paide
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Etymology
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, Estonia
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Sudbury, England, United Kingdom
References
* Municipal statistics
NetBorger Kommunefakta delivered fro
KMD Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
* Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro new municipalities map
External links
Official website
Municipalities in the Capital Region of Denmark
Municipalities of Denmark
Populated places established in 2007
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