Albertslund Municipality ( da, Albertslund Kommune) is a

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Region Hovedstaden The Capital Region of Denmark ( da, Region Hovedstaden, ) is the easternmost administrative region of Denmark. The Capital Region has 29 municipalities and a regional council consisting of 41 elected members. As of 1 August 2021 the chairperson ...

on the island of

Zealand Zealand ( da, Sjælland ) at 7,031 km2 is the largest and most populous island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size). Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 January 2020. It is the 1 ...

in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 23,04 km², and has a population of 27,780 (1 April 2014). Its mayor is Steen Christiansen, a member of the

Social Democrats Social democracy is a political, social, and economic philosophy within socialism that supports political and economic democracy. As a policy regime, it is described by academics as advocating economic and social interventions to promote so ...

(''Socialdemokraterne'')

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. As of 2010 the social democrats have 9 of the 21 seats in the city council. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of

Albertslund Albertslund is a Copenhagen suburb in Albertslund Municipality, Denmark. It is located west of central Copenhagen, with a population of around 30,000. Albertslund is a planned community or new town mainly built in the 1960s and 1970s. The subu ...

. The original name of the municipality was Herstedernes Kommune. In 1973 the name was changed to Albertslund Kommune. The name Herstederne represents the two communities of Herstedvester and Herstedøster which were the original villages in the area together with Vridsløse and Risby. Neighboring municipalities are

Glostrup Glostrup is a Danish town in Region Hovedstaden, forming one of the western suburbs of Copenhagen. It is the administrative seat of Glostrup Municipality, with an estimated population of 22,357 . During the 20th century Glostrup developed from ...

to the east,

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and

Egedal municipality Egedal Kommune is a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Hovedstaden in Denmark. It covers an area of with a total population of 42,297 (1 April 2014). Its mayor is Karsten Søndergaard, a member of the Liberal Party (''Venstre'') politic ...

to the north, Høje-Taastrup to the west, and

Vallensbæk Vallensbæk is a seaside western suburb of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is part of the Greater Copenhagen Area. It forms its own municipality, Vallensbæk Municipality, which is one of the smallest Danish municipalities. It borders Køge Bay, and the ...

and Brøndby to the south. Albertslund is home to Danmarks International Kollegium, which has won many awards for its design. Albertslund is also known for its effort in raising awareness about climate change. Albertslund Municipality was not merged with other municipalities by 1 January 2007 as the result of nationwide 2007 Municipal Reform. In 1973 Friluftsbadet Badesøen opened for the first time in

Economy

Companies headquartered in the municipality include FDB (

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) and

Kemp & Lauritzen Kemp & Lauritzen is an engineering company based in Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370, ...

Politics

Municipal council

Albertslund's municipal council consists of 21 members, elected every four years. Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.

Twin towns – sister cities

Albertslund is twinned with: * Borken, Germany *

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, France *

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, Scotland, United Kingdom *

Grabow Grabow () is a town in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated on the river Elde, 7 km (4.35 mi) southeast of Ludwigslust, and 34 km (21.12 mi) northwest of Wittenberge. It ...

, Germany *

Mölndal Mölndal () is the seat and administrative centre of Mölndal Municipality, located just south of Gothenburg on the west-coast of Sweden. About 40,000 of the municipality's 60,000 inhabitants live in Mölndal proper. Geography Mölndal is located ...

, Sweden *

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, Czech Republic *

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, England, United Kingdom

Friluftsbadet Badesøen

''Friluftsbadet Badesøen'' (''Open-Air Swimming Lake''; ) is a swimming pool in Albertslund Municipality. Badesøen's distinctive, round pool is 60 m in diameter. It has a water surface of 2800 m² and contains 3.6 million gallons of water. Water depth varies from 25 cm along the edge to 380 cm during the 1 and 3 meter lashes. In the children's departments is the water depth from 25 to 80 cm deep. The basin is divided into areas for small children, for children who cannot swim, and for swimmers. There is in the large area are two bathing bridges, between which there are a number of 50-meter lanes. Badesøen's two waterslides are respectively 60 and 43 meters long. The water temperature at approximately 22 degrees is powered by

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. The whole area is 5000 m² and includes a beach volleyball court, beach, ball field, streetbasket field, children's area, café area, boccia court, locker facilities and large grassed areas. On a warm summer days Badesøen visited 3,000 customers. Badesøen first opened in 1973.

References

* Municipal statistics
NetBorger Kommunefakta
delivered fro
KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
* Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro new municipalities map
*Mapsearch of new municipalities(Kra

* Printable map(Kra

outline not printable!) * List of twin towns
Albertslund.dk

External links

* {{Authority control Albertslund Municipality, Municipalities in the Capital Region of Denmark Municipalities of Denmark Copenhagen metropolitan area