Gladsaxe Kommune is a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') near

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in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of , and has a total population of 69,681 (2019). Its mayor is Trine Græse, a member of the Social Democrats (''Socialdemokraterne'')

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. The site of its municipal council is the town of

Buddinge Buddinge is a suburb 10 km northwest of central Copenhagen, Denmark. The suburb used to be a small village, but by the 1960s merged with nearby suburban areas, subsequently becoming a suburb. The suburb is part of Gladsaxe municipal and is co ...

. Other towns in the municipality are Gladsaxe, Bagsværd, and Mørkhøj ( Søborg is often mentioned wrongly, but it is just a part of

)—but town limits are not distinguishable because the towns have grown together in an

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. Mørkhøj, Værebro in Bagsværd and Høje-Gladsaxe are larger housing projects and home to many immigrants and being typical for many concrete highrise suburbs in Copenhagen. ''Picture of Gladsaxe Heights'

At Gladsaxe, there is a Guy-wire, guyed TV mast, which was built in 1955. It was the first TV transmission site in Denmark. Since 2014, Gladsaxe been home to Copenhagen gem and mineral show, the largest gem and mineral show in Scandinavia. The show is an annual two-day event that attracts exhibitors from all around the world and an audience of thousands from Denmark and Sweden. Gladsaxe municipality was not merged with other municipalities by 1 January 2007 as the result of nationwide ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007).

Economy

Gladsaxe municipality is home to many company headquarters, including those of

Novo Nordisk Novo Nordisk A/S is a Danish multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Bagsværd, Denmark, with production facilities in nine countries, and affiliates or offices in five countries. Novo Nordisk is controlled by majority shareholder ...

Novozymes Novozymes A/S is a global biotechnology company headquartered in Bagsværd outside of Copenhagen, Denmark. The company's focus is the research, development and production of industrial enzymes, microorganisms, and biopharmaceutical ingredients. ...

and Scandinavian Tobacco Group and MT Højgaard.

Parks and open spaces

Park and green spaces in Gladsaxe Municipality include Aldershvile Slotspark, Bagsværd Fort Folkepark, Bagsværd Sø, Bagsværd Søpark, Gladsaxe Fort Gyngemosen og Høje Gladsaxe Park, Kagsåparken, Nybro Åmose, Radiomarken and Smør- og Fedtmosen. Almost every year, if not every year, there is a day called ''Gladsaxe Day'' (Gladsaxedagen in Danish), where people in Gladsaxe come together and celebrate.

Politics

Municipal council

Gladsaxe's municipal council consists of 25 members, elected every four years. Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.

Twin towns – sister cities

Gladsaxe is twinned with: * Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf (Berlin),

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, Germany * Gagny, France * Haabersti (Tallinn), Estonia *

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, Austria * Koszalin, Poland *

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, Germany * Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland *

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, Germany * Paisley, Scotland, United Kingdom * Pirkkala, Finland * Ski, Norway * Solna, Sweden * Split, Croatia * Sutton, England, United Kingdom * Taitō (Tokyo),

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, Japan *

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Notable people

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* Nancy Eriksson (1907–1984), Swedish politician and a member of the Swedish Riksdag *

Thomas Rørdam Thomas Rørdam (born 17 October 1952) is a Danish lawyer and former President of the Supreme Court of Denmark. Before becoming a Supreme Court Judge in 2002, Rørdam was a notable defence lawyer. As a criminal defence lawyer he became known fo ...

(born 1952), lawyer, President of the Supreme Court of Denmark *

Mette Bock Mette Bock (née Samuelsen, born 26 July 1957 in Gladsaxe) is a Danish political scientist, journalist and former politician. She was a member of the Folketing from 2011 to 2019, representing the Liberal Alliance party. She served as Minister of ...

(born 1957), political scientist, journalist and politician *

Allan Steen Kristensen Allan Steen Kristensen (1958–1997) was a Danish person who, as a 19-year-old student, placed nine pipe bombs in and around Copenhagen in 1977–1978. He was nicknamed the 'Bomb Man from Gladsaxe' (''Bombemanden fra Gladsaxe'') and 'Mystical X' ('' ...

(1958–1997), criminal *

Thomas Bo Larsen Thomas Bo Larsen (born 27 November 1963) is a Danish film actor, born in Gladsaxe, Denmark. Career He was nominated for a Bodil Award in 1995 for Best Supporting Actor in " Sidste time", and later won two Robert Awards, the first in 1996 for B ...

(born 1963), actor * Lars Mikkelsen (born 1964), actor *

Jonatan Spang Jannik Kåre Jonatan Spang Olesen (born February 4, 1978) is a Danish standup comedian, actor and former theater director at Nørrebro Teater. Spang debuted as a standup comedian in 1998. The following year he was admitted to the School of Acting ...

(born 1978), standup comedian, actor and theatre director

Sport

* Frederik Hansen (1885–1981), wrestler *

Per Frimann Per Frimann Hansen (born 4 June 1962) is a Danish former football player. He played 158 matches as a midfielder for Belgian club RSC Anderlecht, with whom he won three Belgian championships, as well as the 1983 UEFA Cup. He played 17 matches an ...

(born 1962), footballer * Peter Schmeichel MBE (born 1963), footballer * Bo Spellerberg (born 1979), handballer *

Chanan Colman Chanan Safir Colman ( he, חנן ספיר קולמן; born March 10, 1984) is a Danish-Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israel Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for Chipola before playing profes ...

(born 1984), Danish-Israeli basketball player * Louise Mai Jansen (born 1984), swimmer *

Daniel Wass Daniel Wass (born 31 May 1989) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Danish Superliga club Brøndby and the Denmark national team. He is capable of playing as a midfielder and full-back. Early years During the majority of his chil ...

(born 1989), footballer