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

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on the island of

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(''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

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(''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 Bagsværd () is a middle-class suburb located approximately 12 km northwest of central Copenhagen, in the Gladsaxe Municipality. The town center is recognizable by the Bagsværd Towers, two high-rise apartment blocks. The suburb is connected to t ...

, and

Mørkhøj Mørkhøj is a suburb 10 km northwest of central Copenhagen, Denmark. Mørkhøj is part of Gladsaxe Municipality. The area is mixed with single-family homes and public housing Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the p ...

( 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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, Værebro in

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 Scandinavian Tobacco Group is a manufacturer of cigars and traditional pipe tobacco. The city company is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, and is a publicly listed Company on NASDAQ Copenhagen. History The company can trace its origin back ...

and

MT Højgaard MT Højgaard Group is one of the leading construction and civil engineering companies in the Nordic countries. The Group works with customers throughout Denmark and in multiple countries overseas. The company was founded in 2001, when 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 *

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, France * Haabersti (Tallinn), Estonia *

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, Austria *

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, Poland *

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, Germany *

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, Greenland *

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, Germany * Paisley, Scotland, United Kingdom *

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, Finland *

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, Sweden *

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, England, United Kingdom * Taitō (Tokyo),

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, Japan *

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, Hungary

Notable people

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Nancy Eriksson Nancy Margareta Eriksson (11 April 1907 – 12 May 1984) was a Swedish politician for the Swedish Social Democratic Party and a member of the Swedish Riksdag. She also made a notable appearance in the SVT television series ''Här är ditt liv'' ...

(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 f ...

(born 1952), lawyer, President of the

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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 (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 Lars Dittmann Mikkelsen (born 6 May 1964) is a Danish actor. He has played Copenhagen mayoral election candidate Troels Hartmann in the drama series ''The Killing (Danish TV series), The Killing'', List of Sherlock characters#Charles Augustus Ma ...

(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 Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...

MBE (born 1963), footballer *

Bo Spellerberg Bo Spellerberg (born 24 July 1979) is a Danish handball player, currently playing and coach for Swiss Handball League side TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen. He is a two-time European Champion with the Danish national team, after winning both the 2008 a ...

(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 Louise Mai Jansen (born April 14, 1984) is a Danish former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle and individual medley events. She is an eighteen-time national champion and a Nordic record holder in the freestyle and medley (both 200 m). She is a ...

(born 1984), swimmer *

Daniel Wass Daniel Wass (born 31 May 1989) is a Danish professional association football, footballer who plays for Danish Superliga club Brøndby IF, Brøndby and the Denmark national football team, Denmark national team. He is capable of playing as a midfie ...

(born 1989), footballer