Herlev Kommune is a suburban municipality (
Danish, ''
kommune'') in
Region Hovedstaden
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on the island of
Zealand
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It is the 1 ...
(''Sjælland'') in eastern
Denmark
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. The municipality covers an area of 12 km², and has a total population of 27,851 (1 April 2014). Its mayor is Thomas Gyldal Petersen, a member of the
Social Democrats
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(''Socialdemokraterne'')
political party
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. The former village
Herlev
Herlev is a suburb about 9 km northwest of Copenhagen city centre. It is the site of the municipal council of Herlev Municipality, Denmark.
Sports
Herlev is the hometown of former Vancouver Canuck Jannik Hansen.
Herlev is known for its ...
is the largest settlement of the municipal and the site of the municipal council.
Neighboring municipalities are
Gladsaxe
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to the east and northeast,
Furesø Municipality Furesø could refer to:
* Furesø municipality, Denmark
* Furesø (lake)
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to the north,
Ballerup
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There are approximately 25 schools in Ballerup Municipality.
Ballerup has its own educational institution specialized in the study, training and research of ...
to the west,
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 fr ...
to the southwest,
Rødovre
Rødovre is a town in eastern Denmark, seat of the Rødovre Municipality, in the Region Hovedstaden. The town's population 1 January 2019 was 39,907, and in addition 145 persons had no fixed address, which made up a total of 40,052 in the munic ...
to the south, and
Copenhagen
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to the southeast.
Herlev municipality was not merged with other municipalities on 1 January 2007 as part of nationwide
''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007).
Politics
Municipal council
Herlev's municipal council consists of 19 members, elected every four years.
Below are the municipal councils elected since the
Municipal Reform of 2007.
Twin towns – sister cities
Herlev is
twinned with:
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Eberswalde
Eberswalde () is a major town and the administrative seat of the district Barnim in the German State ( Bundesland / ''federated state'') of Brandenburg, about 50 km northeast of Berlin. Population 42,144 (census in June 2005), geographi ...
, Germany
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Gniewkowo, Poland
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Höganäs
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Höganäs is nationally known for its ceramics industry, Höganäs Keramik. Höganäs Keramik is par ...
, Sweden
*
Lieto, Finland
*
Nesodden
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, Norway
*
Seltjarnarnes
Seltjarnarnes () is a town in the Capital Region of Iceland. Seltjarnarnes is beside Reykjavik.
It took on its current political form shortly after the Second World War and was formally created as a township in 1947. It is the smallest Icelandic ...
, Iceland
*
Sermersooq, Greenland
See also
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Herlev Hospital
Herlev Hospital (former da, Amtssygehuset i Herlev) is a hospital in Herlev, Denmark, close to Copenhagen. The building is tall and has 25 floors. It is famous for being Denmark's tallest building. Its modern, functional architecture in bright ...
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Herlev station
Herlev station is a station on the Frederikssund radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark. It serves the central part of Herlev municipality. Local busses from the bus terminal outside the station provide connections to remoter areas o ...
References
* Municipal statistics
NetBorger Kommunefakta delivered fro
KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)* Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro new municipalities map
External links
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Municipalities in the Capital Region of Denmark
Municipalities of Denmark
Copenhagen metropolitan area
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