Holbæk Municipality () is a '' kommune'' in northwestern
Region Sjælland
Region Zealand () is an administrative region of Denmark. It is one of the five classified NUTS-2 statistical regions of Denmark. It was established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which abolished the traditional ...
on the island of
Zealand
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in
Denmark
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. The municipality includes the island of
Orø
Orø is a small List of islands of Denmark, island in Denmark located in the Isefjord within Holbæk Municipality. The island covers and has a population of 995 (). There are four villages on Orø: Bybjerg, the largest village on the island wit ...
, and covers an area of 583 km², and has a total population of 74,490 (2025). Its mayor is Christina Krzyrosiak Hansen, a member of the
Social Democrats
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and the youngest mayor ever in Denmark. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the city of
Tølløse
Tølløse is a railway town located in the northwestern part of the island of Zealand in Denmark. It has a population of 4,007 (1 January 2025).
municipalities to form a new Holbæk municipality.
Politics
Holbæk's municipal council consists of 31 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has seven political committees."Udvalg" Retrieved 15 September 2019
The ten largest urban areas in the municipality are:
The town of Holbæk
The number of inhabitants on 1 January:
* 1980 - 29,578
* 1985 - 30,154
* 1990 - 31,151
* 1995 - 32,485
* 1999 - 33,555
* 2000 - 33,864
* 2003 - 34,500
Image gallery
Image:Holbæk luftfoto.jpg,
Holbæk
Holbæk () is a town in Denmark and the County seat, seat of Holbæk municipality with a population of 30,903 (1 January 2025).Brorfelde
Image:Eriksholm.jpg, Eriksholm Castle
Image:Knabstrup-Hovedgaard.jpg, Knabstrup Manor