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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 Zealand ( ) is the largest and most populous islands of Denmark, island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size) at 7,031 km2 (2715 sq. mi.). Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 Januar ...
in
Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...
. 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 Social democracy is a social, economic, and political philosophy within socialism that supports political and economic democracy and a gradualist, reformist, and democratic approach toward achieving social equality. In modern practice, s ...
and the youngest mayor ever in Denmark. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the city of
Holbæk Holbæk () is a town in Denmark and the County seat, seat of Holbæk municipality with a population of 30,903 (1 January 2025).''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with existing Jernløse, Svinninge, Tornved, and
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


Municipal council

Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.


Urban areas

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


References


External links


Official website
* Municipal statistics
NetBorger Kommunefakta
delivered fro
KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
* Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro new municipalities map
Municipalities of Region Zealand Municipalities of Denmark Populated places established in 2007 {{ZealandDK-stub