Ishøj Municipality () is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
(
Danish: ''
kommune'') in the
Capital Region on the island of
Zealand
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(''Sjælland'') in eastern
Denmark
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. The municipality covers 26 km², with a total population of 24,365 (1. January 2025). Its mayor is Merete Amdisen, a member of the
Social Democrats
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(''Socialdemokraterne'')
political party
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.
As of 2023, it has the highest share of people with a foreign-background in Denmark, with 44.2% having a foreign-background. 55.8% has a Danish-background, 16.3%
Turkish, 5.6%
Pakistani
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and 22.3% have another background (Polish, Nepali, Iraqi, Romanian, Indian, Moroccan and Bulgarian, among others).
The main town, and the site of the municipal council, is the town of
Ishøj
Ishøj is a Danish town with a population of 21,465 (1. January 2024). It is situated in the Region Hovedstaden, and is the seat of the Ishøj Municipality.
Geography
The town is located by the coast in the southwestern suburban area of Copen ...
, which has one of Scandinavia's biggest housing projects - Vejleåparken (formerly Ishøjplanen).
Other places are the villages of ''Ishøj Landsby'' and
Torslunde.
Neighboring municipalities are
Vallensbæk to the east,
Høje-Taastrup to the north and west, and
Greve to the south.
Ishøj Municipality was not merged with other municipalities on 1 January 2007 as part of nationwide
''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007).
Politics
Municipal council
Ishøj's municipal council consists of 19 members, elected every four years.
Below are the municipal councils elected since the
Municipal Reform of 2007.
Notable people
*
Gudrun Stig Aagaard (1895 in the village of Torslunde – 1986) a Danish textile artist who specialized in printed fabrics
See also
*
Ishøj station
*
Køge Bugt Strandpark
*
Arken Museum of Modern Art
ARKEN Museum of Modern Art () is a state-authorised private non-profit charity and contemporary art museum in Ishøj, near Copenhagen. The museum is among Denmark's major contemporary and modern art collections, holding a variety of international ...
References
* Municipal statistics
NetBorger Kommunefakta delivered fro
KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)* Municipal merges and neighbors
Eniro new municipalities map
External links
Municipality's official website
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Municipalities in the Capital Region of Denmark
Municipalities of Denmark
Copenhagen metropolitan area