Egedal Municipality

Egedal Municipality Egedal Kommune (Danish)
Municipality
City hall
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 55°46′07″N 12°12′46″E
Country	Denmark
Region	Hovedstaden
Established	1 January 2007
Seat	Ølstykke
Government
• Mayor	Vicky Holst Rasmussen (S)
Area
• Total	125.79 km2 (48.57 sq mi)
Population  (1. January 2024)
• Total	45,532
• Density	360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipal code	240
Website	www.egedalkommune.dk

Egedal Municipality (Danish: Egedal Kommune) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Hovedstaden in Denmark. It covers an area of 125.79 km² (48.57 sq mi) with a total population of 45,532 (1. January 2024).

History

On 1 January 2007 Egedal municipality was created as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), consisting of the former municipalities of Ledøje-Smørum (Copenhagen County), Ølstykke (Frederiksborg County), and Stenløse (Frederiksborg County).

Locations

Ølstykke-Stenløse	22,003
Smørumnedre	9,949
Ganløse	2,884
Veksø	1,799
Slagslunde	903
Ledøje	773
Laanshøj	597
Tangbjerg	597
Buresø	496
Søsum	312

Politics

Municipal council

Egedal's municipal council consists of 21 members, elected every four years.

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

Election	Party								Total seats	Turnout	Elected mayor
	A	B	C	E	F	I	O	V
2005	5	1	8		2		1	10	27	77.1%	Svend Kjærgaard (V)
2009	4	1	6	1	3		1	5	21	73.7%	Willy Eliasen (V)
2013	5	2	4		1	1	2	6		77.3%
2017	6	3	2		1	1	2	6		75.8%	Karsten Søndergaard (V)
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017

References

• Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
• Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map

External links

• Egedal travel guide from Wikivoyage
• The new Egedal Municipality's official website (Danish only)