Lejre Municipality

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Lejre Municipality
Lejre Kommune (Danish)
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Lejre municipality is primarily rural
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Map DK Lejre.PNG
Coordinates: 55°36′16″N11°58′30″E / 55.60444°N 11.975°E / 55.60444; 11.975
Country Denmark
Region Zealand
Established1 January 2007
Seat Kirke Hvalsø
Government
  MayorCarsten Rasmussen (S)
Area
  Total240.07 km2 (92.69 sq mi)
Population
 (1. January 2023) [1]
  Total28,930
  Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipal code 350
Website www.lejre.dk OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Lejre Municipality (Danish : Lejre Kommune) is a kommune in the Region Zealand of Denmark.

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The current municipality was established on 1 January 2007 as a result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merging the former Lejre Municipality with Bramsnæs Municipality and Hvalsø Municipality to form a new Lejre Municipality. 28 September 2016 Carsten Rasmussen took over as mayor from Mette Touborg, who was leaving for a new job. She had been the mayor since 1 January 2010. She was the only one from the left wing Socialist People's Party to hold the highest political position in a municipality, whereas he is from the Social Democrats.

Local companies include the chocolate manufacturer Friis-Holm.

Settlements

The municipality consists of the following settlements (populations as of 2011):

Kirke Hvalsø 3,941
Lejre 2,343
Osted 2,073
Kirke Hyllinge1,984
Ejby 1,876
Gevninge 1,711
Kirke Såby1,676
Kirke Sonnerup965
Gershøj688
Lyndby561

and

Politics

Municipal council

Lejre's municipal council consists of 25 members, elected every four years. Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.

ElectionPartyTotal
seats
TurnoutElected
mayor
A B C F I L O V Ø
2005 711121122577.1% Flemming Jensen (V)
2009 61261972.2% Mette Touborg (F)
2013 319128180.6%
2017 612528178.3% Carsten Rasmussen (A)
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017

Notable people

Notes

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