Frederikssund Municipality

municipality of Denmark

Key facts

Country: Denmark
Region: Hovedstaden
Established: 1 January 2007
Seat: Frederikssund
Mayor: John Schmidt Andersen (1 January 2014-) ( V )
Total: 250.61 km (96.76 sq mi)
Density: 189.3/km (490.4/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC+1 ( CET )
Summer dst: UTC+2 ( CEST )
Website: www .frederikssund .dk

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Frederikssund Kommune ( Danish pronunciation: [fʁeðʁek(s)ˈsɔnˀ kʰoˈmuːnə, fʁæðʁæk(s)ˈsɔnˀ -]) is a municipality (Danish: kommune) on the shores of Roskilde Fjord in the northern part of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. On 1 January 2007, the municipality was enlarged to include the old Jægerspris, Slangerup, and Skibby municipalities. It now covers an area of 250 km and has a population of 47,450 (1 January 2026). As of 1 January 2014 its mayor is John Schmidt Andersen, a member of the agrarian liberal Venstre political party. Frederikssund municipality belongs to Region Hovedstaden (Capital Region).

The seat of its municipal council is the town of Frederikssund with a population of 15,283 (1 January 2009). The town is connected to the Hornsherred peninsula by the Kronprins Frederik bridge. The former municipalities of Jægerspris and Skibby are located on this peninsula.