Herlev Municipality
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Key facts
- Country
- Denmark
- Region
- Hovedstaden
- Established
- 1 April 1909
- Seat
- Herlev
- Mayor
- Marco Damgaard ( S )
- Total
- 12.04 km (4.65 sq mi)
- Density
- 2,660/km (6,890/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+1 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+2 ( CEST )
- Website
- www .herlev .dk
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Encyclopedic overview
Herlev Municipality (Danish: Herlev Kommune) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in the northwestern suburbs of Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 12 km, and has a total population of 32,030 (1 January 2026). Its mayor is Marco Damgaard, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party. The former village Herlev is the largest settlement of the municipal and the site of the municipal council. It is best known for being the site of Herlev Hospital.
Neighboring municipalities are Gladsaxe to the east and northeast, Furesø Municipality to the north, Ballerup to the west, Glostrup to the southwest, Rødovre to the south, and Copenhagen to the southeast.
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