Holbæk Municipality
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Key facts
- Country
- Denmark
- Region
- Zealand
- Seat
- Holbæk
- Mayor
- Christina Krzyrosiak Hansen ( S )
- Total
- 578.7 km (223.4 sq mi)
- Density
- 129.6/km (335.7/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+1 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+2 ( CEST )
- Website
- holbaek .dk
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Encyclopedic overview
Holbæk Municipality (Danish: Holbæk Kommune) is a kommune in northwestern Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand in Denmark. The municipality includes the island of Orø, and covers an area of 583 km, and has a total population of 75,009 (2026). Its mayor is Christina Krzyrosiak Hansen, a member of the Social Democrats and the youngest mayor ever in Denmark. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the city of Holbæk. On 1 January 2007 Holbæk municipality was, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with existing Jernløse, Svinninge, Tornved, and Tølløse municipalities to form a new Holbæk municipality.
Politics
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