Holbæk Municipality

Holbæk Municipality Holbæk Kommune
Municipality
Coat of arms of Holbæk Municipality Coat of arms
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Country	Denmark
Region	Region Zealand
Seat	Holbæk
Government
• Mayor	Søren Kjærsgaard (V)
Area
• Total	578.7 km2 (223.4 sq mi)
Population (1 January 1, 2012)
• Total	69,433
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Municipal code	316
Website	www.holbaek.dk

Holbæk municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in northeastern Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in Denmark. The municipality includes the island of Orø, and covers an area of 583 km², and has a total population of 69,010 (2008). Its mayor for 2010–2013 is Søren Kjærsgaard, a member of the Liberal Party (Venstre) political party. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the city of Holbæk. The town's name originates from a 16th Century guildmaster named Jan Holbæk.

On January 1, 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.

Urban areas

The ten largest urban areas in the municipality are:

#	Locality	Population
1	Holbæk	27,055
2	Jyderup	3,937
3	Tølløse	3,797
4	Svinninge	2,741
5	Vipperød	2,252
6	Regstrup	2.052
7	Mørkøv	1,806
8	Gislinge	1,442
9	Store Merløse	1,197
10	Undløse	1,149

Image gallery

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  Holbæk from the air

• Brorfelde-Observatorium.jpg

  Brorfelde

• Eriksholm.jpg

  Eriksholm Castle

• Knabstrup-Hovedgaard.jpg

  Knabstrup Manor

References

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

External links

• Official website (Danish)