Ballerup Kommune (Danish: [ˈpɛˀləʁop kʰoˈmuːnə]) is a municipality (Danish: kommune) in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. It is located approximately 15 kilometers from central Copenhagen. The municipality covers an area of 34.09 km2, and has a population of 51,237 (1. January 2024).[1] It is also the name of the municipal seat, Ballerup.
Ballerup Municipality
Ballerup Kommune (Danish) | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 55°44′00″N 12°22′00″E / 55.7333°N 12.3667°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Hovedstaden |
| Established | 1 January 1842 |
| Seat | Ballerup |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jesper Würtzen (S) |
| Area | |
• Total | 34.09 km2 (13.16 sq mi) |
| Population (1. January 2024)[1] | |
• Total | 51,237 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipal code | 151 |
| Website | www |
Overview
editAs of November 2020, the mayor is Jesper Würtzen of the Social Democrats.[2]
Other than Ballerup, the towns that make up the municipality are Måløv and Skovlunde.
Neighboring municipalities are Herlev to the east, Furesø to the north, Egedal to the west, and Albertslund and Glostrup to the south.
The geography of Ballerup municipality was not affected on 1 January 2007 by the nationwide Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007).
Economy
editThe municipality is home to companies such as GN Store Nord, Orbicon and Leo Pharma and Toms International.
Politics
editMunicipal council
editBallerup's municipal council consists of 25 members, elected every four years.
Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.
| Election | Party | Total seats |
Turnout | Elected mayor | |||||||||
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| A | B | C | F | O | V | Ø | |||||||
| 2005 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 68.5% | Ove E. Dalsgaard (A) | ||||
| 2009 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 64.1% | |||||||
| 2013 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 71.0% | Jesper Würtzen (A) | ||||||
| 2017 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 70.2% | ||||||
| Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017 | |||||||||||||
Twin towns – sister cities
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Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany
East Kilbride, Scotland, United Kingdom
See also
editReferences
edit- Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
- Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
- ^ a b BY2: Population 1. January by municipality The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ^ "Kommunalbestyrelsen". ballerup.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ a b "Kommunens internationale samarbejder". ballerup.dk (in Danish). Ballerup Kommune. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
External links
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