Egedal Kommune is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Hovedstaden in Denmark. It covers an area of 125.79 km2 (48.57 sq mi) with a total population of 42,297 (1 April 2014). Its mayor is Karsten Søndergaard, a member of the Liberal Party (Venstre) political party.
Egedal Municipality | |
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Municipality | |
City hall | |
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Coordinates: 55°46′07″N 12°12′46″E | |
Country | Denmark |
Region | Hovedstaden |
Established | 1 January 2007 |
Seat | Ølstykke |
Government | |
• Mayor | Karsten Søndergaard (V) |
Area | |
• Total | 125.79 km2 (48.57 sq mi) |
Population (1 April 2014) | |
• Total | 42 297 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Municipal code | 240 |
Website | www![]() |
On 1 January 2007 Egedal municipality was created as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), consisting of the former municipalities of Ledøje-Smørum (Copenhagen County), Ølstykke (Frederiksborg County), and Stenløse (Frederiksborg County).
Ølstykke-Stenløse | 22,003 |
Smørumnedre | 9,949 |
Ganløse | 2,884 |
Veksø | 1,799 |
Slagslunde | 903 |
Ledøje | 773 |
Laanshøj | 597 |
Tangbjerg | 597 |
Buresø | 496 |
Søsum | 312 |
Egedal's municipal council consists of 21 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 | E | F | I | O | V | ||||||
2005 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 77.1% | Svend Kjærgaard (V) | ||||
2009 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 73.7% | Willy Eliasen (V) | |||
2013 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 77.3% | |||||
2017 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 75.8% | Karsten Søndergaard (V) | ||||
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017 |
Places adjacent to Egedal Municipality | |
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Midtjylland | ||
Nordjylland | ||
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