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Faxe municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Denmark in Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand. The municipality covers an area of 406 km² and has a population of 35,418 (2008). Its mayor as of January 2018 is Ole Vive. He is a member of the agrarian liberal Venstre political party.

Faxe Municipality Faxe Kommune
Municipality
Haslev
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 55°16′N 12°12′E
Country	Denmark
Region	Zealand
Established	1 January 2007
Seat	Haslev
Government
• Mayor	Ole Vive (V)
Area
• Total	404.54 km2 (156.19 sq mi)
Population  (1 January 1, 2012)
• Total	35,222
• Density	87/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipal code	320
Website	www.faxekommune.dk

On 1 January 2007 Faxe municipality, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), came into existence by merging the three former municipalities of Haslev, Fakse, and Rønnede.

Geography

On 5 June 2007, it was reported by national broadcaster Danmarks Radio that an unknown hill near Rønnede (town), named Kobanke, has the highest natural point of terrain, 122.9 meters (403.2 ft) on Sjælland. Gyldenløveshøj has an altitude of 126 meters (413.4 ft), but that is due to a manmade hill from the 17th century. Its natural height is 121.3 meters (397.96 ft).

Locations

The ten largest locations in the municipality are as of 2019:[1]

Haslev	11,897
Faxe	4,158
Faxe Ladeplads	2,901
Rønnede	2,457
Karise	2,425
Dalby	2,200
Terslev	912
Førslev	352
Store Spjellerup	237
Teestrup	226

Landmarks

Several historic churches are located in Faxe Municipality including: Vester Egede Church, Braaby Church (Bråby Church), Faxe Church, Freerslev Church, Haslev Church and Roholte Church.[2] The manor houses of Bregentved and Jomfruens Egede are also situated in the municipality.

Economy

The municipality is home to the head offices of companies such as Royal Unibrew, Faxe Brewery and Danish Agro. Faxe Quarry is owned by the Belgian Lhoist Group.

Politics

Faxe's municipal council consists of 25 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has seven political committees.[3]

Municipal council

Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.

Election	Party								Total seats	Turnout	Elected mayor
	A	C	F	I	L	O	V	Ø
2005	9	1	1		5	2	9		27	70.7%	René Tuekær (L)
2009	8	1	3		4	2	9			67.6%	Knud Erik Hansen (A)
2013	6	2	1		4	3	7	2	25	72.5%
2017	8	1	1	1	2	4	7	1		70.2%	Ole Vive (V)
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017

Image gallery

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  Faxe Limestone Quarry
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  Jomfruens Egede
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  Kongsted Church
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  Bråby Church

References

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

External links

• The Faxe municipality's official website (Danish only)

На других языках

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[de] Faxe Kommune

Faxe Kommune ist seit der dänischen Verwaltungsreform zum 1. Januar 2007 eine Kommune in der Region Sjælland in Dänemark. Sie ist 404,90 km²[2] groß und entstand durch den Zusammenschluss der Kommunen Fakse und Rønnede im Storstrøms Amt sowie Haslev im Vestsjællands Amt. Die Verwaltung befindet sich im Rathaus von Haslev.

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- [en] Faxe Municipality

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[ru] Факсе (коммуна)

Факсе (дат. Faxe Kommune) — датская коммуна в составе области Зеландия. Площадь — 404,54 км², что составляет 0,94 % от площади Дании без Гренландии и Фарерских островов. Численность населения на 1 января 2008 года — 35418 чел. (мужчины — 17698, женщины — 17720; иностранные граждане — 947).

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