Fredensborg Municipality
Municipality of eastern Denmark
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Fredensborg Municipality (Danish: Fredensborg Kommune) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Hovedstaden (Capital Region). The municipality covers an area of 112.13 km2 and has a total population of 42,186 (as of 1 January 2025). Its mayor, since 2010, is Thomas Lykke Pedersen, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party.
Fredensborg Municipality
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Denmark | |
| Coordinates: 55°58′N 12°24′E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Hovedstaden |
| Established | 1 January 2007 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Thomas Lykke Pedersen |
| Area | |
• Total | 112.10 km2 (43.28 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2025)[1] | |
• Total | 42,186 |
| • Density | 376.32/km2 (974.68/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www |
The municipality was created on 1 January 2007, in a merger of the former municipalities of Karlebo Kommune and Fredensborg-Humlebæk Kommune, switching the political powers from the conservative party to the Social Democrats.
Fredensborg Palace is the Danish Royal Family's spring and autumn residence. Queen Ingrid of Denmark and Prince Consort Henrik died there.
Locations
| Kokkedal | 15,354 |
| Humlebæk | 9,746 |
| Fredensborg | 8,769 |
| Nivå | 8,011 |
Politics
Municipal council
Fredensborg's municipal council consists of 27 members, elected every four years.
Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.
Attractions
The best known attraction in the municipality is the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art.
