Herlev Municipality
Municipality in Hovedstaden, Denmark
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Herlev Municipality (Danish: Herlev Kommune) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in the northwestern suburbs of Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 12 km2, and has a total population of 30,784 (1 January 2025). Its mayor is Marco Damgaard, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party. The former village Herlev is the largest settlement of the municipal and the site of the municipal council. It is best known for being the site of Herlev Hospital.
Herlev Municipality
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The historic centre of Herlev, with the church and village pond. | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 55°43′34″N 12°26′02″E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Hovedstaden |
| Established | 1 April 1909 |
| Seat | Herlev |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marco Damgaard (S) |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.04 km2 (4.65 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2025)[1] | |
• Total | 30,784 |
| • Density | 2,557/km2 (6,622/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipal code | 163 |
| Website | www |
Neighboring municipalities are Gladsaxe to the east and northeast, Furesø Municipality to the north, Ballerup to the west, Glostrup to the southwest, Rødovre to the south, and Copenhagen to the southeast.
Hostpry
Herlev municipality was not merged with other municipalities on 1 January 2007 as part of nationwide Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007).
Politics
Municipal council
Herlev's municipal council consists of 19 members, elected every four years.
Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.
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