Holbæk Municipality
Municipality in Zealand, Denmark
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Holbæk Municipality (Danish: Holbæk Kommune) is a kommune in northwestern Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand in Denmark. The municipality includes the island of Orø, and covers an area of 583 km2, and has a total population of 75,009 (2026). Its mayor is Christina Krzyrosiak Hansen, a member of the Social Democrats and the youngest mayor ever in Denmark. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the city of Holbæk. On 1 January 2007 Holbæk municipality was, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with existing Jernløse, Svinninge, Tornved, and Tølløse municipalities to form a new Holbæk municipality.
Holbæk Municipality
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| Coordinates: 55°42′N 11°42′E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Zealand |
| Established | 2007 |
| Seat | Holbæk |
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| • Mayor | Christina Krzyrosiak Hansen (S) |
| Area | |
• Total | 578.7 km2 (223.4 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2026)[1] | |
• Total | 75,009 |
| • Density | 129.6/km2 (335.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4300 |
| Municipal code | 316 |
| Website | holbaek |
Politics
Holbæk's municipal council consists of 31 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has seven political committees.[2]
Municipal council
Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.
Urban areas
The ten largest urban areas in the municipality are:
The town of Holbæk
The number of inhabitants on 1 January:
- 1980 - 29,578
- 1985 - 30,154
- 1990 - 31,151
- 1995 - 32,485
- 1999 - 33,555
- 2000 - 33,864
- 2003 - 34,500
Image gallery
Holbæk from the air
