Frederiksberg Kommune is a

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( Danish, '' kommune'') on the island of

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(''Sjælland'') in

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. Part of the Capital Region of Denmark and the city of

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, it is surrounded by

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. The municipality, co-extensive with its seat, covers a total area (land and water) of according to the Municipal Key Figures and has a population of 104,305 (1 January 2020) making it the smallest municipality in Denmark area-wise, the fifth most populous, and the most densely populated. Its mayor is Michael Vindfeldt from the

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serving from 1 January 2022. The city of

Frederiksberg Frederiksberg () is a part of the Capital Region of Denmark. It is formally an independent municipality, Frederiksberg Municipality, separate from Copenhagen Municipality, but both are a part of the City of Copenhagen. It occupies an area of ...

is the only town in the municipality, and is therefore the site of its municipal council. Frederiksberg is located as an enclave within the municipality of Copenhagen, the national capital. The municipality was originally situated west of Copenhagen, but after a number of smaller municipalities were merged with Copenhagen in 1901, it became surrounded by Copenhagen. Frederiksberg was one of the three last Danish municipalities not belonging to a

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—the others being

and Bornholm. On 1 January 2007, the municipality lost its county privileges and became part of

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(i.e. the ''Copenhagen Capital Region''). Frederiksberg municipality was not merged with other municipalities as the result of nationwide ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007).

Politics

Municipal council

As of 2022 Frederiksberg's municipal council consists of 29 members, elected every four years. Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.

Mayors

Main sights

Frederiksberg Campus (University of Copenhagen) Frederiksberg Campus is one of the four main campuses of University of Copenhagen in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located in Frederiksberg and is home to large parts of the Faculty of Science' activities within the fields of natural science and biosc ...

Frederiksberg Gardens Frederiksberg Gardens ( Danish: Frederiksberg Have) is one of the largest and most attractive greenspaces in Copenhagen, Denmark. Together with the adjacent Søndermarken it forms a green area of 64 hectares at the western edge of Inner Copenhage ...

* Frederiksberg Hospital *

Frederiksberg Palace Frederiksberg Palace ( da, Frederiksberg Slot) is a Baroque residence, located in Frederiksberg, Denmark, adjacent to the Copenhagen Zoo. It commands an impressive view over Frederiksberg Gardens, originally designed as a palace garden in the ...

* Frederiksberg Town Hall * Copenhagen Business School *

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* Royal Danish Military Academy *

Church of the Deaf The Church of the Deaf or Deaf People's Church (''Døves Kirke'') is a church in Copenhagen, on Falkonergårdsvej in the Frederiksberg Municipality. History On December 1, 1900, Johannes Jørgensen, the first deaf priest in Denmark, established th ...

* Listed buildings in Frederiksberg Municipality

Twin towns – sister cities

Frederiksberg is twinned with: * Bærum, Norway *

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, Iceland * Hämeenlinna, Finland *

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, Sweden

Notable residents

* Claes Bang, actor (''

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'', '' Dracula'')

Gallery

File:Denmark Frederiksberg Palace.JPG,

Frederiksberg Rådhus aerial.jpg, Frederiksberg Town Hall Denmark Re-opens after Lockdown (49919379992).jpg, A café on Værnedamsvej Porcelænshaven - Fasanhaven.JPG, The grounds of the former porcelain factory now house residential units Muséet Alhambra.jpg, The Alhambra museum

References

* Municipal statistics
NetBorger Kommunefakta
delivered fro
KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
* Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro new municipalities map

External links

Municipality's official website
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