Egedal Municipality () is a municipality (
Danish, ''
kommune'') in
Region Hovedstaden
The Capital Region of Denmark (, ) is the easternmost administrative region of Denmark, and contains Copenhagen, the national capital.
The Capital Region has 29 municipalities and a regional council consisting of 41 elected members. As of 1 ...
in
Denmark
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. It covers an area of with a total population of 45,563 (1. January 2025).
History
On 1 January 2007 Egedal municipality was created as the result of
''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), consisting of the former municipalities of
Ledøje-Smørum Until 1 January 2007 Ledøje-Smørum was a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in Copenhagen County on Zealand (''Sjælland'') island in eastern Denmark, then merged into Egedal. The municipality covered an area of and had a total population of 1 ...
(
Copenhagen County
Copenhagen County () is a former county ('' amt'') on the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark. It covered the municipalities in the metropolitan Copenhagen area, with the exception of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg. Effective Jan ...
),
Ølstykke (
Frederiksborg County
Frederiksborg County () is a former county ( Danish: '' amt'') in the north of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. Effective January 1, 2007, the county was abolished and merged into Region Hovedstaden
The Capital Region of Denmark (, ...
), and
Stenløse (
Frederiksborg County
Frederiksborg County () is a former county ( Danish: '' amt'') in the north of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. Effective January 1, 2007, the county was abolished and merged into Region Hovedstaden
The Capital Region of Denmark (, ...
).
Settlements
Politics
Municipal council
Egedal's municipal council consists of 21 members, elected every four years.
Below are the municipal councils elected since the
Municipal Reform of 2007.
References
* Municipal statistics
NetBorger Kommunefakta delivered fro
KMDaka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
* Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro new municipalities map
External links
*
The new Egedal Municipality's official website (Danish only)
Municipalities in the Capital Region of Denmark
Municipalities of Denmark
Populated places established in 2007
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