Faxe Municipality () is a '' kommune'' in

Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...

in the Region Sjælland on the island of

Zealand Zealand ( ) is the largest and most populous islands of Denmark, island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size) at 7,031 km2 (2715 sq. mi.). Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 Januar ...

. The municipality covers an area of 406 km² and has a population of 37,820 (2025). Its mayor as of January 2018 is Ole Vive. He is a member of the agrarian liberal Venstre

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology, ...

. On 1 January 2007 Faxe municipality, as the result of ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), came into existence by merging the three former municipalities of Haslev, Fakse, and

Rønnede Rønnede is a town in Faxe Municipality, in Region Zealand, Denmark. It is located just east of exit 37 at the European route E47 motorway, 25 km southwest of Køge, 6 km west of Faxe, 30 km northeast of Vordingborg and 19 km east of Næstved. Pr ...

Geography

On 5 June 2007, it was reported by national broadcaster

Danmarks Radio DR (), officially the Danish Broadcasting Corporation in English, is a Danish public-service radio and television broadcasting company. Founded in 1925 as a public-service organization, it is Denmark's oldest and largest electronic media enter ...

that an unknown hill near Rønnede (town), named Kobanke, has the highest natural point of terrain, on

Sjælland Zealand ( ) is the largest and most populous island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size) at 7,031 km2 (2715 sq. mi.). Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 January 2020, comprising ...

. Gyldenløveshøj has an altitude of , but that is due to a manmade hill from the 17th century. Its natural height is .

Locations

The ten largest locations in the municipality are as of 2022:

Population by postal district

* 4690 Haslev 17.698 citizens. * 4640 Faxe 6.600 citizens. * 4683 Rønnede 3.346 citizens. * 4653 Karise 3.299 citizens. * 4654 Faxe Ladeplads 3.000 citizens.

Landmarks

Several historic churches are located in Faxe Municipality including: Vester Egede Church, Braaby Church (Bråby Church), Faxe Church, Freerslev Church, Haslev Church and Roholte Church, (Kongsted Church), (Hylleholt Church), (Dalby Church) Sønder Dalby, Dalby-Tureby, (Karise Church) and (Ulse Church), (Tureby Church), (Alslev Church), (Smerup Church), Vemmetofte Church, Vemmetofte Monastery, Vemmetofte Monastery Church, Vemmetofte Castle, (Øster Egede Church), (Tureby Church), (Spjellerup Church), (Øde Førslev Church), (Terslev Church) and (Teestrup Church) and (Ingelstrup Chapel). All the churches in the municipality and The manor houses of Gisselfeld, Gisselfeld Monastery and Bregentved Estate, Tryggevælde, Strandegård, Lindersvold, Rosendal, Turebyholm, Sofiedal, Rødehus, Holtegård, Alslevgaard and Lystrup also belong to the municipality. The manor houses of Bregentved and Jomfruens Egede are also situated in the municipality.

Economy

The municipality is home to the head offices of companies such as

Royal Unibrew Royal Unibrew is a brewing and beverage company headquartered in Faxe, Denmark. Its brands include Ceres brewery, Ceres, Faxe Brewery, Faxe, Albani Brewery, Albani, Thor Brewery, Thor, Karlens Brewery, Karlens and Royal. Royal Unibrew also has a s ...

, Faxe Brewery and Danish Agro. Faxe Quarry is owned by the Belgian Lhoist Group.

Politics

Faxe's municipal council consists of 25 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has seven political committees.Byråd og udvalg
/ref>

Municipal council

Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.

Image gallery

Image:Faxe Kalkbrud.JPG, Faxe Limestone Quarry Image:Jomfruensegede.JPG, Jomfruens Egede Image:KongstedKirke.jpg, Kongsted Church Image:BraabyKirke.jpg, Bråby Church (Braaby Church)

References

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

External links

The Faxe municipality's official website (Danish only)
{{Authority control Municipalities of Region Zealand Municipalities of Denmark Populated places established in 2007