Karlebo Kommune was until 1 January 2007 a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in
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 (, ...
on the east coast of the island of
Zealand
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(''Sjælland'') in eastern
Denmark
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.
The municipality covered an area of 40 km², and had a total population of 19,163 (2005). Its last mayor was Olav Aaen, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party)
political party
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.
The main town and the site of its municipal council was the town of
Kokkedal
Kokkedal () is the municipal seat of Fredensborg Municipality and a northern settlement in the urban area of Hørsholm, located on the coastline of northern Zealand, Denmark, between the two towns, Nivå and Hørsholm, 30 km north of Cope ...
. Other towns in the municipality were Kirkelte, Karlebo, Gunderød, Avderød, Hesselrød, Vejenbrød, and
Nivå
Nivå is a town with a population of 8,769 (1 January 2025)''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with existing Fredensborg-Humlebæk Kommune to form the new
Fredensborg Kommune
Fredensborg Municipality () is a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Hovedstaden (Capital Region). The municipality covers an area of 112.13 km2 and has a total population of 42,186 (as of 1. January 2025). Its mayor, since 2010, ...
. This create a municipality with an area of 112 km² and a total population of 39,187 (2005). The new municipality belongs to
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 ...
("Capital Region").
Cultural references
Karlebo Windmill
Karlebo Kommune was until 1 January 2007 a municipality (Danish language, Danish, ''Municipalities of Denmark, kommune'') in Frederiksborg County on the east coast of the island of Zealand (Denmark), Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark.
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is used as location for the fictional restaurant known as Maxim at 0:38:16 in the 1978 ''
Olsen-banden
The ''Olsen Gang'' (, ) is a Denmark, Danish comedy film series created by Danish director Erik Balling and special effects expert Henning Bahs about the eponymous fictional criminal gang. The gang's leader is the criminal genius and habitual o ...
'' film ''
The Olsen Gang Sees Red
''The Olsen Gang Sees Red'' () is a 1976 Danish comedy film directed by Erik Balling and starring Ove Sprogøe, Morten Grunwald and Poul Bundgaard. The film was the eighth in the ''Olsen Gang''-series, and was selected as the Danish entry for ...