Lejre Municipality
Lejre Kommune (Danish)
Municipality
Lejre municipality is primarily rural
Lejre municipality is primarily rural
Coat of arms of Lejre Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 55°36′16″N 11°58′30″E / 55.60444°N 11.975°E / 55.60444; 11.975
CountryDenmark
RegionZealand
Established1 January 2007
SeatKirke Hvalsø
Government
 • MayorCarsten Rasmussen (S)
Area
 • Total240.07 km2 (92.69 sq mi)
Population
 (1. January 2023)[1]
 • Total28,930
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipal code350
Websitewww.lejre.dk

Lejre Municipality (Danish: Lejre Kommune) is a kommune in the Region Zealand of Denmark.

The current municipality was established on 1 January 2007 as a result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merging the former Lejre Municipality with Bramsnæs Municipality and Hvalsø Municipality to form a new Lejre Municipality. 28 September 2016 Carsten Rasmussen took over as mayor from Mette Touborg, who was leaving for a new job. She had been the mayor since 1 January 2010. She was the only one from the left wing Socialist People's Party to hold the highest political position in a municipality, whereas he is from the Social Democrats.

Local companies include the chocolate manufacturer Friis-Holm.

Settlements

The municipality consists of the following settlements (populations as of 2011):

Kirke Hvalsø3,941
Lejre2,343
Osted2,073
Kirke Hyllinge1,984
Ejby1,876
Gevninge1,711
Kirke Såby1,676
Kirke Sonnerup965
Gershøj688
Lyndby561

and

Politics

Municipal council

Lejre's municipal council consists of 25 members, elected every four years. Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.

Election Party Total
seats		 Turnout Elected
mayor
A B C F I L O V Ø
2005 7 1 1 1 2 1 12 25 77.1% Flemming Jensen (V)
2009 6 1 2 6 1 9 72.2% Mette Touborg (F)
2013 3 1 9 1 2 8 1 80.6%
2017 6 1 2 5 2 8 1 78.3% Carsten Rasmussen (A)
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017

Notable people

  • Ole Søndergaard (1876 in Allerslev – 1958) a Danish landscape painter
  • Jørgen Jørgensen (1888 in Kornerup – 1974) a Danish politician and party leader
  • Karen Strand (1924 in Kirke Hyllinge – 2000) a Danish goldsmith and jewellery designer
  • Patricia Crone (1945 in Kyndeløse – 2015) a Danish-American author, Orientalist and historian specializing in early Islamic history

Notes

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