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Frederikssund Kommune

Frederikssund Municipality
Frederikssund Kommune
Municipality
Coat of arms of Frederikssund Municipality
Coat of arms
Map DK Frederikssund.PNG
Country Denmark
Region Region Zealand
Seat Frederikssund
Government
 • Mayor John Schmidt Andersen (1 January 2014-) (V)
Area
 • Total 250.61 km2 (96.76 sq mi)
Population (1 April 2014)
 • Total 44,341
 • Density 180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Municipal code 250
Website www.frederikssund.dk

Frederikssund Kommune (Danish pronunciation: [fʁeðʁeɡˈsɔˀn]) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) on the shores of Roskilde Fjord in the northern part of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. On 1 January 2007, the municipality was enlarged to include the old Jægerspris, Slangerup, and Skibby municipalities. It now covers an area of 250 km² and has a population of 44,401 (1 January 2014). As of 1 January 2014 its mayor is John Schmidt Andersen, a member of the agrarian liberal Venstre political party. Frederikssund municipality belongs to Region Hovedstaden (Capital Region).

The seat of its municipal council is the town of Frederikssund with a population of 15,283 (1 January 2009). The town is connected to the Hornsherred peninsula by the Kronprins Frederik bridge. The former municipalities of Jægerspris and Skibby are located on this peninsula.

The ten largest urban areas in the municipality are:

Frederikssund's main pedestrian street

Jægerspris Castle

Kulhuse

The new harbour square provides the finishing touches to the harbour developments which began in the 1990s. There are also ambitious plans to build a new residential development to the south of Frederikssund near Store Rørbæk.

Coordinates: 55°50′13″N 12°03′55″E / 55.83694°N 12.06528°E / 55.83694; 12.06528


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