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Frederiksberg Municipality

Coordinates: 55°40′40″N 12°32′00″E / 55.6778°N 12.5333°E / 55.6778; 12.5333
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Not to be confused with Frederiksborg County.
Frederiksberg Municipality
Frederiksberg Kommune (Danish)
Municipality
Coat of arms of Frederiksberg Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 55°40′40″N 12°32′00″E / 55.6778°N 12.5333°E / 55.6778; 12.5333
CountryDenmark
RegionHovedstaden
SeatFrederiksberg
Government
 • MayorMichael Vindfeldt
Area
 • Total
8.7 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Population
 (1. January 2024)[1]
 • Total
104,899
 • Density12,000/km2 (31,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC2 (CEST)
Websitewww.frederiksberg.dk Edit this at Wikidata
Locator map in Copenhagen

Frederiksberg Kommune is a municipality (Danish, kommune) on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in Denmark. Part of the Capital Region of Denmark and the city of Copenhagen, it is surrounded by Copenhagen Municipality. The municipality, co-extensive with its seat, covers a total area (land and water) of 8.71 km2 (3.36 square miles; 871 hectares) according to the Municipal Key Figures[2] and has a population of 104,899 (1. January 2024)[1] making it the smallest municipality in Denmark area-wise, the seventh most populous, and the most densely populated. Its mayor is Michael Vindfeldt from the Social Democrats serving from 1 January 2022.

The city of Frederiksberg is the only town in the municipality, and is therefore the site of its municipal council.

Frederiksberg is located as an enclave within the municipality of Copenhagen, the national capital. The municipality was originally situated west of Copenhagen, but after a number of smaller municipalities were merged with Copenhagen in 1901, it became surrounded by Copenhagen.

Frederiksberg was one of the three last Danish municipalities not belonging to a County—the others being Copenhagen and Bornholm. On 1 January 2007, the municipality lost its county privileges and became part of Region Hovedstaden (i.e. the Copenhagen Capital Region).

Frederiksberg municipality was not merged with other municipalities as the result of nationwide Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007).

Politics

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Municipal council

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As of 2022 Frederiksberg's municipal council consists of 29 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 O V Ø Å
2005 5 2 13 2 1 2 25 64.7% Mads Lebech (C)
2009 6 1 12 4 1 1 64.2% Jørgen Glenthøj (C)
2013 4 2 10 2 1 1 2 3 70.3%
2017 4 3 11 1 1 1 3 1 71.2%
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017

Mayors

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Start End Title/Education Name Party
1842 1843 Etatsråd Povel Povelsen Society of the Friends of Peasants
1847 1851 Assessor Harald Raasløff
1858 1861 Godsejer Ernst Emil Rosenørn Højre (1848-1866)
1861 1862 Justitsråd N.F. Jespersen Died
1862 1872 Etatsråd R.C. Stæger
1872 1891 Justitiarius N.F. Schlegel Højre (1881). Died
1891 1896 Lawyer (Supreme Court) Frederik Asmussen Højre
1896 1908 Dr.med. E.M. Jacoby
1908 1909 Overretssagfører Niels Petersen Danish Social Liberal Party
1909 1936 Overretssagfører Marius Godskesen Højre; from 1915: Conservative
1936 1948 Direktør Vilhelm Fischer Conservative People's Party (Denmark)
1948 1950 Statsrevisor Aksel Møller Conservative People's Party (Denmark)
1950 1954 Branddirektør Arne Stæhr Johansen Conservative People's Party (Denmark)
1954 1958 Aksel Møller Died
1958 1978 Arne Stæhr Johansen
1978 2001 Vicedirektør John Winter Conservative People's Party (Denmark)
2001 2009 Chefjurist Mads Lebech Conservative People's Party (Denmark)
2009 2019 Seniorproduktchef Jørgen Glenthøj Conservative People's Party (Denmark)
2019 2021 Lawyer Simon Aggesen Conservative People's Party (Denmark)
2022 Lawyer Michael Vindfeldt Social Democrats

Main sights

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Twin towns – sister cities

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Denmark

Frederiksberg is twinned with:[3]

Notable residents

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. ^ De Kommunale Nøgletal
  3. ^ "Foreningen NORDEN Frederiksberg". foreningennordenfrederiksberg.dk (in Danish). Frederiksberg Kommune. Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  4. ^ "Claes Bang flytter sammen med kæresten". Billed-Bladet (in Danish). 2008-07-17. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
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