Halsnæs Municipality

Halsnæs Kommune is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Hovedstaden ("Capital Region"). The municipality covers an area of 122.15 km² (2013), according to Municipal Key Figures (De Kommunale Nøgletal (www.noegletal.dk)), and has a total population of 30,644 (1 April 2014). Its name comes from Halsnæs, the peninsula that forms the western part of the municipality.

Halsnæs Municipality

Halsnæs Kommune
CountryDenmark
RegionRegion Hovedstaden
SeatFrederiksværk
Government
  MayorSteffen Jensen (S)
Area
  Total122.15 km2 (47.16 sq mi)
Population
 (1 April 2014)
  Total30,644
  Density250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipal code260
Websitewww.halsnaes.dk

The municipality was created on 1 January 2007 as a merger of the former municipalities of Frederiksværk and Hundested. At first the merged municipality wore the hyphenated name Frederiksværk-Hundested, but it was changed to Halsnæs on 1 January 2008. Its mayor, as of 1 January 2018, is Steffen Jensen, a member of the Social Democrats political party.

Geography

Lake Arresø, the largest lake in Denmark, has its western part in the municipality. Originally a fjord connected to Kattegat, it was landlocked when the land northwest of the lake rose by 5 meters in the last ice age. In 1717, by royal order a canal was built (finished in 1719) to connect the lake with Roskilde fjord. The construction of the canal was necessary because the natural stream (Danish:å) from the lake to the fjord was filling up with sand. The water in the newly built canal was harnessed by a watermill, and the town of Frederiksværk basically was created through industrialization.

Urban areas

The ten largest urban areas in the municipality are:

#LocalityPopulation
1Frederiksværk12,257
2Hundested8,861
3Liseleje2.580
4Ølsted1,863
5Vinderød1,033
6Melby792
7Evetofte368
8Torup321
9Ølsted Sydstrand250
10Ølsted Strandhuse220

Politics

Municipal council

Halsnæs' municipal council consists of 21 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 O V Ø
2005 13 1 2 1 3 4 1 25 66.5% Helge Friis (A)
2009 8 1 3 3 6 21 64.5%
2013 8 1 4 7 1 73.1% Steen Hasselriis (V)
2017 10 2 2 6 1 71.1% Steffen Jensen (A)
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017

Landmarks

  • Arresødal Castle, completed in 1788, now serves as a private hospital.

References


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