Roskilde Municipality
Roskilde Kommune (Danish)
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| Coordinates: 55°39′N 12°06′E / 55.65°N 12.1°E / 55.65; 12.1 | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Zealand |
| Established | 1 January 2007 |
| Seat | Roskilde |
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| • Mayor | Tomas Breddam (S) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 211.88 km2 (81.81 sq mi) |
| Population
(1. January 2024)[1]
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| • Total | 90,931 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipal code | 265 |
| Website | roskilde |
Roskilde Municipality (Danish: Roskilde Kommune) is a kommune in the Region Sjælland, 30 km west of Copenhagen on the island of Zealand in east Denmark.
The biggest city is Roskilde, the municipality covers an area of 212 km2, and it has a total population of 90,931 (2024). Its current mayor is Tomas Breddam. He is a member of Socialdemokraterne.
Neighboring municipalities are Egedal to the northeast, Greve and Solrød to the southeast, Høje-Taastrup to the east, Køge to the south and Lejre to the west. To the north-west is Roskilde Fjord.
Roskilde University is located in the municipality.
By January 1, 2007 the former Roskilde municipality was merged with Gundsø and Ramsø municipalities into the current one, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007). The name of the new municipality is still "Roskilde Kommune". The town hall is situated in the city of Roskilde, at Køgevej 80. It is the former county hall of Roskilde County.
The ten largest urban areas in the municipality are:
| # | Locality | Population |
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| 1 | Roskilde | 52,580 |
| 2 | Jyllinge | 10,701 |
| 3 | Viby | 4,814 |
| 4 | Svogerslev | 4,313 |
| 5 | Gundsømagle | 2,733 |
| 6 | Vindinge | 3,087 |
| 7 | Gadstrup | 2,006 |
| 8 | Ågerup | 1,746 |
| 9 | Veddelev | 1,134 |
| 10 | Vor Frue | 702 |
Companies with headquarters in Roskilde municipality
Roskilde's municipal council consists of 31 members, elected every four years.
Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.
| Election | Party | Total seats |
Turnout | Elected mayor | |||||||||
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| A | B | C | F | O | V | Ø | |||||||
| 2005 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 31 | 71.8% | Poul Lindor Nielsen (A) | |||
| 2009 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 67.7% | |||||
| 2013 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 73.7% | Joy Mogensen (A) | ||||
| 2017 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 74.1% | |||||
| Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017 | |||||||||||||
Accident Investigation Board Denmark is headquartered in Roskilde in Roskilde Municipality.[2]
Places adjacent to Roskilde Municipality
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