Frederiksborg County
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| County seat County seat A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States.... |
Hillerød Hillerød Hillerød Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden . The municipality covers an area of 191 km² , and has a total population of 46,568... |
| Area | 1,347 km² |
| Inhabitants | 378,686 (2006) |
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Frederiksborg Amt (Frederiksborg County) is a former county
County
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(Danish
Danish language
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: amt
Amt (subnational entity)
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) in the north of the island
Island
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of Zealand in eastern Denmark
Denmark
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. Effective January 1, 2007, the county was abolished and merged into Region Hovedstaden
Region Hovedstaden
The Capital Region of Denmark is an administrative region of Denmark established on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which replaced the traditional counties with five larger regions. At the same time, smaller municipalities were merged into larger units, cutting the...
(i.e. Copenhagen Capital Region).
List of County Mayors
| From | To | County Mayor |
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| April 1, 1970 | March 31, 1978 | Hans Andersen (Venstre Venstre (Denmark) VenstreThe party name is officially not translated into any other language, but is in English often referred to as the Liberal Party. Similar rules apply for the name of the party's youth wing Venstres Ungdom. , full name Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti , is the largest political party in Denmark... ) |
| April 1, 1978 | August 22, 1982 † | Svenn Schmidt (Conservative Conservative People's Party (Denmark) The Conservative People's Party , also known as Conservatives is a Danish political party.-History:The party was founded 1915 based mostly on its predecessor, Højre , but also on the Free Conservatives and a moderate faction of Venstre , the liberals.The party has participated in several coalition... ) |
| August 22, 1982 | September 8, 1982 | Jørgen Christiansen (acting) (Venstre) |
| September 9, 1982 | December 31, 1985 | Bent Løber (Conservative Conservative People's Party (Denmark) The Conservative People's Party , also known as Conservatives is a Danish political party.-History:The party was founded 1915 based mostly on its predecessor, Højre , but also on the Free Conservatives and a moderate faction of Venstre , the liberals.The party has participated in several coalition... ) |
| January 1, 1986 | December 31, 1989 | Jørgen Christiansen (Venstre) |
| January 1, 1990 | December 31, 1997 | Kirsten Ebbensgaard (Conservative Conservative People's Party (Denmark) The Conservative People's Party , also known as Conservatives is a Danish political party.-History:The party was founded 1915 based mostly on its predecessor, Højre , but also on the Free Conservatives and a moderate faction of Venstre , the liberals.The party has participated in several coalition... ) |
| January 1, 1998 | December 31, 2001 | Lars Løkke Rasmussen Lars Løkke Rasmussen Lars Løkke Rasmussen is a Danish politician who served as Prime Minister of Denmark from April 2009 to October 2011. He is the leader of the centre-right liberal party, Venstre.... (Venstre) |
| January 1, 2002 | December 31, 2006 | Jørgen Christensen (Venstre Venstre (Denmark) VenstreThe party name is officially not translated into any other language, but is in English often referred to as the Liberal Party. Similar rules apply for the name of the party's youth wing Venstres Ungdom. , full name Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti , is the largest political party in Denmark... ) |
Municipalities (1970-2006)
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Hundested Hundested is a town with a population of 8,861 and a former municipality in Region Hovedstaden in the northern part of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark.... Hørsholm Hørsholm Kommune is a municipality in the Copenhagen Capital Region in the northern part of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 31 km², and has a total population of 24,197... Jægerspris Jægerspris is a town and a former municipality in Region Hovedstaden in the northern part of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 96 km², and had a total population of 9,480... Karlebo Karlebo Kommune was until January 1, 2007 a municipality in Frederiksborg County on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark.... Skibby Skibby is a town with a population of 3,185 and a former municipality in Frederikssund municipality in Region Hovedstaden in the northern part of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark... Skævinge Skævinge is a town with a population of 2,546 and a former municipality in Hillerød municipality in Region Sjælland in the northern part of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark... Slangerup Slangerup is a town with a population of 6,822 in Frederikssund municipality in Region Hovedstaden in the northern part of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark.-The town of Slangerup:... Stenløse Stenløse is a town and a former municipality in Egedal municipality in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark... Ølstykke Ølstykke is a town and a former municipality in Egedal municipality, Region Hovedstaden. The town is on the northern part of the island of Zealand , in eastern Denmark. The former Ølstykke municipality covered an area of 29 km², and had a total population of 15,358... |