Holbæk municipality is a municipality (Danish

Danish language

Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...

, kommune

Municipalities of Denmark

This is a list of Municipalities of Denmark.-Region Hovedstaden:* Albertslund Municipality* Allerød Municipality* Ballerup Municipality* Bornholm Regional Municipality* Brøndby Municipality* Copenhagen Municipality* Dragør Municipality* Egedal Municipality...

) in northeastern Region Sjælland

Region Sjælland

Region Zealand 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 number of...

 on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in Denmark

Denmark

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. The municipality includes the island of Orø

Orø

Orø is a small island in Denmark located in the Isefjord.It covers and has a population of 867 .Administratively the island belongs to Holbæk Municipality....

, and covers an area of 583 km², and has a total population of 69,010 (2008). Its mayor for 2010–2013 is Søren Kjærsgaard, a member of the Liberal Party

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...

 (Venstre) political party

Politics of Denmark

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. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the city of Holbæk

Holbæk

Holbæk is a town in Denmark and the seat of Holbæk municipality with a population of 27,055 . The city is located in the northeastern part of Region Sjælland, Denmark....

. The town's name originates from a 16th Century guildmaster named Jan Holbæk.

On January 1, 2007 Holbæk municipality was, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with existing Jernløse

Jernløse municipality

Until January 1, 2007 Jernløse municipality was a municipality in northeastern West Zealand County on the island of Zealand in Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 103 km², and had a population of 5,943 . Its last mayor was Annica Granstrøm representing Venstre, Denmark's Liberal Party...

, Svinninge

Svinninge municipality

Until January 1, 2007 Svinninge municipality was a municipality in the former West Zealand County on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 86 km², and had a population of 6,588 . Its last mayor was Søren Christensen, representing Venstre, Denmark's Liberal...

, Tornved

Tornved municipality

Until January 1, 2007 Tornved municipality was a municipality in the former West Zealand County on the island of Zealand in Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 105 km², and had a total population of 9,135 . Its last mayor was Jens Stenbæk, a member of the Venstre political party...

, and Tølløse

Tølløse municipality

Until 1 January 2007, Tølløse municipality was a municipality in the northeastern part of the former West Zealand County on the island of Zealand in Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 126 km², and had a total population of 9,832...

municipalities to form a new Holbæk municipality.