| Frederikssund Municipality | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Denmark |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Hovedstaden |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Seat Type: | Seat |
| Seat: | Frederikssund |
| Leader Party: | V |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | John Schmidt Andersen (1 January 2014-) |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 250.61 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 46358 |
| Population As Of: | 1. January 2024 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 250 |
Frederikssund Kommune (in Danish pronounced as /fʁeðʁekˈsɔnˀ kʰoˈmuːnə/) is a municipality (Danish: [[Commune (subnational entity)|kommune]]) on the shores of Roskilde Fjord in the northern part of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. On 1 January 2007, the municipality was enlarged to include the old Jægerspris, Slangerup, and Skibby municipalities. It now covers an area of 250 km2 and has a population of 46,358 (1. January 2024). As of 1 January 2014 its mayor is John Schmidt Andersen, a member of the agrarian liberal Venstre political party. Frederikssund municipality belongs to Region Hovedstaden (Capital Region).
The seat of its municipal council is the town of Frederikssund with a population of 15,283 (1 January 2009).[2] The town is connected to the Hornsherred peninsula by the Kronprins Frederik bridge. The former municipalities of Jægerspris and Skibby are located on this peninsula.
The ten largest locations in the municipality are:
| Nr (#) | City | Population (2011) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15,468 | ||
| 2 | 6,822 | ||
| 3 | 4,065 | ||
| 4 | 3,185 | ||
| 5 | 2,368 | ||
| 6 | 912 | ||
| 7 | 905 | ||
| 8 | 783 | ||
| 9 | 570 | ||
| 10 | 442 |
Frederikssund's municipal council consists of 23 members, elected every four years.
Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.
| Election | Party | Total seats | Turnout | Elected mayor | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 72.2% | Ole Find Jensen (A) | |||||
| 2009 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 67.1% | |||||||
| 2013 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 73.4% | John S. Andersen (V) | |||||
| 2017 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 72.6% | ||||||
| Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017 | ||||||||||||||
The new harbour square provides the finishing touches to the harbour developments which began in the 1990s. There are also ambitious plans to build a new residential development to the south of Frederikssund in Vinge north of Store Rørbæk. Vinge Station on the C line of the S-train was opened 14 December 2020.[3]
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Denmark. Frederikssund is twinned with:[4]
Aurskog-Høland, Norway
Catoira, Spain
Kowary, Poland
Kumla, Sweden