| Kirke Hvalsø | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Denmark |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Zealand (Sjælland) |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name4: | Lejre Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Denmark#Denmark Region Zealand |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Denmark |
| Coordinates: | 55.5942°N 11.8594°W |
| Area Urban Km2: | 2.4 |
| Population As Of: | 2024 |
| Population Urban: | 4587 |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Gender [1] |
| Population Blank1: | 2199 males and 2388 females |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
| Postal Code: | 4330 |
Hvalsø is a town and a former municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in east Denmark. The former municipality covered an area of 72 km2, and had a total population of 7,856 (2005). Its last mayor was Virginia Holst, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party. She was the first foreign national becoming mayor in a Danish municipality.[2]
The town of Hvalsø (officially called Kirke Hvalsø) is located almost equidistant from the larger towns of Roskilde to the northeast, Ringsted to the south, and Holbæk to the northwest. On 1 January 2024 the town has a population of 4,587.[3]
The large, state-owned and managed, wooded area, Bidstrup Woods (Bidstrup Skovene), is located south of the town, and offers many recreational possibilities. There is a system of hiking trails, some connecting to neighboring Skjoldenæsholm Forest District (Skjoldenæsholm Skovdistrikt).
Hvalsø is served by Hvalsø railway station on the Northwest Line and has regional train connections to Copenhagen, Roskilde, Holbæk and Kalundborg.
Hvalsø will house the municipal council in the new Lejre municipality.
The municipality was created in 1970 as the result of a Danish: kommunalreform ("Municipality Reform") that combined a number of existing parishes:
On 1 January 2007 Hvalsø municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with Bramsnæs and Lejre municipalities to form the new Lejre municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 240 km2 and a total population of 25,971 (2005).