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Holbæk Municipality

*Holbæk Kommune* (Danish)
Holbæk Municipality Holbæk Kommune (Danish)
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 55°42′N 11°42′E / 55.7°N 11.7°E
Country	Denmark
Region	Zealand
Established	2007
Seat	Holbæk
Government
• Mayor	Christina Krzyrosiak Hansen (S)
Area
• Total	578.7 km2 (223.4 sq mi)
Population (1. January 2024)
• Total	74,129
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipal code	316
Website	holbaek.dk

Holbæk Municipality (Danish: Holbæk Kommune) is a kommune in northwestern Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand in Denmark. The municipality includes the island of Orø, and covers an area of 583 km², and has a total population of 74,129 (2024). Its mayor is Christina Krzyrosiak Hansen, a member of the Social Democrats and the youngest mayor ever in Denmark. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the city of Holbæk. On 1 January 2007 Holbæk municipality was, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with existing Jernløse, Svinninge, Tornved, and Tølløse municipalities to form a new Holbæk municipality.

Politics

Holbæk's municipal council consists of 31 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has seven political committees.^[2]

Municipal council

Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.

Election	Party									Total seats	Turnout	Elected mayor
Election	A	B	C	F	I	L	O	V	Ø	Total seats	Turnout	Elected mayor
2005	9	5	1	2			2	12		31	69.2%	Jørn Sørensen (B)
2009	11	1	2	4			3	10			66.7%	Søren Kjærsgård (V)
2013	10	2	1				4	12	2		71.4%	Søren Kjærsgård (V)
2017	9	3	1	1	2	3	4	6	2		73.7%	Christina K. Hansen (A)
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017