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Faxe Municipality
Faxe Kommune
Municipality
Haslev
Haslev
Coat of arms of Faxe Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 55°16′N 12°12′E / 55.27°N 12.2°E / 55.27; 12.2
CountryDenmark
RegionZealand
Established1 January 2007
SeatHaslev
Government
 • MayorOle Vive (V)
Area
 • Total
404.54 km2 (156.19 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 1, 2012)[1]
 • Total
35,222
 • Density87/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipal code320
Websitewww.faxekommune.dk Edit this at Wikidata

Faxe municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Denmark in Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand. The municipality covers an area of 406 km² and has a population of 35,418 (2008). Its mayor as of January 2018 is Ole Vive. He is a member of the agrarian liberal Venstre political party.

On 1 January 2007 Faxe municipality, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), came into existence by merging the three former municipalities of Haslev, Fakse, and Rønnede.

Geography

On 5 June 2007, it was reported by national broadcaster Danmarks Radio that an unknown hill near Rønnede (town), named Kobanke, has the highest natural point of terrain, 122.9 meters (403.2 ft) on Sjælland. Gyldenløveshøj has an altitude of 126 meters (413.4 ft), but that is due to a manmade hill from the 17th century. Its natural height is 121.3 meters (397.96 ft).

Locations

The ten largest locations in the municipality are as of 2019:[2]

Haslev 11,897
Faxe 4,158
Faxe Ladeplads 2,901
Rønnede 2,457
Karise 2,425
Dalby 2,200
Terslev 912
Førslev 352
Store Spjellerup 237
Teestrup 226

Landmarks

Several historic churches are located in Faxe Municipality including: Vester Egede Church, Braaby Church (Bråby Church), Faxe Church, Freerslev Church, Haslev Church and Roholte Church.[3] The manor houses of Bregentved and Jomfruens Egede are also situated in the municipality.

Economy

The municipality is home to the head offices of companies such as Royal Unibrew, Faxe Brewery and Danish Agro. Faxe Quarry is owned by the Belgian Lhoist Group.

Politics

Faxe's municipal council consists of 25 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has seven political committees.[4]

Municipal council

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

Election Party Total
seats 		Turnout Elected
mayor
A C F I L O V Ø
2005 9 1 1 5 2 9 27 70.7% René Tuekær (L)
2009 8 1 3 4 2 9 67.6% Knud Erik Hansen (A)
2013 6 2 1 4 3 7 2 25 72.5%
2017 8 1 1 1 2 4 7 1 70.2% Ole Vive (V)
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017

References

  1. ^ BY2: Population 1. January by municipality The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. ^ "Statistikbanken". www.statistikbanken.dk. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  3. ^ "Kirker". faxekommune.dk. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  4. ^ Byråd og udvalg
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