Frederikssund Kommune () is a municipality () 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 44,401 (1 January 2014).
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)."
BEF44: Population 1st January, by urban areas" database from Statistics Denmark 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.
Locations
The ten largest locations in the municipality are:
Politics
Municipal council
Frederikssund's municipal council consists of 23 members, elected every four years.
Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.
Recent developments
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.New Town in the Øresund Region - housing potential in the new town next to Frederikssund  - Paper presented at the ENHR conference, Ljubljana July 2006 Retrieved 9 January 2007.
Twin towns – sister cities
Frederikssund is twinned with:
Aurskog-Høland, Norway
Catoira, Spain
Kowary, Poland
Kumla, Sweden
Ramsgate, England, United Kingdom
Sipoo, Finland
Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Gallery
Minolta-65-02 filtered.jpg|Frederikssund's main pedestrian street Jægerspris slot.jpg|Jægerspris Castle Danish sailboats.jpg|Kulhuse See also
Frederikssund station
References
External links
Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
Road map from Google maps
The new Frederikssund municipality's official website (Danish only)
Frederikssund / Hornsherred Tourist Bureau
Frederikssund Gymnasium
Center Bowl
Frederikssund Golf Club
Photos
The local public library (in Danish)
Frederikssund marina (in Danish)
