Herlev Kommune is a suburban municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark.
The municipality covers an area of 12 km², and has a total population of 27,851 (1 April 2014).
Its mayor is Thomas Gyldal Petersen, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party.
The former village Herlev is the largest settlement of the municipal and the site of the municipal council.
Neighboring municipalities are Gladsaxe to the east and northeast, Furesø Municipality to the north, Ballerup to the west, Glostrup to the southwest, Rødovre to the south, and Copenhagen to the southeast.
Herlev municipality was not merged with other municipalities on 1 January 2007 as part of nationwide Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007).
Politics
Municipal council
Herlev's municipal council consists of 19 members, elected every four years.
Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.
Twin towns – sister cities
Herlev is twinned with:
Eberswalde, Germany
Gniewkowo, Poland
Höganäs, Sweden
Lieto, Finland
Nesodden, Norway
Seltjarnarnes, Iceland
Sermersooq, Greenland
See also
Herlev Hospital
Herlev station
References
Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
External links
