Bramsnæs

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Bramsnæs is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Roskilde County on the island of Zealand in east Denmark. The municipality, lying between Roskilde Fjord and Isefjord, covers an area of 80 km², and has a total population of 9,391 (2005). Its mayor is Flemming Jensen, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party.

The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Kirke Hyllinge.

Neighboring municipalities are Skibby to the north, Holbæk and Tølløse to the southwest, Hvalsø to the south, and Lejre to the southeast. To the east is Roskilde Fjord and to the west is Isefjord.

The municipality was created in 1970 as the result of a kommunalreform ("Municipality Reform") that combined a number of existing parishes:

Gershøj Parish
Hyllinge Parish
Lyndby Parish
Rye Parish
Sonnerup Parish
Sæby Parish

By January 1, 2007 Bramsnæs municipality will cease to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It will be merged with existing Hvalsø and Lejre municipalities to form the new Lejre municipality. This will create a municipality with an area of 240 km² and a total population of 25,971 (2005). The new municipality will belong to the new Region Sjælland ("Zealand Region").