Fredensborg-Humlebæk

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Fredensborg-Humlebæk is a municipality (Danish, kommune) on the east coast of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 72 km², and has a total population of 20,024 (2005). Its mayor is John Hemming, a member of the Conservative People's Party (Det Konservative Folkeparti) political party.

The site of its municipal council is in Fredensborg. The municipality is a conglomerate of several small towns, the two major ones being Fredensborg and Humlebæk.

Neighboring municipalities are Karlebo to the south, Helsingør to the north, and Græsted-Gilleleje and Hillerød to the west. To the east is the Øresund, the strait which separates Zealand from Sweden. It is ca. 13.5 km distance from Fredensborg-Humlebæk municipality to the nearest Swedish mainland point at Rydebäck in Skåne, Sweden.

By January 1, 2007 Fredensborg-Humlebæk municipality will cease to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It will be merged with existing Karlebo municipality to form the new Fredensborg municipality. This will create a municipality with an area of 112 km² and a total population of 39,187 (2005). The new municipality will belong to the new Region Hovedstaden ("Capital Region").

1 The towns of Fredensborg and Humlebæk
2 Attractions
3 External links
4 References

[edit] The towns of Fredensborg and Humlebæk

The town of Fredensborg is the site of Fredensborg Palace. The palace by Lake Esrum (Esrum Sø) has special status among Danish palaces as the royal couple's most used residence. The palace was built in the 1700s, and is in the baroque style. It is often used for official purposes, as well as privately by the royal family.

The town of Humlebæk has railroad connection to Elsinore (Helsingør) and Copenhagen. It is situated on the shores of the Øresund, and is surrounded by small patches of forest and fields on its three remaining sides. Once a residence for fishermen, today the town is a part of suburban Copenhagen, and is mainly composed of residential areas. There are several small but pleasant beaches along the coast; some of these are public beaches.