Frederikssund Kommune (Danish pronunciation: [fʁeðʁeɡˈsɔˀn]) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) 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 260 km² and has a population of 44,246 (1 January 2009). Its mayor is Ole Find Jensen, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party. Frederikssund municipality belongs to the new Region Hovedstaden (Capital Region).
The seat of its municipal council is the town of Frederikssund with a population of 15,283 (1 January 2009).[1] The town is connected to the Hornsherred peninsula by the Kronprins Frederik bridge.
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The north of Zealand has a relatively mild climate with not too much rain. Data from Denmark's Meteorological Institute[2] show that average mid-summer temperatures are over 20 C while winter daytime averages are around freezing point. Rainfall rarely exceeds 10 days per month.
The summer days are long and bright with about 17 hours of daylight while in the winter, the days are short and often quite dull.
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 near Store Rørbæk.[3]
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