Halsnæs Municipality

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Halsnæs Municipality
Halsnæs Kommune
Municipality
Country Denmark
Region Region Zealand
Seat Rådhuspladsen 1, 3300 Frederiksværk
Government
 • Mayor Helge Friis (S)
Area
 • Total 121.19 km2 (46.79 sq mi)
Population (1 January 1 2012)
 • Total 31,068
 • Density 260/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Municipal code 260
Website www.halsnaes.dk

Halsnæs Kommune is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Hovedstaden ("Capital Region"). The municipality covers an area of 120 km², and has a total population of 30,824 (2008). Its name comes from Halsnæs, the peninsula that forms the western part of the municipality.

The municipality was created on January 1, 2007 as a merger of the former municipalities of Frederiksværk and Hundested. At first the merged municipality wore the hyphenated name Frederiksværk-Hundested, but it was changed to Halsnæs on January 1, 2008. Its mayor as of 2010 is Helge Friis, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party.

Urban areas

The ten largest urban areas in the municipality are:

# Locality Population
1 Frederiksværk 12,257
2 Hundested 8,861
3 Liseleje 2.580
4 Ølsted 1,863
5 Vinderød 1,033
6 Melby 792
7 Evetofte 368
8 Torup 321
9 Ølsted Sydstrand 250
10 Ølsted Strandhuse 220

Landmarks

  • Arresødal Castle, completed in 1788, now serves as a private hospital.

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References

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