Odsherred Municipality
Odsherred Municipality (Danish: Odsherred Kommune) is a kommune in Odsherred, Region Sjælland in Denmark. It covers an area of 355 km² with a total population of 32,605 (2024). Its seat is the town of Højby.
History
On 1 January 2007 Odsherred municipality was created as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), consisting of the former municipalities of Dragsholm, Nykøbing-Rørvig, and Trundholm
Urban areas
The ten largest urban areas in the municipality are:
# | Locality | Population |
---|---|---|
1 | Nykøbing Sjælland | 5,212 |
2 | Asnæs | 2,914 |
3 | Hørve | 2,394 |
4 | Fårevejle Stationsby | 1,794 |
5 | Vig | 1,514 |
6 | Højby | 1,462 |
7 | Rørvig | 1.056 |
8 | Fårevejle Kirkeby | 717 |
9 | Havnebyen | 648 |
10 | Grevinge | 640 |
Politics
Municipal council
Odsherred's municipal council consists of 25 members, elected every four years.
Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.
Election | Party | Total seats |
Turnout | Elected mayor | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | B | C | F | L | O | V | Ø | ||||||
2005 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 70.2% | Finn Madsen (A) | ||||
2009 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 68.6% | Thomas Adelskov (A) | |||||
2013 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 73.8% | ||||||
2017 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 72.9% | |||||
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017 |
See also
References
- ^ BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD a.k.a. Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
- Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
External links
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