Ballerup Municipality

Municipality in Hovedstaden, Denmark

Ballerup Municipality

Ballerup Kommune (Danish)

Municipality

Coat of arms

Coordinates: 55°44′00″N 12°22′00″E﻿ / ﻿55.7333°N 12.3667°E﻿ / 55.7333; 12.3667
Country| Denmark
Region| Hovedstaden
Established| 1 January 1842
Seat| Ballerup
Government

• Mayor| Jesper Würtzen (S)
Area

• Total

| 34.09 km2 (13.16 sq mi)
Population

(1. January 2024)[1]

• Total

| 51,237
• Density| 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipal code| 151
Website| www.ballerup.dk
Måløv church

Ballerup Kommune (Danish: [ˈpɛˀləʁop kʰoˈmuːnə]) is a municipality (Danish: kommune) in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. It is located approximately 15 kilometers from central Copenhagen. The municipality covers an area of 34.09 km2, and has a population of 51,237 (1. January 2024).[1] It is also the name of the municipal seat, Ballerup.

## Overview

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As of November 2020, the mayor is Jesper Würtzen of the Social Democrats.[2]

Other than Ballerup, the towns that make up the municipality are Måløv and Skovlunde.

Neighboring municipalities are Herlev to the east, Furesø and Gladsaxe to the north, Egedal to the west, and Albertslund, Glostrup and Rødovre to the south.

The geography of Ballerup municipality was not affected on 1 January 2007 by the nationwide Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007).

## Economy

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The municipality is home to companies such as GN Store Nord, Orbicon and Leo Pharma and Toms International.

## Politics

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### Municipal council

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Ballerup'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

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A | B | C | F | O | V | Ø
2005 | 15  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 3  |  | 25  | 68.5%  | Ove E. Dalsgaard (A)
2009 | 15  |  | 2  | 4  | 2  | 2  | 64.1%
2013 | 14  | 1  |  | 3  | 5  | 2  | 71.0%  | Jesper Würtzen (A)
2017 | 16  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 2  | 70.2%
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017

## Twin towns – sister cities

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Denmark

Ballerup is twinned with:[3]

* Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany
* East Kilbride, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ballerup also cooperates with Ystad in Sweden.[3]

## See also

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* Ballerup station
* Ballerup Bladet

## References

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* Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
* Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map

1. ^ a b BY2: Population 1. January by municipality The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
2. ^ "Kommunalbestyrelsen". ballerup.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-11-02.
3. ^ a b "Kommunens internationale samarbejder". ballerup.dk (in Danish). Ballerup Kommune. Retrieved 2025-01-18.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ballerup Kommune.

* Municipality's official website
* East Kilbride, Ballerup's twin town

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Places adjacent to Ballerup Municipality

|  | Furesø |

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Egedal |

Ballerup

| Herlev
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| Albertslund, Glostrup |

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Municipalities of Denmark

List

Hovedstaden|

* Albertslund
* Allerød
* Ballerup
* Bornholm
* Brøndby
* Copenhagen
* Dragør
* Egedal
* Fredensborg
* Frederiksberg
* Frederikssund
* Furesø
* Gentofte
* Gladsaxe
* Glostrup
* Gribskov
* Halsnæs
* Helsingør
* Herlev
* Hillerød
* Hvidovre
* Høje-Taastrup
* Hørsholm
* Ishøj
* Lyngby-Taarbæk
* Rudersdal
* Rødovre
* Tårnby
* Vallensbæk

Midtjylland|

* Aarhus
* Favrskov
* Hedensted
* Herning
* Holstebro
* Horsens
* Ikast-Brande
* Lemvig
* Norddjurs
* Odder
* Randers
* Ringkøbing-Skjern
* Samsø
* Silkeborg
* Skanderborg
* Skive
* Struer
* Syddjurs
* Viborg

Nordjylland|

* Aalborg
* Brønderslev
* Frederikshavn
* Hjørring
* Jammerbugt
* Læsø
* Mariagerfjord
* Morsø
* Rebild
* Thisted
* Vesthimmerland

Sjælland|

* Faxe
* Greve
* Guldborgsund
* Holbæk
* Kalundborg
* Køge
* Lejre
* Lolland
* Næstved
* Odsherred
* Ringsted
* Roskilde
* Slagelse
* Solrød
* Sorø
* Stevns
* Vordingborg

Syddanmark|

* Aabenraa
* Assens
* Billund
* Esbjerg
* Faaborg-Midtfyn
* Fanø
* Fredericia
* Haderslev
* Kerteminde
* Kolding
* Langeland
* Middelfart
* Nordfyn
* Nyborg
* Odense
* Svendborg
* Sønderborg
* Tønder
* Varde
* Vejen
* Vejle
* Ærø

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

Geographic|

* MusicBrainz area

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