Gladsaxe Municipality | |
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| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Capital Region |
| Seat | Gladsaxe |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Trine Græse (S) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25 km2 (10 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 69,681 |
| • Density | 2,800/km2 (7,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipal code | 159 |
| Website | www |
Gladsaxe Kommune is a municipality (Danish, kommune) near Copenhagen in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 25 km2 (10 sq mi), and has a total population of 69,681 (2019). Its mayor is Trine Græse, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party.
The site of its municipal council is the town of Buddinge. Other towns in the municipality are Gladsaxe, Bagsværd, and Mørkhøj (Søborg is often mentioned wrongly, but it is just a part of Buddinge)—but town limits are not distinguishable because the towns have grown together in an urban sprawl. Mørkhøj, Værebro in Bagsværd and Høje-Gladsaxe are larger housing projects and home to many immigrants and being typical for many concrete highrise suburbs in Copenhagen. Picture of Gladsaxe Heights:[1]
At Gladsaxe, there is a 206.5-metre-tall (677 ft) guyed TV mast, which was built in 1955. It was the first TV transmission site in Denmark.
Since 2014, Gladsaxe been home to Copenhagen gem and mineral show, the largest gem and mineral show in Scandinavia. The show is an annual two-day event that attracts exhibitors from all around the world and an audience of thousands from Denmark and Sweden.
Gladsaxe municipality was not merged with other municipalities by 1 January 2007 as the result of nationwide Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007).
Economy
Gladsaxe municipality is home to many company headquarters, including those of Novo Nordisk, Novozymes and Scandinavian Tobacco Group and MT Højgaard.
Parks and open spaces
Park and green spaces in Gladsaxe Municipality include Aldershvile Slotspark, Bagsværd Fort Folkepark, Bagsværd Sø, Bagsværd Søpark, Gladsaxe Fort Gyngemosen og Høje Gladsaxe Park, Kagsåparken, Nybro Åmose, Radiomarken and Smør- og Fedtmosen.[1]
Politics
Municipal council
Gladsaxe'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 | I | O | V | Ø | ||||||
| 2005 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 66.3% | Karin Søjberg Holst (A) | |||
| 2009 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 62.7% | |||||
| 2013 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 68.4% | ||||
| 2017 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 65.7% | Trine Græse (A) | ||||
| Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017 | |||||||||||||
International relations
Twin towns – sister cities
Gladsaxe is twinned with:[2]
Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany
Gagny, France
Haabersti, Estonia
Klagenfurt, Austria
Koszalin, Poland
Kujalleq, Greenland- Minden, Germany
- Neubrandenburg, Germany
Pirkkala, Finland
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ski, Norway
Solna, Sweden
Split, Croatia- Sutton (London), England, United Kingdom
Taitō (Tokyo), Japan
Veszprém, Hungary
Notable people
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- Nancy Eriksson (1907–1984) a Swedish politician and a member of the Swedish Riksdag
- Thomas Rørdam (born 1952) a Danish lawyer, President of the Supreme Court of Denmark
- Mette Bock (born 1957) a Danish political scientist, journalist and former politician
- Allan Steen Kristensen (1958-1997) in 1977-1978 named the Bomb Man from Gladsaxe
- Thomas Bo Larsen (born 1963) a Danish film actor [3]
- Lars Mikkelsen (born 1964) a Danish actor [4]
- Jonatan Spang (born 1978) a Danish standup comedian, actor and former theatre director [5]
Sport
- Frederik Hansen (1885–1981) a Danish wrestler who competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Per Frimann (born 1962) a former footballer with over 200 club caps and 17 for Denmark
- Peter Schmeichel MBE (born 1963) a Danish former football goalkeeper with 648 club caps and 129 for Denmark
- Bo Spellerberg (born 1979) a Danish handball player
- Chanan Colman (born 1984) Danish-Israeli professional basketball player
- Louise Mai Jansen (born 1984) is a Danish former swimmer, competed at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics
- Daniel Wass (born 1989) a Danish footballer with nearly 400 club caps and 20 for Denmark
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References
- ^ "Parker og naturområder" (in Danish). AOK. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ "16 Venskabsbyer i 15 lande". gladsaxe.dk (in Danish). Gladsaxe. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ IMDb Database retrieved 02 August 2020
- ^ IMDb Database retrieved 02 August 2020
- ^ IMDb Database retrieved 02 August 2020
External links
- Municipality's official website
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- Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
- Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
- List of parks and open spaces