Fredensborg Municipality

Fredensborg Municipality
Fredensborg Kommune (Danish)
Location in Denmark
Coordinates: 55°58′N 12°24′E / 55.97°N 12.4°E / 55.97; 12.4
CountryDenmark
RegionHovedstaden
Established1 January 2007
Government
  MayorThomas Lykke Pedersen
Area
  Total
112.10 km2 (43.28 sq mi)
Population
 (1. January 2025)
  Total
42,186
  Density380/km2 (970/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitewww.fredensborg.dk

Fredensborg Municipality (Danish: Fredensborg Kommune) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Hovedstaden (Capital Region). The municipality covers an area of 112.13 km2 and has a total population of 42,186 (as of 1. January 2025). Its mayor, since 2010, is Thomas Lykke Pedersen, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party.

The municipality was created on 1 January 2007, in a merger of the former municipalities of Karlebo Kommune and Fredensborg-Humlebæk Kommune ,switching the political powers from the conservative party to the Social Democrats.

Fredensborg Palace is the Danish Royal Family’s spring and autumn residence. Queen Ingrid of Denmark and Prince Consort Henrik died there.