Høje-Taastrup Municipality
Høje-Taastrup Municipality
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| Coordinates: 55°38′52″N 12°16′12″E / 55.6477°N 12.27°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Hovedstaden |
| Established | 1970 |
| Seat | Taastrup |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michael Ziegler (C) |
| Area | |
• Total | 78.41 km2 (30.27 sq mi) |
| Population (1. January 2025) | |
• Total | 59,059 |
| • Density | 750/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipal code | 169 |
| Website | www |
Høje-Taastrup Municipality (Danish: Høje-Taastrup Kommune) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in the Capital Region on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 78 km2 (30 sq mi), and has a total population of 59,059 (1. January 2025). It was formed by the 1970 Danish Municipal Reform, and its 1974 adjustment, by merging the parish municipalities of Høje Taastrup, Sengeløse, the Fløng part of Hvedstrup-Fløng and the Reerslev part of Reerslev-Vindinge. Since 1 January 2006 the mayor of the municipality has been Michael Ziegler, a member of the Conservative People's Party (Det Konservative Folkeparti) political party.