Hvalsø

Kirke Hvalsø
Town
Skjoldenæsholm south of town
Kirke Hvalsø
Location in Denmark
Kirke Hvalsø
Kirke Hvalsø (Denmark Region Zealand)
Coordinates: 55°35′39″N 11°51′34″E / 55.59417°N 11.85944°E / 55.59417; 11.85944
CountryDenmark
RegionZealand (Sjælland)
MunicipalityLejre Municipality
Area
  Urban
2.5 km2 (1.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2025)
  Urban
4,877
  Urban density2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
  Gender
2,329 males and 2,548 females
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
4330

Hvalsø is a town and a former municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in east Denmark. The former municipality covered an area of 72 km2, and had a total population of 7,856 (2005). Its last mayor was Virginia Holst, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party. She was the first foreign national becoming mayor in a Danish municipality.