Frederikssund
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Frederikssund Kommune (fʁeðʁeɡˈsɔˀn) is a municipality (Danish
, kommune) on the shores of Roskilde Fjord
in the northern part of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark
. On 1 January 2007, the municipality was enlarged to include the old Jægerspris
, Slangerup
, and Skibby
municipalities. It now covers an area of 260 km² and has a population of 44,246 (1 January 2009). Its mayor is Ole Find Jensen, a member of the Social Democrats
(Socialdemokraterne) political party
. Frederikssund municipality belongs to the new Region Hovedstaden
(Capital Region).
The seat of its municipal council is the town of Frederikssund
with a population of 15,283 (1 January 2009). The town is connected to the Hornsherred
peninsula by the Kronprins Frederik bridge.
The summer days are long and bright with about 17 hours of daylight while in the winter, the days are short and often quite dull.
Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
, kommune) on the shores of Roskilde Fjord
Roskilde Fjord
Roskilde Fjord is the fjord north of Roskilde, Denmark, and is located at . It is a long branch of the Isefjord.-Cities:The cities Frederiksværk, Frederikssund, Jægerspris, Jyllinge and Roskilde, , all have coastline at Roskilde Fjord...
in the northern part of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. On 1 January 2007, the municipality was enlarged to include the old Jægerspris
Jægerspris
Jægerspris is a town and a former municipality in Region Hovedstaden in the northern part of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 96 km², and had a total population of 9,480...
, Slangerup
Slangerup
Slangerup is a town with a population of 6,822 in Frederikssund municipality in Region Hovedstaden in the northern part of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark.-The town of Slangerup:...
, and Skibby
Skibby
Skibby is a town with a population of 3,185 and a former municipality in Frederikssund municipality in Region Hovedstaden in the northern part of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark...
municipalities. It now covers an area of 260 km² and has a population of 44,246 (1 January 2009). Its mayor is Ole Find Jensen, a member of the Social Democrats
Social Democrats (Denmark)
The Social Democrats , is a Danish political party committed to the political ideology of social democracy. It is the major coalition partner in Denmark's government since the 2011 parliamentary election, and party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current Prime Minister of Denmark...
(Socialdemokraterne) political party
Politics of Denmark
The Politics of Denmark takes place in a framework of a parliamentary, representative democratic, constitutional monarchy, in which the Prime Minister is the head of government, and of a multi-party system...
. Frederikssund municipality belongs to the new Region Hovedstaden
Region Hovedstaden
The Capital Region of Denmark is an administrative region of Denmark established on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which replaced the traditional counties with five larger regions. At the same time, smaller municipalities were merged into larger units, cutting the...
(Capital Region).
The seat of its municipal council is the town of Frederikssund
Frederikssund
Frederikssund Kommune is a municipality on the shores of Roskilde Fjord in the northern part of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. On 1 January 2007, the municipality was enlarged to include the old Jægerspris, Slangerup, and Skibby municipalities. It now covers an area of 260 km² and...
with a population of 15,283 (1 January 2009). The town is connected to the Hornsherred
Hornsherred
Hornsherred is a peninsula between Roskilde Fjord and Isefjord on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. It falls within the expanded Frederikssund municipality and includes Jægerspris and Skibby and before 1st January 2007 a part of Bramsnæs Municipality, now a part of Lejre Municipality. It is...
peninsula by the Kronprins Frederik bridge.
Climate
The north of Zealand has a relatively mild climate with not too much rain. Data from Denmark's Meteorological Institute show that average mid-summer temperatures are over 20 C while winter daytime averages are around freezing point. Rainfall rarely exceeds 10 days per month.The summer days are long and bright with about 17 hours of daylight while in the winter, the days are short and often quite dull.