Region Hovedstaden
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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
("amter") with five larger regions. At the same time, smaller municipalities
were merged into larger units, cutting the number of municipalities from 271 to 98. The reform was implemented in Denmark
on January 1, 2007.
and Frederiksberg
, the former counties of Copenhagen
and Frederiksborg
, and the regional municipality of Bornholm
.
Without the remote island municipality Bornholm, located 140 km (87 mi) southeast of Copenhagen, the population is 1,603,008 on an area of 1,973 km² (762 sq. m.) with a density of 812.47 per km² (2,103 per sq m), as opposed to 642.64 (1,665) with all 29 municipalities included.
Before 2007, a Danish Capital Region
, did exist, but it did not cover exactly the same area and did not have the same legal function.
The State Administration for Greater Copenhagen represents the central Government in the Capital Region of Denmark and supervises the Region and municipalities. It is part of the Ministry of Social Welfare
. The leader holds the post of Director and has a university degree in law.
The primary function of Capital Region of Denmark, as with all the regions of Denmark, is to run the hospitals of the region, 15 in all. In opposite to for example the United States and Australia, where the capital region is a special federal district outside the normal states, the Capital Region of Denmark is merely a name of a normal region in Denmark
.
The following municipalities are located in the Capital Region of Denmark but are not subordinate to the region.
Regions of Denmark
The Regions of Denmark were created as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform. The five regions replace the former sixteen counties . At the same time, the number of municipalities was cut from 270 to 98. The reform was made effective on 1 January 2007.- List of regions :The names of the regions...
of 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...
established on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which replaced the traditional counties
Counties of Denmark
Denmark was until December 31, 2006 divided into 15 counties , and 270 municipalities . On January 1, 2007, the counties were replaced by five Regions and the number of municipalities slashed to 98....
("amter") with five larger regions. At the same time, smaller municipalities
Municipalities of Denmark
This is a list of Municipalities of Denmark.-Region Hovedstaden:* Albertslund Municipality* Allerød Municipality* Ballerup Municipality* Bornholm Regional Municipality* Brøndby Municipality* Copenhagen Municipality* Dragør Municipality* Egedal Municipality...
were merged into larger units, cutting the number of municipalities from 271 to 98. The reform was implemented in 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 January 1, 2007.
Overview
The Capital Region of Denmark consists of the municipalities of CopenhagenCopenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
and Frederiksberg
Frederiksberg
Frederiksberg Kommune is a municipality on the island of Zealand in Denmark. It surrounded by the city of Copenhagen. The municipality, co-extensive with its seat, covers an area of and has a total population of 98,782 making it the smallest municipality in Denmark area-wise, the fifth most...
, the former counties of Copenhagen
Copenhagen County
Københavns Amt is a former county on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. It covered the municipalities in the metropolitan Copenhagen area, with the exception of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg. Effective January 1, 2007, the county was abolished and merged into Region Hovedstaden Københavns...
and Frederiksborg
Frederiksborg County
Frederiksborg Amt is a former county in the north of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. Effective January 1, 2007, the county was abolished and merged into Region Hovedstaden ....
, and the regional municipality of Bornholm
Bornholm
Bornholm is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea located to the east of the rest of Denmark, the south of Sweden, and the north of Poland. The main industries on the island include fishing, arts and crafts like glass making and pottery using locally worked clay, and dairy farming. Tourism is...
.
Without the remote island municipality Bornholm, located 140 km (87 mi) southeast of Copenhagen, the population is 1,603,008 on an area of 1,973 km² (762 sq. m.) with a density of 812.47 per km² (2,103 per sq m), as opposed to 642.64 (1,665) with all 29 municipalities included.
Before 2007, a Danish Capital Region
Danish Capital Region
Hovedstadsregionen was the name of the greater metropolitan region around and including Copenhagen , Denmark. It included the counties of Copenhagen, Frederiksborg and Roskilde....
, did exist, but it did not cover exactly the same area and did not have the same legal function.
The State Administration for Greater Copenhagen represents the central Government in the Capital Region of Denmark and supervises the Region and municipalities. It is part of the Ministry of Social Welfare
Ministry of Social Welfare (Denmark)
The Danish Ministry of Social Affairs was re-created in 2010 as a split of the Social Welfare ministry created after the 2007 Folketing elections. The split moved the section that had to do with the Ministry of the Interior off into the Ministry of the Interior and Health. The current minister is...
. The leader holds the post of Director and has a university degree in law.
The primary function of Capital Region of Denmark, as with all the regions of Denmark, is to run the hospitals of the region, 15 in all. In opposite to for example the United States and Australia, where the capital region is a special federal district outside the normal states, the Capital Region of Denmark is merely a name of a normal region in Denmark
Regions of Denmark
The Regions of Denmark were created as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform. The five regions replace the former sixteen counties . At the same time, the number of municipalities was cut from 270 to 98. The reform was made effective on 1 January 2007.- List of regions :The names of the regions...
.
Hospitals
The following hospitals sort under Capital Region of Denmark.- Amager HospitalAmager HospitalAmager Hospital is located in Denmark on the island of Amager in Copenhagen. It was founded on April 1, 1997 with the merger of Skt. Elisabeth Hospital and Sundby Hospital...
on the island of AmagerAmagerAmager is a Danish island in the Øresund. The Danish capital, Copenhagen, is partly situated on Amager, which is connected to the much larger island of Zealand by five bridges.-History:...
, CopenhagenCopenhagenCopenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region... - Bispebjerg HospitalBispebjerg HospitalBispebjerg Hospital is one of the hospitals in the Capital Region of Denmark. Along with a number of other hospitals and the University of Copenhagen , Bispebjerg Hospital forms part of the Copenhagen University Hospital....
in Copenhagen - Bornholms HospitalBornholms HospitalBornholms Hospital is a hospital on the Danish island of Bornholm's city of Rønne. Administratively, it falls under the domain of Region Hovedstaden along with hospitals in the greater Copenhagen area and northern Zealand. It serves a population of about 43,000...
on the island of BornholmBornholmBornholm is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea located to the east of the rest of Denmark, the south of Sweden, and the north of Poland. The main industries on the island include fishing, arts and crafts like glass making and pottery using locally worked clay, and dairy farming. Tourism is... - Frederiksberg HospitalFrederiksberg HospitalFrederiksberg Hospital is a medium sized government owned general hospital located in Frederiksberg, Denmark. It has 380 beds and an emergency department....
in FrederiksbergFrederiksbergFrederiksberg Kommune is a municipality on the island of Zealand in Denmark. It surrounded by the city of Copenhagen. The municipality, co-extensive with its seat, covers an area of and has a total population of 98,782 making it the smallest municipality in Denmark area-wise, the fifth most... - Gentofte HospitalGentofte HospitalGentofte Hospital is located in Gentofte within Copenhagen in Denmark. Administratively, it is part of the hospital service of Region Hovedstaden. The hospital primarily serves the municipalities of Gentofte, Lyngby-Taarbæk, and Rudersdal, with a population of about 175,000...
in GentofteGentofteGentofte Kommune is a municipality in the Capital Region of Denmark on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of , and has a total population of 68,913... - Glostrup HospitalGlostrup HospitalThe Glostrup Hospital is located in the township of Glostrup 8 km from the center of Copenhagen in Denmark. It is owned and managed by the regional health authority of the Greater Copenhagen region, Region Hovedstaden....
in GlostrupGlostrupGlostrup Kommune is a suburban municipality and town in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand approx. 10 km west of Copenhagen in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 13 km², and has a total population of 20,673 . Its Zip code is 2600... - Herlev HospitalHerlev HospitalHerlev Hospital is a hospital in Herlev, Denmark, close to Copenhagen. 120 meters tall and has 25 floors. It is famous for being Denmark's tallest building, and the fifth tallest hospital in the world...
in HerlevHerlevHerlev Kommune is a suburban municipality in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 12 km², and has a total population of 26,567 . Its mayor is Kjeld Hansen, a member of the Social Democrats political party... - Hvidovre HospitalHvidovre HospitalHvidovre Hospital is a hospital located in Hvidovre near Copenhagen in Denmark. It is administered by the Capital Region of Denmark.The hospital was built from 1968 to 1979 and was officially opened on March 26, 1976...
in HvidovreHvidovreHvidovre Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden near Copenhagen on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 22 km², and has a total population of 49,380... - Nordsjællands Hospital in Esbønderup, FrederikssundFrederikssundFrederikssund 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...
, HillerødHillerødHillerød Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden . The municipality covers an area of 191 km² , and has a total population of 46,568...
, ElsinoreElsinoreHelsingør is a city and the municipal seat of Helsingør municipality on the northeast coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. Helsingør has a population of 46,279 including the southern suburbs of Snekkersten and Espergærde...
, and HørsholmHørsholmHørsholm Kommune is a municipality in the Copenhagen Capital Region in the northern part of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 31 km², and has a total population of 24,197... - Region Hovedstadens PsykiatriRegion Hovedstadens PsykiatriRegion Hovedstadens Psykiatri is a psychiatric hospital with centers spread all around the capital region of Denmark, mainly consisting of Copenhagen, northern Zealand, and Bornholm....
– psychiatric hospitalPsychiatryPsychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the study and treatment of mental disorders. These mental disorders include various affective, behavioural, cognitive and perceptual abnormalities...
with many centers around the region - RigshospitaletRigshospitaletRigshospitalet - Copenhagen University Hospital, or simply Riget, is the national hospital of Denmark, located in the capital city of Copenhagen, between the streets of Blegdamsvej, Tagensvej and Nørre Allé...
in Copenhagen - Sct. Hans Hospital in RoskildeRoskildeRoskilde is the main city in Roskilde Municipality, Denmark on the island of Zealand. It is an ancient city, dating from the Viking Age and is a member of the Most Ancient European Towns Network....
Municipalities
- Albertslund Municipality
- Allerød MunicipalityAllerød municipalityAllerød Kommune is a municipality on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 67 km², and has a total population of 23,493...
- Ballerup Municipality
- Bornholm Regional Municipality
- Brøndby Municipality
- Copenhagen MunicipalityCopenhagen municipalityCopenhagen Municipality is the largest of the municipalities making up the city of Copenhagen. It lies at the center of Copenhagen and contains the old historic city....
- Dragør Municipality
- Egedal MunicipalityEgedal municipalityEgedal Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden in Denmark. It covers an area of with a total population of 40,533...
- Fredensborg MunicipalityFredensborg municipalityFredensborg Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden . The municipality covers an area of 112 km2, and has a total population of 39,240...
- Frederiksberg Municipality
- Frederikssund Municipality
- Furesø MunicipalityFuresø municipalityFuresø Kommune is a municipality in Denmark. It has a population of 37,667 and an area of 55.68 km² . The municipality belongs to the Copenhagen Capital Region and lies 20 km northwest of Copenhagen. Its mayor is Ole Bondo Christensen, a member of the Social Democrats political party...
- Gentofte Municipality
- Gladsaxe Municipality
- Glostrup Municipality
- Gribskov MunicipalityGribskov municipalityGribskov Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden . The municipality covers an area of 278 km², and has a total population of 40,512 ....
- Halsnæs Municipality
- Helsingør MunicipalityHelsingør municipalityHelsingør Kommune , is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden on the northeast coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 122 km², and has a total population of 60,844...
- Herlev Municipality
- Hillerød Municipality
- Hvidovre Municipality
- Høje-Taastrup Municipality
- Hørsholm Municipality
- Ishøj Municipality
- Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality
- Rudersdal MunicipalityRudersdal municipalityRudersdal Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden in Denmark. It is situated approximately 20 kilometers north of Copenhagen...
- Rødovre Municipality
- Tårnby Municipality
- Vallensbæk Municipality