Holbæk Municipality

The main town and the site of its municipal council is the city of Holbæk. On 1 January 2007 Holbæk municipality was, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with existing Jernløse, Svinninge, Tornved, and Tølløse municipalities to form a new Holbæk municipality.

• Name — Holbæk Municipality • Native Name — Holbæk Kommune • Type — Municipality • Image Shield — Coat of arms of Holbæk.svg • Shield Size — 100x80px • Image Map — Map DK Holbæk.PNG • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Denmark • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — Zealand • Established Title — Established • Established Date — 2007 • Seat Type — Seat • Seat — Holbæk • Leader Party — S • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Name — Christina Krzyrosiak Hansen • Unit Pref — Metric • Area Total Km2 — 578.7 • Population Total — 75009 • Population As Of — 1 January 2026 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Time Zone1 — CET • Utc Offset1 — +1 • Time Zone1 Dst — CEST • Utc Offset1 Dst — +2 • Custom Label1 Sec1 — Municipal code • Custom Data1 Sec1 — 316 Holbæk Municipality (Holbæk Kommune) is a kommune in northwestern Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand in Denmark. The municipality includes the island of Orø, and covers an area of 583 km 2, and has a total population of 75,009 (2026). Its mayor is Christina Krzyrosiak Hansen, a member of the Social Democrats and the youngest mayor ever in Denmark. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the city of Holbæk. On 1 January 2007 Holbæk municipality was, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with existing Jernløse, Svinninge, Tornved, and Tølløse municipalities to form a new Holbæk municipality.

Holbæk's municipal council consists of 31 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has seven political committees.

Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007. • Election — Party — Total seats — Turnout — Elected mayor • white — white — white — white — white — ' — white — white — white • 2005 — 9 — 5 — 1 — 2 — 2 — 12 — 31 — 69.2% — Jørn Sørensen (B) • 2009 — 11 — 1 — 2 — 4 — 3 — 10 — 66.7% — Søren Kjærsgård (V) • 2013 — 10 — 2 — 1 — 4 — 12 — 2 — 71.4% • 2017 — 9 — 3 — 1 — 1 — 2 — 3 — 4 — 6 — 2 — 73.7% — Christina K. Hansen (A) • Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017

The ten largest urban areas in the municipality are: • # — Locality — Population • 1 — Holbæk — 27,055 • 2 — Jyderup — 3,937 • 3 — Tølløse — 3,797 • 4 — Svinninge — 2,741 • 5 — Vipperød — 2,252 • 6 — Regstrup — 2.052 • 7 — Mørkøv — 1,806 • 8 — Gislinge — 1,442 • 9 — Store Merløse — 1,197 • 10 — Undløse — 1,149

The number of inhabitants on 1 January: • 1980 - 29,578 • 1985 - 30,154 • 1990 - 31,151 • 1995 - 32,485 • 1999 - 33,555 • 2000 - 33,864 • 2003 - 34,500

• Illustration — Holbæk from the air • Illustration — Brorfelde • Illustration — Eriksholm Castle • Illustration — Knabstrup Manor