Lejre Municipality () is a kommune in the Region Zealand of Denmark.
The current municipality was established on 1 January 2007 as a result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merging the former Lejre Municipality with Bramsnæs Municipality and Hvalsø Municipality to form a new Lejre Municipality. On 28 September 2016 Carsten Rasmussen took over as mayor from Mette Touborg, who was leaving for a new job. She had been the mayor since 1 January 2010. She was the only one from the left wing Socialist People's Party to hold the highest political position in a municipality, whereas he is from the Social Democrats.
Local companies include the chocolate manufacturer Friis-Holm.
Settlements The municipality consists of the following settlements (populations as of 2011): Kirke Hvalsø 3,941 Lejre 2,343 Osted 2,073 Kirke Hyllinge 1,984 Ejby 1,876 Gevninge 1,711 Kirke Såby 1,676 Kirke Sonnerup 965 Gershøj 688 Lyndby 561
and Kyndeløse Sydmark Øm (village)
Politics Municipal council Lejre's municipal council consists of 25 members, elected every four years. Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.
Election Party Totalseats Turnout Electedmayor2005711121122577.1%Flemming Jensen (V)200961261972.2%Mette Touborg (F)2013319128180.6%2017612528178.3%Carsten Rasmussen (A)2021614418174.13%Tina Mandrup (V)Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017
Notable people Ole Søndergaard (1876 in Allerslev – 1958) a Danish landscape painter Jørgen Jørgensen (1888 in Kornerup – 1974) a Danish politician and party leader Karen Strand (1924 in Kirke Hyllinge – 2000) a Danish goldsmith and jewellery designer Patricia Crone (1945 in Kyndeløse – 2015) a Danish-American author, Orientalist and historian specializing in early Islamic history
Notes
References Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data) Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
External links
Municipality's official website The new Lejre Municipality's official website (Danish only)