Country Denmark Seat Kirke Hvalsø Municipal code 350 Area 240.1 km² Population 27,333 (2016) | Region Region Zealand Time zone CET (UTC+1) Website www.lejre.dk Founded 1970 | |
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Weather 4°C, Wind W at 29 km/h, 91% Humidity | ||
Lejre Municipality is a municipality in 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. 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.
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).
Local companies include the chocolate manufacturer Friis-Holm.