Country Denmark Seat Vallensbæk Municipal code 187 Area 9.49 km² Capital Vallensbæk | Region Capital Region Time zone CET (UTC+1) Website www.vallensbaek.dk Population 15,484 (1 Apr 2016) | |
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Vallensbæk Kommune is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Hovedstaden on the east coast of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark.
Contents
- Map of VallensbC3A6k Municipality Denmark
- Overview
- The Local Council
- Political Committees
- Education
- References
Map of Vallensb%C3%A6k Municipality, Denmark
Overview
The municipality covers an area of 9.49 km² (2013), according to Municipal Key Figures (De Kommunale Nøgletal (www.noegletal.dk)), and has a population of 15484 (1 April 2016). Its mayor is Henrik Rasmussen, a member of the Conservative People's Party (Det Konservative Folkeparti) political party.
The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Vallensbæk.
The Church of Denmark has one parish in the municipality, namely Vallensbæk Parish.
Vallensbæk municipality was not merged with other municipalities on 1 January 2007 as the result of nationwide Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007).
The municipality has a beach, a marina, and the Vallensbæk Marsh (Vallensbæk Mose) recreation area.
The Local Council
As of January 1, 2014, the local council are as follows:
Henrik Rasmussen (Mayor), Søren Wiborg, Anette Eriksen, Kenneth Kristensen Berth, Katja Lindblad, Jytte Bendtsen, Martin Nielson, Søren Mayntz, Niels Jørgensen, Morten Schou Jørgensen, John Smith, Erdal Colak,Arne Petersen, Carina Kristensen Berth, Gitte Lumby Hansen and Niels Karlsen.
The local council meets once a month and meetings are open to all. All agendas and minutes are publicly available.
Political Committees
Vallensbæk has a finance committee and three standing policy committees:
Education
The town has three schools: Pilehave school (North Field), Vallensbæk school (village) and Egholm School (Beach).