Vallensbæk Municipality

Vallensbæk Kommune is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Hovedstaden on the east coast of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark.

Vallensbæk Municipality
Municipality
Coat of arms
CountryDenmark
RegionCapital Region
SeatVallensbæk
Government
 • MayorHenrik Bo Fomsgaard Rasmussen (C)
Area
 • Total9.23 km2 (3.56 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2019)
 • Total16,654
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipal code187
Websitewww.vallensbaek.dk

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 16654 (1 January 2019). 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 any adjacent municipality under the municipal reform of 2007, as it agreed to enter into a "municipal cooperation agreement" with Ishøj Municipality.[1]

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:[2]

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.[3]

Political Committees

Vallensbæk has a finance committee and three standing policy committees:[4]

  • Finance Committee
  • Social Affairs and Health Committee
  • Child and Culture Committee
  • Technical and Environmental Committee

Education

The town has three schools: Pilehave school (North Field), Vallensbæk school (village) and Egholm School (Beach).

Politics

Municipal council

Vallensbæk's municipal council consists of 15 members, elected every four years.

Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.

Election Party Total
seats		 Turnout Elected
mayor
A C F O V
2005 4 10 1 15 73.5% Kurt Hockerup (C)
2009 4 8 1 1 1 70.0%
2013 3 8 1 2 1 73.6% Henrik Rasmussen (C)
2017 5 8 2 71.1%
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017

See also

References
  1. https://www.retsinformation.dk/Forms/R0710.aspx?id=10080
  2. http://www.vallensbaek.dk/kommunen/kommunalbestyrelsen-og-udvalg/kommunalbestyrelsen
  3. http://www.vallensbaek.dk/kommunen/kommunalbestyrelsen-og-udvalg/kommunalbestyrelsen
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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