Fredensborg Municipality Fredensborg Kommune (Danish)
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location in Denmark
Coordinates: 55°58′N 12°24′E / 55.97°N 12.4°E / 55.97; 12.4
Country	Denmark
Region	Hovedstaden
Established	1 January 2007
Government
• Mayor	Thomas Lykke Pedersen
Area
• Total	112.10 km2 (43.28 sq mi)
Population  (1. January 2023)[1]
• Total	41,689
• Density	370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	www.fredensborg.dk

Fredensborg Municipality (Danish: Fredensborg Kommune) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Hovedstaden (Capital Region). The municipality covers an area of 112.13 km² and has a total population of 41,689 (as of 1. January 2023). Its mayor, since 2010, is Thomas Lykke Pedersen, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party.

The municipality was created on 1 January 2007, in a merger of the former municipalities of Karlebo Kommune and Fredensborg-Humlebæk Kommune.

Fredensborg Palace is the Danish Royal Family’s spring and autumn residence. Queen Ingrid of Denmark and Prince Consort Henrik died there.

Locations

Politics

Municipal council

Fredensborg's municipal council consists of 27 members, elected every four years.

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

Attractions

The best known attraction in the municipality is the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art.

Twin towns – sister cities

Fredensborg is twinned with:^[2]

• Bad Berleburg, Germany
• Håbo, Sweden
• Ingå, Finland
• Nittedal, Norway
• Paide, Estonia
• Sudbury, England, United Kingdom