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Lejre Municipality
Municipality in Zealand, Denmark From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lejre Municipality (Danish: Lejre Kommune) is a kommune in the Region Zealand of Denmark.
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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.
Local companies include the chocolate manufacturer Friis-Holm.
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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 |
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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.
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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
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