Holbæk Municipality
Holbæk Municipality
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| Coordinates: 55°42′N 11°42′E / 55.7°N 11.7°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Zealand |
| Established | 2007 |
| Seat | Holbæk |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Christina Krzyrosiak Hansen (S) |
| Area | |
• Total | 578.7 km2 (223.4 sq mi) |
| Population (1. January 2025) | |
• Total | 74,490 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipal code | 316 |
| Website | holbaek |
Holbæk Municipality (Danish: Holbæk Kommune) is a kommune in northwestern Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand in Denmark. The municipality includes the island of Orø, and covers an area of 583 km², and has a total population of 74,490 (2025). Its mayor is Christina Krzyrosiak Hansen, a member of the Social Democrats and the youngest mayor ever in Denmark. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the city of Holbæk. On 1 January 2007 Holbæk municipality was, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with existing Jernløse, Svinninge, Tornved, and Tølløse municipalities to form a new Holbæk municipality.