Vallensbæk Municipality
Vallensbæk Municipality
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Three Kings Church in Vallensbæk Landsby | |
| Coordinates: 55°38′00″N 12°22′00″E / 55.633333333333°N 12.366666666667°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Capital Region |
| Established | April 1, 1970 |
| Seat | Vallensbæk |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Henrik Rasmussen (C) |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.23 km2 (3.56 sq mi) |
| Population (1. January 2025) | |
• Total | 18,322 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipal code | 187 |
| Website | www |
Vallensbæk Municipality (Danish: Vallensbæk Kommune) is a municipality (Danish: kommune) in the Capital Region of Denmark on Zealand. It is part of the Greater Copenhagen area and consist primarily of the suburb of Vallensbæk. It is one of the smallest municipalities in Denmark in terms of area. Vallensbæk Municipality borders the municipalities of Ishøj, Høje-Taastrup, Albertslund and Brøndby. It borders Køge Bay, and the Køge Bay Beach Park (Danish: Køge Bugt Strandpark) along the coast. The suburb of Vallensbæk consists of two sections, not directly connected to each other: Vallensbæk Nordmark in the north and Vallensbæk Strand in the south. The two parts of the town are commonly referred to together as Vallensbæk. The only other settlement in the municipality is the village of Vallensbæk Landsby.
The municipality's mayor has been Henrik Rasmussen, a member of the Conservative People's Party, since 2010. The Conservative People's Party has held the position as mayor since the municipality's creation in 1970.
Vallensbæk Municipality was not merged with any other municipality in the municipal reform of 2007.