Frederikssund Municipality

Frederikssund Municipality

Frederikssund Kommune is a municipality (Danish, kommune) on the shores of Roskilde Fjord in the northern part of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. On 1 January 2007, the municipality was enlarged to include the old Jægerspris, Slangerup, and Skibby municipalities. It now covers an area of 260 km² and has a population of 44,246 (1 January 2009). Its mayor is Ole Find Jensen, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party. Frederikssund municipality belongs to the new Region Hovedstaden (Capital Region).

The seat of its municipal council is the town of Frederikssund with a population of 15,283 (1 January 2009). The town is connected to the Hornsherred peninsula by the Kronprins Frederik bridge.