Roskilde Municipality


Roskilde Municipality is a kommune in the Region Sjælland, 30 km west of Copenhagen on the island of Zealand in east Denmark.
The biggest city is Roskilde, the municipality covers an area of 212 km2, and it has a total population of 91,623. Its current mayor is Tomas Breddam. He is a member of Socialdemokraterne.
Neighboring municipalities are Egedal to the northeast, Greve and Solrød to the southeast, Høje-Taastrup to the east, Køge to the south and Lejre to the west. To the north-west is Roskilde Fjord.
Roskilde University is located in the municipality.
By January 1, 2007 the former Roskilde municipality was merged with Gundsø and Ramsø municipalities into the current one, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007). The name of the new municipality is still "Roskilde Kommune". The town hall is situated in the city of Roskilde, at Køgevej 80. It is the former county hall of Roskilde County.

Urban areas

The ten largest urban areas in the municipality are:
#LocalityPopulation
1Roskilde52,580
2Jyllinge10,701
3Viby4,814
4Svogerslev4,313
5Gundsømagle2,733
6Vindinge3,087
7Gadstrup2,006
8Ågerup1,746
9Veddelev1,134
10Vor Frue702

Economy

Companies with headquarters in Roskilde municipality

Politics

Municipal council

Roskilde's municipal council consists of 31 members, elected every four years.
Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.

Government

is headquartered in Roskilde in Roskilde Municipality.