Herlev Municipality

Herlev Municipality (Herlev Kommune) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in the northwestern suburbs of Copenhagen, Capitl Region, Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 12 km², and has a total population of 29,876 (1. January 2024). Its mayor is Thomas Gyldal Petersen, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party. The former village Herlev is the largest settlement of the municipal and the site of the municipal council. It is best known for being the site of Herlev Hospital.

Neighboring municipalities are Gladsaxe to the east and northeast, Furesø Municipality to the north, Ballerup to the west, Glostrup to the southwest, Rødovre to the south, and Copenhagen to the southeast.

Hostpry
Herlev municipality was not merged with other municipalities on 1 January 2007 as part of nationwide Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007).

Municipal council
Herlev's municipal council consists of 19 members, elected every four years.

Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.

Twin towns – sister cities
Herlev is twinned with:


 * 🇩🇪 Eberswalde, Germany
 * 🇵🇱 Gniewkowo, Poland
 * 🇸🇪 Höganäs, Sweden
 * 🇫🇮 Lieto, Finland
 * 🇳🇴 Nesodden, Norway
 * 🇮🇸 Seltjarnarnes, Iceland
 * 🇬🇱 Sermersooq, Greenland