Lejre Municipality

Lejre Municipality (Lejre Kommune) is a kommune in the Region Zealand of Denmark.

The current municipality was established on 1 January 2007 as a result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merging the former Lejre Municipality with Bramsnæs Municipality and Hvalsø Municipality to form a new Lejre Municipality. 28 September 2016 Carsten Rasmussen took over as mayor from Mette Touborg, who was leaving for a new job. She had been the mayor since 1 January 2010. She was the only one from the left wing Socialist People's Party to hold the highest political position in a municipality, whereas he is from the Social Democrats.

Local companies include the chocolate manufacturer Friis-Holm.

Settlements
The municipality consists of the following settlements (populations as of 2011):

and
 * Kyndeløse Sydmark
 * Øm (village)

Municipal council
Lejre's municipal council consists of 25 members, elected every four years. Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.

Notable people

 * Ole Søndergaard (1876 in Allerslev – 1958) a Danish landscape painter
 * Jørgen Jørgensen (1888 in Kornerup – 1974) a Danish politician and party leader
 * Karen Strand (1924 in Kirke Hyllinge – 2000) a Danish goldsmith and jewellery designer
 * Patricia Crone (1945 in Kyndeløse – 2015) a Danish-American author, Orientalist and historian specializing in early Islamic history