Ishøj Municipality
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Ishøj Municipality
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| Coordinates: 55°37′00″N 12°19′00″E / 55.616666666667°N 12.316666666667°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Hovedstaden |
| Established | 1 April 1970 |
| Seat | Ishøj |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ole Bjørstorp (S) |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.94 km2 (10.02 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2026)[1] | |
• Total | 24,685 |
| • Density | 951.6/km2 (2,465/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipal code | 183 |
| Website | ishoj |
Ishøj Municipality (Danish: Ishøj Kommune) is a municipality (Danish: kommune) in the Capital Region on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers 26 km2, with a total population of 24,685 (1 January 2026). Its mayor is Merete Amdisen, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party.
As of 2023, it has the highest share of people with a foreign-background in Denmark, with 44.2% having a foreign-background. 55.8% has a Danish-background, 16.3% Turkish, 5.6% Pakistani and 22.3% have another background (Polish, Nepali, Iraqi, Romanian, Indian, Moroccan and Bulgarian, among others).[2]
The main town, and the site of the municipal council, is the town of Ishøj, which has one of Scandinavia's biggest housing projects - Vejleåparken (formerly Ishøjplanen).[3] Other places are the villages of Ishøj Landsby and Torslunde.
Neighboring municipalities are Vallensbæk to the east, Høje-Taastrup to the north and west, and Greve to the south.
Ishøj Municipality was not merged with other municipalities on 1 January 2007 as part of nationwide Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007).
Politics
[edit]Municipal council
[edit]Ishøj's municipal council consists of 19 members, elected every four years.
Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.
| Election | Party | Total seats |
Turnout | Elected mayor | |||||
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| A | C | F | O | V | Ø | ||||
| 2005 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 62.6% | Ole Bjørstorp (A) | |
| 2009 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 60.3% | ||
| 2013 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67.2% | |||
| 2017 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 59.6% | |||
| Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017 |
Notable people
[edit]- Gudrun Stig Aagaard (1895 in the village of Torslunde – 1986) a Danish textile artist who specialized in printed fabrics
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ↑ "Population at the first day of the quarter by region, sex, age (5 years age groups), ancestry and country of origin". statistikbanken.dk. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ↑ "Den boligsociale helhedsplan i Vejleåparken". ishoj.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
- Municipal merges and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
External links
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