Ballerup is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Copenhagen County on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 34 km², and has a total population of 46,759 (2005). A commune is an administrative subdivision of various European and African countries, including Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Senegal, and the Scandinavian countries. ... Københavns Amt (English: Copenhagen County) is a county in eastern Denmark, located on the island of Zealand, covering the municipalities in metropolitan Copenhagen except Copenhagen and Frederiksberg. ... Zealand (Danish: Sjælland ) is the largest island of Denmark. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

Its mayor is Ove E. Dalsgaard, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party. His opponents accuse him of a "tax and spend policy", several prestige projects and an "art fetish", which supposedly have led to severe cuts in services, especially in areas such as education and senior care. His supporters, on the other hand, claim that the cuts in service are primarily due to the compulsory fund transfer between Danish municipalities. He celebrates 25 years as mayor in September 2006, cementing his reputation as the "Boss of Ballerup". Parallels to the career of indicted former mayor of Farum (later to be a part of municipality Værløse), Peter Brixtofte, have been drawn by his opponents. Despite this he was re-elected by a wide margin in the most recent elections. The Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne), is a Danish political party. ... The Folketing in session. ... Peter Brixtofte (born 11. ...

Other than Ballerup, the towns that make up the municipality are Måløv and Skovlunde.

Neighboring municipalities are Herlev to the east, Værløse to the north, Stenløse and Ledøje-Smørum to the west, and Albertslund and Glostrup to the south. Herlev is a municipality in eastern Denmark, in the county of Copenhagen on the island of Zealand. ... Værløse is a municipality in eastern Denmark, in the county of Copenhagen on the island of Zealand. ... Stenløse is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Frederiksborg County on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. ... Ledøje-Smørum is a municipality in eastern Denmark, in the county of Copenhagen on the island of Zealand. ... Albertslund is a municipality in eastern Denmark, in the county of Copenhagen on the island of Zealand. ... Glostrup is a municipality in eastern Denmark, in the county of Copenhagen on the island of Zealand. ...

Ballerup municipality will not be merged with other municipalities by January 1, 2007 as the result of nationwide Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2007 (MMVII) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Denmark is divided into 13 counties (amter), and 271 municipalities (kommuner). ...

Twin towns

• East Kilbride, Scotland

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See also

• Ballerup station

Ballerup station is a station on the Frederikssund radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark. ...

External links

• Municipality's official website
• East Kilbride, Ballerup's twin town

References

• Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
• Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map

Coordinates: 55°44′N 12°22′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...