Faxe Municipality Faxe Kommune (Danish)
Municipality
Haslev
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 55°16′N 12°12′E / 55.27°N 12.2°E / 55.27; 12.2
Country	Denmark
Region	Zealand
Established	1 January 2007
Seat	Haslev
Government
• Mayor	Ole Vive (V)
Area
• Total	404.54 km2 (156.19 sq mi)
Population  (1 January 2026)[1]
• Total	38,143
• Density	94.287/km2 (244.20/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipal code	320
Website	www.faxekommune.dk

Faxe Municipality (Danish: Faxe Kommune) is a kommune in Denmark in the Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand. The municipality covers an area of 406 km² and has a population of 38,143 (2026). Its mayor as of January 2018 is Ole Vive. He is a member of the agrarian liberal Venstre political party.

On 1 January 2007 Faxe municipality, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), came into existence by merging the three former municipalities of Haslev, Fakse, and Rønnede.

Geography

On 5 June 2007, it was reported by national broadcaster Danmarks Radio that an unknown hill near Rønnede (town), named Kobanke, has the highest natural point of terrain, 122.9 meters (403 feet) on Sjælland. Gyldenløveshøj has an altitude of 126 meters (413 feet), but that is due to a manmade hill from the 17th century. Its natural height is 121.3 meters (398 feet).

Landmarks

Several historic churches are located in Faxe Municipality including: Vester Egede Church, Braaby Church (Bråby Church), Faxe Church, Freerslev Church, Haslev Church and Roholte Church, (Kongsted Church), (Hylleholt Church), (Dalby Church) Sønder Dalby, Dalby-Tureby, (Karise Church) and (Ulse Church), (Tureby Church), (Alslev Church), (Smerup Church), Vemmetofte Church, Vemmetofte Monastery, Vemmetofte Monastery Church, Vemmetofte Castle, (Øster Egede Church), (Tureby Church), (Spjellerup Church), (Øde Førslev Church), (Terslev Church) and (Teestrup Church) and (Ingelstrup Chapel). All the churches in the municipality and The manor houses of Gisselfeld, Gisselfeld Monastery and Bregentved Estate, Tryggevælde, Strandegård, Lindersvold, Rosendal, Turebyholm, Sofiedal, Rødehus, Holtegård, Alslevgaard and Lystrup also belong to the municipality.^[4] The manor houses of Bregentved and Jomfruens Egede are also situated in the municipality.^[5][6]

Economy

The municipality is home to the head offices of companies such as Royal Unibrew, Faxe Brewery and Danish Agro. Faxe Quarry is owned by the Belgian Lhoist Group.

Politics

Faxe's municipal council consists of 25 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has seven political committees.^[7]

Image gallery

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  Faxe Limestone Quarry
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  Jomfruens Egede
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  Kongsted Church
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  Bråby Church (Braaby Church)

References

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

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Faxe Kommune.

• The Faxe municipality's official website (Danish only)