- Vallensbæk
Vallensbæk is a municipality (Danish, "kommune") in
Region Hovedstaden on the east coast of the island ofZealand ("Sjælland") in easternDenmark . The municipality covers an area of 9.15 km², and has a total population of 12,399 (2008). Its mayor is Kurt Hockerup, a member of the Conservative People's Party ("Det Konservative Folkeparti") political party.The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Vallensbæk Strand.
Vallensbæk municipality was not merged with other municipalities on
January 1 ,2007 as the result of nationwide "Kommunalreformen" ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007).The city has a large number of immigrants, mostly from Arab countries.
The municipality has a beach, a marina, and the Vallensbæk Marsh ("Vallensbæk Mose") recreation area.
See also
*
Vallensbæk station External links
* [http://www.vallensbaek.dk Municipality's official website]
References
* Municipal statistics: [http://www2.netborger.dk/Kommunefakta/ NetBorger Kommunefakta] , delivered from [http://www.kmd.dk/ KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)]
* Municipal mergers and neighbors: [http://kommune.eniro.dk/danmarkskort/ Eniro new municipalities map]
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