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Municipality in Hovedstaden, Denmark
Ishøj Municipality
Ishøj Kommune (Danish)
Coordinates: 55°37′00′′N 12°19′00′′E / 55.616666666667°N 12.316666666667°E / 55.616666666667; 12.316666666667
Country Denmark
Region Hovedstaden
Established1 April 1970
Seat Ishøj
Government
 • MayorOle Bjørstorp (S)
Area
 • Total
25.94 km2 (10.02 sq mi)
Population
 (1. January 2024)[1]
 • Total
23,663
 • Density910/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipal code 183
Websiteishoj.dk Edit this at Wikidata
Ishøj train station

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 23,663 (1. January 2024). 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

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Municipal council

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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
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

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  • Gudrun Stig Aagaard (1895 in the village of Torslunde – 1986) a Danish textile artist who specialized in printed fabrics

See also

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References

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