Editing Albertslund Municipality

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'''Albertslund Municipality''' ({{langx|da|Albertslund Kommune}}) is a [[municipalities of Denmark|municipality]] in [[Region Hovedstaden]] on the island of [[Zealand (Denmark)|Zealand]] in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 23,04&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>, and has a population of 28,117 (1. January 2025).  Its mayor is [[Steen Christiansen]], a member of the [[Social Democrats (Denmark)|Social Democrats]] (''Socialdemokraterne'') [[Politics of Denmark|political party]]. As of 2010 the social democrats have 9 of the 21 seats in the city council.

The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of [[Albertslund]].
The original name of the municipality was Herstedernes Kommune. In 1973 the name was changed to Albertslund Kommune. The name Herstederne represents the two communities of Herstedvester and Herstedøster which were the original villages in the area together with Vridsløse and Risby.

Neighboring municipalities are [[Glostrup]] to the east, [[Ballerup]] and [[Egedal municipality]] to the north, [[Høje-Taastrup]] to the west, and [[Vallensbæk]] and [[Brøndby]] to the south.

Albertslund is home to Danmarks International Kollegium, which has won many awards for its design.

Albertslund is also known for its effort in raising [[Climate change education|awareness about climate change]].

Albertslund Municipality was not merged with other municipalities by 1 January 2007 as the result of nationwide [[Municipalities of Denmark#Municipality Reform 2007|2007 Municipal Reform]].

In 1973 [[Friluftsbadet Badesøen]] opened for the first time in [[Albertslund]].

[[File:Albertslund Rådhus.jpg|thumb|Albertslund Town Hall]]

==Economy==
Companies headquartered in the municipality include [[Fællesforeningen for Danmarks Brugsforeninger|FDB]] ([[Coop Danmark]]) and [[Kemp & Lauritzen]].

==Politics==

===Municipal council===
Albertslund's municipal council consists of 21 members, elected every four years.

Below are the municipal councils elected since the [[Municipalities of Denmark#Municipal Reform 2007|Municipal Reform of 2007]].

{| class="wikitable" 
! rowspan="2"| Election
! colspan="8"| Party
! rowspan="2"| Total<br/>seats
! rowspan="2"| Turnout
! rowspan="2"| Elected<br/>mayor
|-
|style="background:#B5211D;"|'''[[Social Democrats (Denmark)|{{font color|white|A}}]]'''
|style="background:#843A93;"|'''[[Danish Social Liberal Party|{{font color|white|B}}]]'''
|style="background:#89A920;"|'''[[Conservative People's Party (Denmark)|{{font color|white|C}}]]'''
|style="background:#C9096C;"|'''[[Socialist People's Party (Denmark)|{{font color|white|F}}]]'''
|style="background:#F4D44D;"|'''[[Danish People's Party|{{font color|white|O}}]]'''
|style="background:#254C85;"|'''[[Venstre (Denmark)|{{font color|white|V}}]]'''
|style="background:#FF0000;"|'''[[Red-Green Alliance (Denmark)|{{font color|white|Ø}}]]'''
|style="background:#00FF00;"|'''[[The Alternative (Denmark)|{{font color|white|Å}}]]'''
|-
|[[2005 Danish local elections|2005]]
|11
|style="background:#CDC9C9;" rowspan="2"|
|2
|3
|2
|1
|2
|style="background:#CDC9C9;" rowspan="3"|
|rowspan="4"|21
|65.8%
|Finn Aaberg (A)
|-
|[[2009 Danish local elections|2009]]
|9
|2
|6
|2
|1
|1
|60.6%
|rowspan="3"|Steen Christiansen (A)
|-
|[[2013 Danish local elections|2013]]
|9
|1
|1
|2
|3
|2
|3
|66.9%
|-
|[[2017 Danish local elections|2017]]
|9
|1
|2
|2
|3
|1
|2
|1
|66.1%
|-
|colspan="14"|Data from [https://www.kmdvalg.dk/kv/2005/adk.htm Kmdvalg.dk 2005], [https://www.kmdvalg.dk/kv/2009/adk.htm 2009], [https://www.kmdvalg.dk/kv/2013/Default.htm 2013] and [https://www.kmdvalg.dk/kv/2017/KMDValgKV.html 2017]
|}

==Twin towns – sister cities==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Denmark}}
Albertslund is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Venskabsbyer|url=https://albertslund.dk/om-kommunen/venskabsbyer/|website=albertslund.dk|publisher=Albertslund Kommune|language=da|accessdate=2021-04-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Our Twinned Towns|url=https://www.whitstabletwinning.co.uk/partner-towns/|website=whitstabletwinning.co.uk|publisher=Whitstable Twinning Association|accessdate=2021-04-14}}</ref>
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*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Borken, North Rhine-Westphalia|Borken]], Germany
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Dainville]], France
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[East Renfrewshire]], Scotland, United Kingdom
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Grabow]], Germany
*{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Mölndal Municipality|Mölndal]], Sweden
*{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Říčany]], Czech Republic
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Whitstable]], England, United Kingdom
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==Friluftsbadet Badesøen==
''Friluftsbadet Badesøen'' (''Open-Air Swimming Lake''; {{coord|55.6755|12.3338|type:landmark_region:DK|display=inline}}) is a swimming pool in Albertslund Municipality.

Badesøen's distinctive, round pool is 60&nbsp;m in diameter. It has a water surface of 2800&nbsp;m<sup>2</sup> and contains 3.6&nbsp;million gallons of water. Water depth varies from 25&nbsp;cm along the edge to 380&nbsp;cm during the 1 and 3&nbsp;meter lashes. In the children's departments is the water depth from 25 to 80&nbsp;cm deep. The basin is divided into areas for small children, for children who cannot swim, and for swimmers. There is in the large area are two bathing bridges, between which there are a number of 50-meter lanes. Badesøen's two waterslides are respectively 60 and 43&nbsp;meters long. The water temperature at approximately 22&nbsp;degrees is powered by [[solar energy]].

The whole area is 5000&nbsp;m<sup>2</sup> and includes a beach volleyball court, beach, ball field, streetbasket field, children's area, café area, boccia court, locker facilities and large grassed areas. On a warm summer days Badesøen visited 3,000 customers. Badesøen first opened in 1973.

== See also ==
* [[Herstedvester Church]]
* [[Herstedøster Church]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
* Municipal statistics: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070812152043/http://www2.netborger.dk/Kommunefakta/ NetBorger Kommunefakta], delivered from [http://www.kmd.dk/ KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)]
*{{in lang|da}} Municipal mergers and neighbors: [https://web.archive.org/web/20071011050224/http://kommune.eniro.dk/danmarkskort/ Eniro new municipalities map]
*{{in lang|da}}Mapsearch of new municipalities(Krak)[https://web.archive.org/web/20071005153127/http://kort.krak.dk/borgerdk.kortsoegning/imapDKbig.asp]
*{{in lang|da}} Printable map(Krak)[http://kort.krak.dk/ml_simplex/link.asp?id=1180eadabdd2454ab1156e0e6ed7caba&lp=e|617920200|617092500|70564700|71599400&ai=Albertslund&komnr=165](outline not printable!)
* List of twin towns: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070312211615/http://www.albertslund.dk/fritid/default.asp?infoId=1371468 Albertslund.dk]

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website|http://www.albertslund.dk|Municipality's official website}}

{{Geographic location
 | Centre = Albertslund
 | N  = [[Ballerup Municipality|Ballerup]]
 | E  = [[Glostrup Municipality|Glostrup]]
 | SE = [[Brøndby Municipality|Brøndby]]
 | S  = [[Vallensbæk Municipality|Vallensbæk]]
 | W  = [[Høje-Taastrup Municipality|Høje-Taastrup]]
 | NW = [[Egedal Municipality|Egedal]]
}}
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