Lejre Municipality (Danish: Lejre Kommune) is a kommune in the Region Zealand of Denmark.
The current municipality was established on 1 January 2007 as a result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merging the former Lejre Municipality with Bramsnæs Municipality and Hvalsø Municipality to form a new Lejre Municipality.
On 28 September 2016 Carsten Rasmussen took over as mayor from Mette Touborg, who was leaving for a new job. She had been the mayor since 1 January 2010. She was the only one from the left wing Socialist People's Party to hold the highest political position in a municipality, whereas he is from the Social Democrats.
Local companies include the chocolate manufacturer Friis-Holm.
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Settlements
The municipality consists of the following settlements (populations as of 2011):
and
Kyndeløse Sydmark
Øm (village)
Politics
Municipal council
Lejre's municipal council consists of 25 members, elected every four years. Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.
Notable people
Ole Søndergaard (1876 in Allerslev – 1958) a Danish landscape painter
Jørgen Jørgensen (1888 in Kornerup – 1974) a Danish politician and party leader
Karen Strand (1924 in Kirke Hyllinge – 2000) a Danish goldsmith and jewellery designer
Patricia Crone (1945 in Kyndeløse – 2015) a Danish-American author, Orientalist and historian specializing in early Islamic history