Herlev Municipality
Herlev Kommune is a suburban municipality in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 12 km², and has a total population of 27,851. Its mayor is Thomas Gyldal Petersen, a member of the Social Democrats political party. The former village Herlev is the largest settlement of the municipal and the site of the municipal council.
Neighboring municipalities are Gladsaxe to the east and northeast, Furesø Municipality to the north, Ballerup to the west, Glostrup to the southwest, Rødovre to the south, and Copenhagen to the southeast.
Herlev municipality was not merged with other municipalities by 1 January 2007 as the result of nationwide Kommunalreformen.
