Vallensbæk Municipality


Vallensbæk Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark.

Overview

The municipality covers an area of 9.49 km², according to Municipal Key Figures, and has a population of 16654. Its mayor is Henrik Rasmussen, a member of the Conservative People's Party political party.
The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Vallensbæk.
The Church of Denmark has one parish in the municipality, namely :da:Vallensbæk Sogn|Vallensbæk Parish.
Vallensbæk Municipality was not merged with any adjacent municipality under the municipal reform of 2007, as it agreed to enter into a "municipal cooperation agreement" with Ishøj Municipality.
The municipality has a beach, a marina, and the Vallensbæk Marsh recreation area.

The Local Council

As of January 1, 2014, the local council are as follows:
Henrik Rasmussen, Søren Wiborg, Anette Eriksen, Kenneth Kristensen Berth, Katja Lindblad, Jytte Bendtsen, Martin Nielson, Søren Mayntz, Niels Jørgensen, Morten Schou Jørgensen, John Smith, Erdal Colak,Arne Petersen, Carina Kristensen Berth, Gitte Lumby Hansen and Niels Karlsen.
The local council meets once a month and meetings are open to all. All agendas and minutes are publicly available.

Political Committees

Vallensbæk has a finance committee and three standing policy committees:
The town has three schools: Pilehave school, Vallensbæk school and Egholm School.