Lejre Municipality

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Lejre Municipality Lejre Kommune (Danish)
Municipality
Lejre municipality is primarily rural
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 55°36′16″N 11°58′30″E / 55.60444°N 11.975°E / 55.60444; 11.975
Country	Denmark
Region	Zealand
Established	1 January 2007
Seat	Kirke Hvalsø
Government
• Mayor	Carsten Rasmussen (S)
Area
• Total	240.07 km2 (92.69 sq mi)
Population  (1. January 2023)[1]
• Total	28,930
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipal code	350
Website	www.lejre.dk

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. 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.