Ishøj Municipality

Ishøj Municipality Ishøj Kommune (Danish)
Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 55°37′00″N 12°19′00″E / 55.616666666667°N 12.316666666667°E / 55.616666666667; 12.316666666667
Country	Denmark
Region	Hovedstaden
Established	1 April 1970
Seat	Ishøj
Government
• Mayor	Ole Bjørstorp (S)
Area
• Total	25.94 km2 (10.02 sq mi)
Population  (1. January 2023)[1]
• Total	23,457
• Density	900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipal code	183
Website	www.ishoj.dk

Ishøj Municipality (Danish: Ishøj Kommune) is a municipality (Danish: kommune) in the Capital Region on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers 26 km², with a total population of 23,457 (1. January 2023). Its mayor is Merete Amdisen, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party.

As of 2023, it has the highest share of people with a foreign-background in Denmark, with 44.2% having a foreign-background. 55.8% has a Danish-background, 16.3% Turkish, 5.6% Pakistani and 22.3% have another background (Polish, Nepali, Iraqi, Romanian, Indian, Moroccan and Bulgarian, among others).^[2]

The main town, and the site of the municipal council, is the town of Ishøj, which has one of Scandinavia's biggest housing projects - Vejleåparken (formerly Ishøjplanen).^[3] Other places are the villages of Ishøj Landsby and Torslunde.

Neighboring municipalities are Vallensbæk to the east, Høje-Taastrup to the north and west, and Greve to the south.

Ishøj Municipality was not merged with other municipalities on 1 January 2007 as part of nationwide Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007).

Politics

Municipal council

Ishøj's municipal council consists of 19 members, elected every four years.

Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.

Election	Party						Total seats	Turnout	Elected mayor
	A	C	F	O	V	Ø
2005	9	1	2	2	3		17	62.6%	Ole Bjørstorp (A)
2009	11	1	3	2	2		19	60.3%
2013	11		2	3	2	1		67.2%
2017	11		2	2	3	1		59.6%
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017

Notable people

• Gudrun Stig Aagaard (1895 in the village of Torslunde – 1986) a Danish textile artist who specialized in printed fabrics

See also

• Ishøj station
• Køge Bugt Strandpark
• Arken Museum of Modern Art

References

• Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
• Municipal merges and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map

External links

Administrative subdivisionsSuburban neighbourhoodsParks and open spacesMuseums and cultural institutionsOther landmarksRailway stations