Herlev Commune

	Herlev Commune
Basic data
State :	Denmark
Region :	Hovedstaden
Region :	Københavns omegn
Educated:	1909
Office (until the end of 2006) :	København's office
Harde : ; (until March 1970)	Sokkelund Herred
Office (until 1970) :	København's office
Residents :	28,953 (2020)
Area :	12.10 km² (2014)
Population density :	2,393 inhabitants per km²
Municipality number :	163
Administration headquarters:	Herlev
Address:	Herlev Bygade 90 ; 2730 Herlev
Mayor:	Thomas Gyldal Petersen ; ( Social Democrats )
Website:	www.herlev.dk
Sister cities :	Eberswalde Höganäs Lieto Nesodden Seltjarnarnes; ; ; ;

Herlev Kommune is a Danish municipality in the Hovedstaden region .

The Copenhagen suburb of Herlev is located between Gladsaxe Commune in the east and Ballerup Commune in the west. With an area of 12.10 km², Herlev municipality is the third smallest municipality in Denmark with 28,953 inhabitants - after Vallensbæk municipality with 9.50 km². The Herlev administrative center itself is part of the capital region Hovedstadsområdet , but not the rural parts of the municipality. However, only 24 of the 28,953 residents of the municipality live outside the closed settlement area (as of January 1, 2020).

The municipality was split off from Gladsaxe in 1909 and belonged to Harde Sokkelund Herred in what was then Københavns Amt , from 1970 in the reduced Københavns Amt , and is today part of the Hovedstaden region - unchanged by the municipal reform on January 1, 2007 .

Parishes in the commune

Herlev Kirke

The following parish communities ( Danish : Sogn ) are located on the territory of the municipality :

No.	Parish	Residents
	Herlev Sogn	5,431
	Lindehøj Sogn	16,933
	Præstebro Sogn	6,580

Herlev Hospital

Herlev Hospital is 120 meters high and the tallest building in Denmark . There are 710 hospital rooms in it and the operating theaters and treatment rooms in a side building.