Roskilde Municipality

Roskilde municipality () is a municipality in Region Sjælland, 30 km west of Copenhagen on the island of Zealand ("Sjælland") in east Denmark.
The biggest city is Roskilde, the municipality covers an area of 212 km², and it has a total population of 80,687 (2008). Its current mayor is Tomas Breddam. He is a member of Socialdemokraterne.
Neighboring municipalities are Egedal to the northeast, Greve and Solrød to the southeast, Høje-Taastrup to the east, Køge to the south and Lejre to the west. To the north-west is Roskilde Fjord.
By January 1, 2007 the former Roskilde municipality was merged with Gundsø and Ramsø municipalities into the current one, as the result of "Kommunalreformen" ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007). The name of the new municipality is still "Roskilde Kommune". The town hall is situated in the city of Roskilde, at Køgevej 80.
It formerly belonged to Roskilde County.
Urban areas.
The ten largest urban areas in the municipality are:
Economy.
Companies with headquarters in Roskilde municipality
Politics.
Municipal council.
Roskilde's municipal council consists of 31 members, elected every four years.
Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.
Government.
Accident Investigation Board Denmark is headquartered in Roskilde in Roskilde Municipality.