Gundsø was a municipality (

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, '' kommune'') in Roskilde county on the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in East Denmark. 1 January 2007 the municipality of Gundsø merged with the municipality of Roskilde and the municipality of Ramsø as a result of the structural reform. The area of Gundsø municipality was 64 km², with a total population of 15,749 (2005). Its last mayor was Evan Lynnerup, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party)

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. Towns in the municipality included Herringløse, Gundsølille,

Gundsømagle Gundsømagle is a town located two kilometres east of Jyllinge and Roskilde Fjord in the northern part of Roskilde Municipality, approximately 40 kilometres west of Copenhagen, Denmark. History Gundsømagle is mentioned (as Guthensø; 1376 ''Gund ...

, Jyllinge (the municipality's largest town),

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, and Ågerup.
The municipality was created in 1970 due to a ("Municipality Reform") that combined a number of existing

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es: * Gundsømagle Parish * Hvedstrup Parish * Jyllinge Parish * Kirkerup Parish * Ågerup Parish
On January 1, 2007 Gundsø municipality ceased to exist due to ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was combined with existing

Ramsø Ramsø was a municipality (Danish '' kommune'') in the former Roskilde County on the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in east Denmark until January 1, 2007. The municipality covered an area of and had a total population in 2005 of 9,320. Its last ...

and

Roskilde Roskilde ( , ) is a city west of Copenhagen on the Danish island of Zealand. With a population of 51,916 (), the city is a business and educational centre for the region and the 10th largest city in Denmark. It is governed by the administrative ...

municipalities to form the new Roskilde municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 212 km² and a total population of 79,441 (2005). The new municipality belongs to Region Sjælland ("Zealand Region").

External links

Roskilde municipality's official website

References

* Municipal statistics
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KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
* Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro new municipalities map
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