Until 1 January 2007 Søllerød was a municipality (
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, ''
kommune'') in
Copenhagen County
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on the east coast of the island of
Zealand
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(''Sjælland'') in eastern
Denmark
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. The municipality covered an area of 39.77 km², and had a total population of 31,920 (2006). Its mayor was Erik Fabrin, a member of the
Venstre (Liberal Party)
political party
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.
Overview
The main town and the site of its municipal council was the town of
Holte
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. Other towns in the municipality were
Gl. Holte,
Nærum
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,
Trørød
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,
Vedbæk
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,
Skodsborg
Skodsborg is a small town/suburb approx. 20 km. north of Copenhagen, Denmark. The town has a population of 1,269 (1 January 2022) ,
Søllerød
Søllerød is a suburban district of Rudersdal Municipality in the northern outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark. The original village, one of the oldest in the area, is perched on Søllerød Hill on the south side of Søllerød Lake. It merged with ...
and
Øverød Øverød is a suburban neighborhood situated on the north side of Søllerød Lake in Holte, Rudersdal Municipality, in the northern outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark. The original village is now agglomerated with the modern district of Holte and the ...
.
Søllerød municipality ceased to exist as the result of
''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007). It was merged with
Birkerød
Birkerød () is a town in Rudersdal Municipality in the northern outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is surrounded by several lakes and small woodlands. Birkerød station is located on the Hillerød radial of the S-train suburban network.
Hist ...
municipality to form the new
Rudersdal municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 73 km² and a total population of 53,621 (2005). The new municipality will belong to the new
Region Hovedstaden
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("Copenhagen Capital Region").
Twin towns
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Haugesund
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,
Norway
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References
* Municipal statistics
NetBorger Kommunefakta delivered fro
KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)* Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro new municipalities map
External links
Municipality's official websiteMunicipality's Historical Museum website
Former municipalities of Denmark
Copenhagen metropolitan area
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