Ølstykke is a former municipality in
Region Hovedstaden
The Capital Region of Denmark (, ) is the easternmost administrative region of Denmark, and contains Copenhagen, the national capital.
The Capital Region has 29 municipalities and a regional council consisting of 41 elected members. As of 1 ...
. The former Ølstykke municipality covered an area of 29 km
2, and had a total population of 15,358 (2005). Its last mayor was Svend Kjærgaard, a member of the
Venstre (Liberal Party)
political party
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.
On 1 January 2007, Ølstykke municipality ceased to exist as the result of
''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with
Ledøje-Smørum and
Stenløse municipalities to form the new Egedal municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 126 km
2 and a total population of 39,267 (2005).
See also
*
Ølstykke station
*
Ølstykke FC
References
* Municipal statistics
NetBorger Kommunefakta delivered fro
KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)* Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro new municipalities map
External links
The new Egedal municipality's official website (Danish only)
Former municipalities of Denmark
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