Gundsø was a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in

Roskilde county Roskilde County () is a former county () on the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark. The county was abolished effective January 1, 2007, when it merged into Region Sjælland (i.e. ''Region Zealand''). Roskilde is also the name o ...

on the island of

Zealand Zealand ( ) is the largest and most populous islands of Denmark, island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size) at 7,031 km2 (2715 sq. mi.). Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 Januar ...

(''Sjælland'') in

East Denmark East Denmark () is a geographical term that refers to the part of Denmark east of Storebælt, including Zealand, Amager, Lolland, Falster, Møn, Bornholm, and Ertholmene. Inhabitants: 2,764,695 (1 November 2023). Before 1658 the term referred to ...

. 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)

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology, ...

. Towns in the municipality included Herringløse, Gundsølille, Gundsømagle,

Jyllinge Jyllinge is a town located on the eastern shores of Roskilde Fjord, midway between Roskilde and Frederikssund, Roskilde Municipality, some 40 km west of Copenhagen, Denmark. The original fishing village is surrounded by large areas of Singl ...

(the municipality's largest town), Østrup Holme, and Ågerup.
The municipality was created in 1970 due to a ("Municipality Reform") that combined a number of existing

parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest#Christianity, priest, often termed a parish pries ...

es: * Gundsømagle Parish * Hvedstrup Parish * Jyllinge Parish * Kirkerup Parish * Ågerup Parish
On 1 January 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 1 January 2007. The municipality covered an area of and had a total population in 2005 of 9,320. Its las ...

and

Roskilde Roskilde ( , ) is a city west of Copenhagen on the Danish island of Zealand. With a population of 53,354 (), 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 Region Zealand () is an administrative region of Denmark. It is one of the five classified NUTS-2 statistical regions of Denmark. It was established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which abolished the traditional ...

("Zealand Region").

External links

Roskilde municipality's official website

References

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