Gentofte

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Location in Denmark
Location in Denmark

Gentofte is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Copenhagen County on the east coast of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 26 km², and has a total population of 68,623 (2006). Its mayor is Hans Toft, a member of the Conservative People's Party (Det Konservative Folkeparti) political party. Toft has served as mayor since 1993.

The municipality is an amalgamation of seven formerly independent towns, all lying in proximity to one another. The site of its municipal council is the town of Charlottenlund. The other towns are Dyssegård, Gentofte, Hellerup, Klampenborg, Ordrup, and Vangede.

Neighboring municipalities are Lyngby-Taarbæk to the north, Gladsaxe to the west, and Copenhagen to the south. To the east is the Øresund, the strait that separates Zealand from Sweden.

Gentofte municipality will not be merged with other municipalities by January 1, 2007 as the result of nationwide Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007).

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Population of Gentofte (from 1971 January 1 and from 1801 to 1921 February 1):

  • Bakken, the world's oldest, intact, still-surviving amusement park, located in Gentofte (Klampenborg)
  • Bernstorff Palace
  • Ordrupgaard, Art Museum, French impressionists, Paul Gauguin, Danish paintings from around 1900, varying special exhibitions.

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich is probably Gentofte's most famous son, at least among the younger generations.

Writer Dan Turèll (b. 1946, d. 1993) lived in the Vangede part of Gentofte from 1955 - 1964 and again from 1966 - 1969. He documented these years in his 1975 book "Vangede billeder" ("Vangede pictures").

Shipping Tycoon Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller also has his residence in the municipality.

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Municipalities in Copenhagen County (1970–2006)

Albertslund · Ballerup · Brøndby · Dragør · Gentofte · Gladsaxe · Glostrup · Herlev · Hvidovre · Høje-Taastrup · Ishøj · Ledøje-Smørum · Lyngby-Taarbæk · Rødovre · Søllerød · Tårnby · Vallensbæk · Værløse


Coordinates: 55°45′N, 12°33′E

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