Holte is a town and the northernmost suburb

Suburb

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 of Metropolitan Copenhagen

Metropolitan Copenhagen

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 located in Rudersdal municipality

Rudersdal municipality

Rudersdal Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden in Denmark. It is situated approximately 20 kilometers north of Copenhagen...

, Denmark

Denmark

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. It is located between Rudersdal and the top of Geel's Hill (Geels Bakke) on the shores of the Furesø lake.

The main road in town is The King's Road (Kongevejen), which cuts through the town on its way from the town of Kongens Lyngby

Kongens Lyngby

Kongens Lyngby is the main city in the affluent Danish municipality of Lyngby-Taarbæk. Just north of Copenhagen, the city lies in the northern part of Denmark's largest island, Zealand...

 in the southeast to Hillerød

Hillerød

Hillerød Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden . The municipality covers an area of 191 km² , and has a total population of 46,568...

 northwest of Holte. The town has a number of small lakes and parks, including the large Furesø Park on the shores of the lake. It is partially bounded on the southeast by municipal neighbor Lyngby-Taarbæk's large park, Ravnsholm Park with the Mølleå (Mill River).

The town of Holte is home to the municipality's Arne Jacobsen

Arne Jacobsen

Arne Emil Jacobsen, usually known as Arne Jacobsen, was a Danish architect and designer. He is remembered for contributing so much to architectural Functionalism as well as for the worldwide success he enjoyed with simple but effective chair designs.-Early life and education:Arne Jacobsen was born...

 designed Town Hall at the base of Geel's Hill, the Holte railway station, and Holte Harbour in Vejlesø lake, where the summer revue

Revue

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, The Holte Harbour Revue (Holte Havn Revyen), takes place.

In the center of the town is a shopping center and the main library.

At the top of the hill near Rudersdal is Holte Church (Holte Kirke), which was dedicated in 1945.

The town of Old Holte (Gammel Holte) is approximate 3 miles east of the town.

In the summer of 2011 Holte will be hosting the world championship for cyclist with start and finish on the top of Geel's Hill (Geels bakke)