Tølløse is a railroad town, with a population of 3,797 (1 January 2011), at the railroad between Roskilde

Roskilde

Roskilde is the main city in Roskilde Municipality, Denmark on the island of Zealand. It is an ancient city, dating from the Viking Age and is a member of the Most Ancient European Towns Network....

 and Holbæk

Holbæk

Holbæk is a town in Denmark and the seat of Holbæk municipality with a population of 27,055 . The city is located in the northeastern part of Region Sjælland, Denmark....

 and the railroad from Tølløse to Slagelse

Slagelse

Slagelse, a town in east Denmark, is in Slagelse municipality on the island of Zealand. It is about 100 km southwest of Copenhagen. The population is 31,979 ....

 operated by Vestsjællands Lokalbaner

Vestsjællands Lokalbaner

Vestsjællands Lokalbaner A/S was a Danish railway company. A merger of Odsherreds Jernbane A/S and Høng-Tølløse Jernbane A/S , VL was established in May 2003 after several years of close cooperation between the two companies...

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The town is in Region Zealand, Holbæk Municipality

Holbæk municipality

Holbæk municipality is a municipality in northeastern Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand in Denmark. The municipality includes the island of Orø, and covers an area of 583 km², and has a total population of 69,010 . Its mayor for 2010–2013 is Søren Kjærsgaard, a member of the Liberal Party...

 in Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

 and was the municipal seat of the former Tølløse Municipality

Tølløse municipality

Until 1 January 2007, Tølløse municipality was a municipality in the northeastern part of the former West Zealand County on the island of Zealand in Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 126 km², and had a total population of 9,832...

 until 1 January 2007.

During the 2007 Tour de France

2007 Tour de France

The 2007 Tour de France, the 94th running of the race, took place from 7 July to 29 July 2007. The Tour began with a prologue in London, and ended with the traditional finish in Paris. Along the way, the route also passed through Belgium and Spain...

, Tølløse was known as the birthplace and former hometown of the road bicycle racer Michael Rasmussen

Michael Rasmussen

Michael Rasmussen is a Danish professional road bicycle racer who rides for the Danish team Christina Watches-Onfone. In the 2007 Tour de France, Rasmussen, while in the yellow jersey, had his contract terminated by his team and was removed from the Tour...

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