Ølstykke
Encyclopedia
Ølstykke is a town and a former municipality (Danish
, kommune
) in Egedal municipality
, Region Hovedstaden
. The town is on the northern part of the island of Zealand (Sjælland), in eastern Denmark
. The former Ølstykke municipality covered an area of 29 km², and had a total population of 15,358 (2005). Its last mayor was Svend Kjærgaard, a member of the Venstre
(Liberal Party) political party
.
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 km² and a total population of 39,267 (2005).
Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
, kommune
Municipalities of Denmark
This is a list of Municipalities of Denmark.-Region Hovedstaden:* Albertslund Municipality* Allerød Municipality* Ballerup Municipality* Bornholm Regional Municipality* Brøndby Municipality* Copenhagen Municipality* Dragør Municipality* Egedal Municipality...
) in Egedal municipality
Egedal municipality
Egedal Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden in Denmark. It covers an area of with a total population of 40,533...
, Region Hovedstaden
Region Hovedstaden
The Capital Region of Denmark is an administrative region of Denmark established on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which replaced the traditional counties with five larger regions. At the same time, smaller municipalities were merged into larger units, cutting the...
. The town is on the northern part of the island of Zealand (Sjælland), in eastern 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...
. The former Ølstykke municipality covered an area of 29 km², and had a total population of 15,358 (2005). Its last mayor was Svend Kjærgaard, a member of the Venstre
Venstre (Denmark)
VenstreThe party name is officially not translated into any other language, but is in English often referred to as the Liberal Party. Similar rules apply for the name of the party's youth wing Venstres Ungdom. , full name Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti , is the largest political party in Denmark...
(Liberal Party) political party
Politics of Denmark
The Politics of Denmark takes place in a framework of a parliamentary, representative democratic, constitutional monarchy, in which the Prime Minister is the head of government, and of a multi-party system...
.
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
Ledøje-Smørum
Until January 1, 2007 Ledøje-Smørum was a municipality in Copenhagen County on Zealand island in eastern Denmark, then merged into Egedal...
and Stenløse
Stenløse
Stenløse is a town and a former municipality in Egedal municipality in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark...
municipalities to form the new Egedal municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 126 km² and a total population of 39,267 (2005).