Gentofte Municipality

Gentofte Municipality
Municipality

Coat of arms
Country Denmark
Region Capital Region
Seat Charlottenlund
Government
  Mayor Hans Toft (C)
Area
  Total 25.54 km2 (9.86 sq mi)
Population (1 April 2014)
  Total 74,548
  Density 2,900/km2 (7,600/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Municipal code 157
Website www.gentofte.dk

Gentofte Kommune is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in the Capital Region of Denmark (Region Hovedstaden) on the east coast of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 25.54 km2 (9.86 sq mi), and has a total population of 74,548 (1 April 2014). Since 1993, its mayor has been Hans Toft, a member of the Conservative People's Party (Det Konservative Folkeparti).

The municipality is an amalgamation of three formerly independent towns, and several other local settlements, all close to one another. The site of its municipal council is in Charlottenlund. The three original town were Gentofte, Vangede and Ordrup. Other areas that are included in Gentofte Municipality are Tuborg, Skovshoved, Dyssegård, Hellerup, Jægersborg, and Klampenborg.

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 was not merged with other municipalities in 1 January 2007 nationwide Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007).


Demography

Population of Gentofte:

  • 15 January 1769: 1,056
  • 1/7/1787: 1,526
  • 1801: 1,962
  • 1840: 2,750
  • 1850: 3,072
  • 1860: 3,660
  • 1870: 4,158
  • 1880: 5,106
  • 1890: 7,449
  • 1901: 14,470
  • 1911: 24,691
  • 1921: 34,451
  • 5/11/1930: 47,848
  • 5/11/1940: 76,457
  • 7/11/1950: 87,803
  • 26 September 1960: 88,308
  • 9/11/1970: 77,744
  • 1971: 77,683
  • 1972: 76,365
  • 1973: 74,673
  • 1974: 72,694
  • 1975: 71,634
  • 1976: 70,253
  • 1977: 68,873
  • 1978: 68,223
  • 1979: 67,667
  • 1980: 67,300
  • 1981: 66,782
  • 1982: 66,564
  • 1983: 66,902
  • 1984: 67,112
  • 1985: 66,767
  • 1986: 66,283
  • 1987: 66,011
  • 1988: 65,467
  • 1989: 65,032
  • 1990: 65,303
  • 1991: 65,696
  • 1992: 66,077
  • 1993: 65,986
  • 1994: 66,251
  • 1995: 66,508
  • 1996: 66,706
  • 1997: 66,986
  • 1998: 67,402
  • 1999: 67,709
  • 2000: 67,957
  • 2001: 68,094
  • 2002: 68,213
  • 2003: 68,314
  • 2004: 68,704
  • 2005: 68,991
  • 2006: 68,623
  • 2007: 68,672
  • 2008: 68,913
  • 2009: 70,000

Attractions

Parks and open spaces

View over Gentofte Lake

The most important parks are Charlottenlund Beach Park, Hellerup Beach Park, Bernstorff Park.

Natural habitats are found at Gentofte Lake, Ermelunden in Jægersborg and Gammelmose in Vangede. A small section of Jægersborg Dyrehave also extends into the municipality, while the rest, including the Dyrehavsbakken fun fair, is in Lyngby-Taarbæk.

Famous residents of the municipality

See also

External links

References

    Coordinates: 55°45′02″N 12°33′07″E / 55.750472°N 12.552073°E