Gentofte Commune
 Gentofte Commune
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| State : | Denmark | ||
| Region : | Hovedstaden | ||
| Region : | Københavns omegn | ||
| Educated: | 1970 | ||
| Office (until the end of 2006) : | København's office | ||
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Harde : (until March 1970) |
Sokkelund Herred | ||
| Office (until 1970) : | København's office | ||
| Residents : | 74,830 (2020) | ||
| Area : | 25.60 km² (2014) | ||
| Population density : | 2,923 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Municipality number : | 157 | ||
| Administration headquarters: | Charlottenlund | ||
| Address: | Bernstorffsvej 161 2920 Charlottenlund |
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| Mayor: | Hans Toft ( Det Conservative Folk Party ) |
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| Website: | www.gentofte.dk | ||
| Sister cities : |
 Hanko Sermersooq Stord Halmstad  
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Gentofte Kommune [ ˈgɛntɔfdə ] is a Danish municipality in the Hovedstaden region . Gentofte is the richest municipality in Denmark and is considered a conservative suburb of the Danish capital Copenhagen .
geography
The city is located about nine kilometers north of the capital Copenhagen and is the eighteenth largest municipality in the country. 74,830 inhabitants live in an area of 25.60 km² (as of January 1, 2020). Gentofte is part of the capital region Hovedstadsområdet . Together with the municipalities of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg , the Gentofte municipality forms the capital of Denmark ( "Hovedstaden" ) in the narrower sense.
The districts are Charlottenlund, Dyssegård, Gentofte, Hellerup , Ordrup and Vangede.
The municipality consists of seven suburban settlements that have developed around former villages and mansions outside of Copenhagen: Charlottenlund, Dyssegård, Gentofte, Hellerup , Jægersborg, Klampenborg, Ordrup, Skovshoved and Vangede. The administrative seat is in Charlottenlund.
The municipality mainly has exclusive residential areas for commuters to Copenhagen as well as trade and service companies. The pharmaceutical manufacturer Novo Nordisk is the last remaining industrial company to be based here after the Tuborg brewery was closed.
Parishes in the commune
The following parishes ( Danish : Sogn ) are in the municipality :
| No. | Parish | Residents |
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| 1 | Dyssegård Sogn | 9,857 |
| 2 | Gentofte Sogn | 5,690 |
| 3 | Hellerup Sogn | 7,303 |
| 4th | Helleruplund Sogn | 6,618 |
| 5 | Jægersborg Sogn | 7,826 |
| 6th | Maglegårds Sogn | 6,288 |
| 7th | Ordrup Sogn | 12,667 |
| 8th | Skovshoved Sogn | 7,586 |
| 9 | Vangede Sogn | 10,733 |
population
Development of the population (from 1971 to January 1 ):
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architecture
- Ordrupgaard Museum
- There are two horse racing tracks in the municipality: Charlottenlund Travbane (harness racing) and Galopprennbahn Klampenborg (horse racing ) (partly in Lyngby-Taarbæk municipality )
Arne Jacobsen
- In Klampenborg you will find the Bellevue Strandbad and the Bellevue Teater , both designed by Arne Jacobsen in the functionalism style.
- The gas station Skovshoved is another work of the famous Danish architect Arne Jacobsen
Town twinning
Gentofte maintains the following city partnerships :
Personalities
Sons and Daughters of the Commune:
- Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller (1913-2012), Danish shipowner
- Allan Jacob Erslev (1919–2003), discoverer of the hormone erythropoietin
- Per Nørgård (* 1932), composer
- Bjarne Rostvold (1934–1989), jazz musician
- Ole Crumlin-Pedersen (1935–2011), naval archaeologist
- Peer Hultberg (1935-2007), writer
- Maria Stenz (* 1940), actress, singer, theater director and director
- Marianne Jelved (* 1943), politician and teacher
- Thor Pedersen (* 1945), politician
- Benedelte Hansen (* 1958), actress
- Henrik Prip (born 1960), actor
- Torben Piechnik (* 1963), football player
- Lars Ulrich (* 1963), drummer in the heavy metal band Metallica
- Pernille Dupont (* 1967), former Danish badminton player
- Benedikt Kiær (* 1969), politician
- Sune Berg Hansen (* 1971), chess player
- Sergej Jensen (* 1973), painter
- Casper Klynge (* 1973), diplomat
- Jessica Draskau-Petersson (* 1977), duathlete, triathlete and long-distance runner, as well as Olympian
- Agnes Caroline Thaarup Obel (* 1980), singer, songwriter and musician
- Celeste Rose Mackeprang (* 1987), Danish-German dancer and presenter
- Kasper Kisum (* 1992), handball player
- Casper von Folsach (* 1993), racing cyclist
- Mikael Torpegaard (* 1994), tennis player
- Emilie Francati (* 1997), tennis player
See also
literature
- Københavns statistiske arbog . 1993, ISBN 87-7024-230-5 (Danish, 446 pages, partly in English).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Statistics Banks -> Befolkning og valg -> BY1: Folketal January 1st efter byområde, alder og køn (Danish)
- ↑ a b Statistics Banks -> Geografi, miljø og energi -> ARE207: Areal demands efter municipality / region (Danish)
- ↑ danskekommuner.dk: Borgmesterffekta: Gentofte (Danish), accessed on April 16, 2020
- ↑ https://www.information.dk/indland/2017/10/alternativet-hoerer-ogsaa-danmarks-rigeste-kommune
- ↑ Danmarks Statistics : Statistisk Årbog 1990 , chap. 1: Befolkning og Valg P. 1 f .: Definitioner og ordforklaringer, keyword: Hovedstaden, Danish, accessed on June 24, 2020
- ↑ Statistics banks -> Befolkning og valg -> KM1: Befolkningen January 1st, April 1st, July 1st and October 1st, so and folkekirkemedlemsskab (Danish)
- ↑ Venskabsbyer. Retrieved April 14, 2020 (Danish).
Albertslund | Ballerup | Brøndby | Dragør | Gentofte | Gladsaxe | Glostrup | Herlev | Hvidovre | Høje-Taastrup | Ishøj | Ledøje-Smørum | Lyngby-Taarbæk | Rødovre | Sengeløse (1970–1974) | Søllerød | Store Magleby (1970–1974) | Tårnby | Vallensbæk | Værløse
Coordinates: 55 ° 45 ' N , 12 ° 33' E