Gentofte is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Copenhagen County on the east coast of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 26 km², and has a total population of 68,991 (2005). Its mayor is Hans Toft, a member of the Conservative People's Party (Det Konservative Folkeparti) political party. Toft has served as mayor since since 1993. A commune is an administrative subdivision of various European and African countries, including Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Senegal, and the Scandinavian countries. ... Københavns Amt (English: Copenhagen County) is a county in eastern Denmark, located on the island of Zealand, covering the municipalities in metropolitan Copenhagen except Copenhagen and Frederiksberg. ... Zealand (Danish: Sjælland) is the largest island of Denmark. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... The Conservative Peoples Party ( Danish Det Konservative Folkeparti) is a Danish political party. ... // Government Denmark is a constitutional monarchy with an almost unbroken link of monarchs for more than 1,000 years (except for an interregnum of eight years from 1332 to 1340). ...

The municipality is an amalgamation of seven formerly independent towns, all lying in close proximity to one another. The site of its municipal council is the town of Charlottenlund. The other towns are Dyssegård, Gentofte, Hellerup, Klampenborg, Ordrup, and Vangede. Amalgamation, meaning to combine or unite into one form, has several uses: In chemistry, amalgamation is the blending of two elements, and usually an amalgam is a metallic alloy with the element mercury, often used in tooth fillings. ...

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. Lyngby-Taarbæk (usually not written as Lyngby-TÃ¥rbæk) is a municipality in eastern Denmark, in the county of Copenhagen on the island of Zealand. ... Gladsaxe is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Copenhagen County on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. ... Copenhagen (Danish: København) is faaaabulous. ... Northern Oresund Oresund (Danish: Øresund, Swedish: Öresund, also known as The Sound) is the strait that separates Zealand from Scania, and thereby Denmark from Sweden. ... Simplified diagram A strait is a narrow channel of water that connects two larger bodies of water, and thus lies between two land masses. ...

Gentofte municipality will not be merged with other municipalities by January 1, 2007 as the result of nationwide Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2007 (MMVII) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Denmark is divided into 13 counties (amter), and 271 municipalities (kommuner). ...

Attractions

• Bakken, the world's oldest, intact, still-surviving amusement park, located in Gentofte (Klampenborg)
• Bernstorff Slot

Dyrehavsbakken (English, The Deer Garden Hill), referred to informally as Bakken (The Hill), is the worlds oldest, intact, still-surviving amusement park. ... Six Flags New England, an amusement park in Springfield, Massachusetts. ...

Famous residents of the municipality

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich is probably Gentofte's most famous son, at least among the younger generations. Metallica is an extremely successful American thrash metal band that has been active since the early 1980s. ... A drummer is a musician who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ... Lars Ulrich (born December 26, 1963) is the drummer of Metallica, which many consider to be the biggest thrash metal band of all time. ...

Writer Dan Turéll was also born in Gentofte (Vangede). The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ...

External links

• Official website
• Local Portal

References

• Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
• Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map