Stenløse

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Stenløse is a town and a former municipality (Danish, kommune) in Egedal municipality in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The former Stenløse municipality covered an area of 65 km² (25 square miles), and had a total population of 13,384 (2005).

Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 External links 4 References

[edit] History

On January 1, 2007 Stenløse municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with Ledøje-Smørum and Ølstykke municipalities to form the new Egedal municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 126 km² (49 square miles) and a total population of 39,267 (2005).

In 2006, the neighboring municipalities were Ledøje-Smørum to the southeast, Ølstykke to the west (now both merged into Egedal municipality), Ballerup and Værløse to the east, Farum to the northeast, Allerød to the north, Slangerup to the northwest, and Gundsø to the south.

[edit] See also

• Stenløse station

[edit] External links

• Egedal municipality's official website (Danish only)

[edit] References

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