Lyngby-Taarbæk
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Lyngby-Taarbæk (official spelling. The spelling Lyngby-Tårbæk is occationally used) 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 39 km², and has a total population of 51,611 (2005). Its mayor is Rolf Svendsen, a member of the Conservative People's Party (Det Konservative Folkeparti) political party.
The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Kongens Lyngby. Other towns in the municipality are Taarbæk, Virum, Sorgenfri, Lundtofte, Brede, Hjortekær and Rådvad.
Neighboring municipalities are Søllerød to the north, Værløse to the west, and Gladsaxe and Gentofte to the south. To the east is the Øresund, which separates the island of Zealand from Sweden.
Lyngby-Taarbæk municipality will not be merged with other municipalities by January 1, 2007 as the result of nationwide Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007).
[edit] Attractions
- Sorgenfri Palace
[edit] External links
- Municipality's official website
- Lyngby, Wikitravel - travel guide
[edit] References
- Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
- Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
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Albertslund | Ballerup | Brøndby | Dragør | Gentofte | Gladsaxe | Glostrup | Herlev | Hvidovre | Høje-Taastrup | Ishøj | Ledøje-Smørum | Lyngby-Taarbæk | Rødovre | Søllerød | Tårnby | Vallensbæk | Værløse |
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