Søllerød
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Søllerød 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 40 km², and has a total population of 31,691 (2005). Its mayor is Erik Fabrin, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party.
The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Holte. Other towns in the municipality are Gl. Holte, Nærum, Trørød, Vedbæk, and Øverød.
Neighboring municipalities are Hørsholm and Birkerød to the north, Farum and Værløse to the west (albeit separated from the municipality by the waters of Lake Fure (Furesø), and Lyngby-Taarbæk to the south.
By January 1, 2007 Søllerød municipality will cease to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It will be merged with Birkerød municipality to form the new Rudersdal municipality. This will create a municipality with an area of 73 km² and a total population of 53,621 (2005). The new municipality will belong to the new Region Hovedstaden ("Capital Region").
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[edit] The town of Holte
The town of Holte is located between Rudersdal and the top of Geel's Hill (Geels Bakke) on the shores of Lake Fure. The main road in town is The King's Road (Kongevejen), which cuts through the town on its way from the town of Kongens Lyngby in the southeast til Hillerød northwest of Holte. The town has a number of small lakes and parks, including the large Furesø Park on the shores of the lake. It is partially bounded on the southeast by municipal neighbor Lyngby-Taarbæk's large park, Ravnsholm Park with the Mill River (Møllå).
The town of Holte is home to the municipality's Arne Jacobsen designed Town Hall at the base of Geel's Hill, the Holte railway station, and Holte Harbour in Lake Vejle (Vejlesø), where the summer revue, The Holte Harbour Revue (Holte Havn Revyen), takes place.
In the center of the town is a shopping center and the main library.
At the top of the hill near Rudersdal is Holte Church (Holte Kirke), which was dedicated in 1945.
The town of Old Holte (Gammel Holte) is ca. 5 km east of the town.
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- 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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