Gentofte

Gentofte is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Copenhagen County on the east coast of the island of Zealand (Sj?lland) in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 26 km?, 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.

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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 Dysseg?rd, Gentofte, Hellerup, Klampenborg, Ordrup, and Vangede.

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Neighboring municipalities are Lyngby-Taarb?k to the north, Gladsaxe to the west, and Copenhagen to the south. To the east is the ?resund, the strait that separates Zealand from Sweden.

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Gentofte municipality will not be merged with other municipalities by January 1, 2007 as the result of nationwide Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007).

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Copenhagen County: K?benhavns Amt (English: Copenhagen County) is a county (Danish, amt) on the island of Zealand (Sj?lland) in eastern Denmark. It covers the municipalities in the metropolitan Copenhagen area, with the exception of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg....