- Gundsø
Gundsø was a municipality (Danish, "kommune") in Roskilde county on the island of
Zealand ("Sjælland") in eastDenmark . 1 January 2007 the municipality of Gundsø merged with the municipality of Roskilde and the municipality of Ramsø as a result of the structural reform. The area of Gundsø municipality was of 64 km², and had a total population of 15,749 (2005). Its last mayor was Evan Lynnerup, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party. Towns in the municipality includedHerringløse ,Gundsølille ,Gundsømagle ,Jyllinge (the municipality's largest town),Østrup Holme , andÅgerup .
The municipality was created in 1970 due to a "kommunalreform" ("Municipality Reform") that combined a number of existingparish es:
* Gundsømagle Parish
* Hvedstrup Parish
* Jyllinge Parish
* Kirkerup Parish
* Ågerup Parish
OnJanuary 1 ,2007 Gundsø municipality ceased to exist due to "Kommunalreformen" ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was combined with existingRamsø and Roskilde municipalities to form the new Roskilde municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 212 km² and a total population of 79,441 (2005). The new municipality belongs toRegion Sjælland ("Zealand Region").External links
* [http://www.roskilde.dk/ Roskilde municipality's official website] da icon
References
* Municipal statistics: [http://www2.netborger.dk/Kommunefakta/ NetBorger Kommunefakta] , delivered from [http://www.kmd.dk/ KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)]
* Municipal mergers and neighbors: [http://kommune.eniro.dk/region/media/nyekommuner.shtml Eniro new municipalities map]
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