Ølstykke Municipality

Ølstykke
Former municipality
Ølstykke church
Ølstykke
Coordinates: 55°47′N 12°09′E
Country	Denmark
Region	Capital Region of Denmark
Seat	Ølstykke
Population  (2014)
• Total	16,681
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	3650
Website	www.egedalkommune.dk

Ølstykke is a former municipality in Region Hovedstaden. The former Ølstykke municipality covered an area of 29 km², and had a total population of 15,358 (2005). Its last mayor was Svend Kjærgaard, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party.

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

See also

• Ølstykke station
• Ølstykke FC

References

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

External links

• The new Egedal municipality's official website (Danish only)