Gundsø
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Gundsø was a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Roskilde county on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in east Denmark. 1 of 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 include Gundsølille, Gundsømagle, Jyllinge (the municipality's largest town), Østrup Holme, and Ågerup.
Neighboring municipalities with land connection are Høje-Taastrup to the southeast, Ledøje-Smørum to the east, Stenløse, Ølstykke, and Frederikssund to the north, and Skibby to the west. Neighboring municipalities to the west, Skibby, Bramsnæs, and Lejre, are separated from Gundsø by the waters of Roskilde Fjord.
The municipality was created in 1970 due to a kommunalreform ("Municipality Reform") that combined a number of existing parishes:
- Gundsømagle Parish
- Hvedstrup Parish
- Jyllinge Parish
- Kirkerup Parish
- Ågerup Parish
The new municipality belongs to the new Region Sjælland ("Zealand Region").
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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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