Rudersdal Municipality Rudersdal Kommune |
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Country | Denmark | |
Region | Region Hovedstaden | |
Seat | Birkerød | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Jens Ive (V) | |
Area | ||
• Total | 73.8 km2 (28.5 sq mi) | |
Population (1 January 2017) | ||
• Total | 56,133 | |
• Density | 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
Municipal code | 230 | |
Website | www.rudersdal.dk |
Rudersdal Municipality (Danish: Rudersdal Kommune) is a part suburban, part rural municipality (Danish, kommune) located on the northern outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark. It covers an area of 73 km² and has a population of 56,133 (1 January 2017). The distance from Copenhagen City Hall Square is approximately 20 km. The western part of the municipality is served by the Hillerød radial of the S-train network while the eastern part is served by the Coast Line. Administratively Rudersdal Municipality belongs to Region Hovedstaden.
On 1 January 2007 Rudersdal municipality was created as the result of 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, consisting of the former municipalities of Søllerød and Birkerød. Its mayor as of 2013[update] is Jens Ive, a member of the Liberal Party (Venstre) political party. Rudersdal Town Hall (formerly Søllerød Town Hall), completed in 1942, was designed by Arne Jacobsen and Flemming Lassen.
Birkerød Municipality was a municipality in Frederiksborg County on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 34 square kilometres (13 square miles), and had a total population of 21,930 (2005). As of 2007[update], it forms a part of Rudersdal Municipality