Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality
municipality of Denmark
Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality (occasionally spelled Lyngby-Tårbæk, Danish: Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune) is a municipality (Danish: kommune) in the Capital Region of Denmark near Copenhagen on the eastern coast of the island of Zealand (Danish: Sjælland). It is part of the Greater Copenhagen area. The municipality borders Rudersdal Municipality to the north, Furesø Municipality to the west and Gladsaxe and Gentofte Municipality to the south. It borders the Øresund to the east.
The municipality covers an area of 39 km2, and has a population of 58,614 (2026). Its mayor is Sofia Osmani, a member of the Conservative People's Party. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Kongens Lyngby.
Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality was not merged with any other municipality in the municipal reform of 2007.
History
In the Middle Ages, when Denmark was divided into syssels, Lyngby-Taarbæk was part of Østersyssel. It later became a part of Copenhagen Fief, which was changed to Copenhagen County in 1661.
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