Ølstykke-Stenløse
Sign in to saveØlstykke-Stenløse is a city located in the Egedal Municipality, in the Capital Region of Denmark. Both Ølstykke and Stenløse has been counted as one city by Statistics Denmark from 1 January 2010, and it forms the eastern part of the city closest to Copenhagen, 25 kilometers in a straight line northwest of City Hall Square, as well as Gammel Ølstykke and Ølstykke Stationsby in the west. It is Denmark's 29th largest city (2025), with a population of 23,382 (2025). It is the largest city in Egedal Municipality and more than half of the municipality's residents live within the city.
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Place details
- Locality
- Stenløse
- Region
- Region Hovedstaden
- Country
- Danmark
- Population
- 19,998
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Ølstykke-Stenløse
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- dk
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Egedal Rådhus 02.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Denmark#Denmark Capital Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Denmark
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Capital Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Egedal Municipality
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.established_date
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Denmark
- Located in
- Egedal Municipality
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Image
- Egedal Rådhus 02.jpg
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- P12749
- Nicholas Meyer
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- History
- Middle Ages
- Suburban development
- Transportation
- Geography
- Notable people
- References
Ølstykke-Stenløse is a city located in the Egedal Municipality, in the Capital Region of Denmark. Both Ølstykke and Stenløse has been counted as one city by Statistics Denmark from 1 January 2010, and it forms the eastern part of the city closest to Copenhagen, 25 kilometers in a straight line northwest of City Hall Square, as well as Gammel Ølstykke and Ølstykke Stationsby in the west. It is Denmark's 29th largest city (2025), with a population of 23,382 (2025). It is the largest city in Egedal Municipality and more than half of the municipality's residents live within the city.
Both Ølstykke and Stenløse had been established as villages with parish churches in the Middle Ages. Their settlements remained relatively rural until the mid 20th century, when suburban developments expanded their populations dramatically.