City in Capital Region, Denmark
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 (2024), with a population of 23,344 (2024). 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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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.
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History
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Middle Ages
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Written records of Stenløse go back to the 13th century. The first known mention of the village was made in 1260, when it was recorded as
Stenløsæ macla
.
[4]
Records of Ølstykke date back to 1335, when the village was mentioned as Ølstikkæ. Its name is believed to come from the now antiquated name Ø?l?f and the
old Danish
work tykke, meaning "dense vegetation".
[5]
Both settlements remained small from the Middle Ages through the
Early modern period
, and did not see significant population growth until the 20th century.
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Stenløse kirke, constructed c. 1100.
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Ølstykke kirke, constructed c. 1100.
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En landevej ved Stenløse med en mølle i baggrunden, solnedgang
(English:
A road at Stenløse near a mill. Sunset.
).
Peder Mørk Mønsted
, 1919.
Suburban development
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In 1879 the
Frederikssundbanen
was extended through the area, which created easy access in the region to Copenhagen and spurred its development as a suburb. Initially, only one station was planned near Ølstykke-Stenløse,
Ølstykke station
. A temporary station building opened in Stenløse in 1895 before a permanent station was designed by
Heinrich Wenck
.
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After
WWII
, development of the region began en masse. Arbejderbo, which was later renamed Stenløsebo, was constructed as a social housing estate near
Stenløse station
. Several government loan houses were built through the 1950s and the 1960s saw the construction of detached home developments.
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In Ølstykke near the rail station, the former lands of the Ørnebjerg, Karmsten, and Vejsten were purchased by a construction consortium beginning in 1958.
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Around 1960, the estates of Gammel Toftegard, Stengard, Stendalsgard, and Kildehom surrounding the old village of Ølstykke were purchased by consortium for residential development. Egedal Center (then
Stenløse Center
) was constructed in 1967 and completed with a town hall in 1974. This period saw the number of residents in Stenløse grow from 314 in 1921 to 4,263 in 1970, and in Ølstykke from just over 300 in 1965 to 1,111 in 1970.
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By 1977, Ølstykke's population had balloned to over 12,000 residents.
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Through the 1970s the area continued to expand with the construction of detached homes, roads and cycle infrastructure, and pedestrian paths. Several new schools were established to accommodate the growing population. Svanhom School (Danish:
Svanholmskolen
) had been established in 1937 and already expanded in 1958, but could not keep up with the growing number of students. Stengardsskolen was established in 1971, followed by Præstegardsskolen (now Lærkeskolen) in 1972, Hempelandskolen in 1975, and Bækkegardsskolen in 2003.
Ølstykke-Stenløse Amtsgymnasium
(now
Egedal Gymnasium & HF
) began teaching high school students in 1979 out of temporary buildings until a purpose-built structure was completed in 1981.
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Since 2000, there has been a second surge in projects, with the development of thousands of new homes and a purpose built municipal center near Egedal Station.
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Transportation
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Since 1989, the city has been connected to Copenhagen's
S-train
via the
Frederikssundbanen
on
C
and
H
services. Trains make stops at three railway stations within the city:
Ølstykke station
,
Egedal station
, and
Stenløse station
.
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These stations are about a 30?40 minute journey to Copenhagen's city center.
Ølstykke-Stenløse is connected to Danish national road 6 and to Zealand's motorway system via the Frederikssundmotorvejen. Bus lines offer direct connections from Ølstykke-Stenløse to
Holte
,
Farum
,
Birkerød
,
Hillerød
,
Hundige
,
Frederikssund
, and
Roskilde
.
Geography
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Ølstykke-Stenløse has close access to several natural landscapes. 10 km to the south-west lies
Nationalpark Skjoldungernes Land
, the only national part on
Zealand
, which provides access to
Roskilde Fjord
. The north, east, and south of the city are surrounded by a
moraine
landscape formed during an
ice age
, which is dotted by lakes and
marshes
created by pockets of melting ice. Egedal municipality's nature strategy places particular emphasis on maintaining the marsh and meadow areas which surround Ølstykke-Stenløse and its other towns.
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There is a limited extent of
forest cover
around the city, with small patches of forest east of Ølstykke Stationsby, and near
Stenløse BK
's stadium.
Notable people
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References
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Churches
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- Bagsværd Church
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- Buddinge Church
- Gladsaxe Church
- Harald'sChurch
- Mørkhøj Church
- Stengard Church
- Søborg Church
- Søborgmagle Church
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Note:
The population figure for metropolitan
Copenhagen
includes
Frederiksberg
,
Albertslund
,
Brøndby
,
Gentofte
,
Gladsaxe
,
Glostrup
,
Herlev
,
Hvidovre
,
Lyngby-Taarbæk
,
Rødovre
,
Tarnby
and
Vallensbæk
municipalities; parts of
Ballerup
,
Rudersdal
and
Furesø
;
Ishøj
and
Greve Strand
.
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